Nesodden is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality is Nesoddtangen. The parish of Næsodden was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. The new municipality of Oppegård was separated from Nesodden on 1 July 1915.
Eidsvoll (help·info) is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet.
Gran (help·info) is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hadeland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Jaren. There is also a village of Gran located within the municipality.
Sauherad is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Midt-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Akkerhaugen. The municipality borders Kongsberg, Skien, Nome, Bø, and Notodden.
Trondenes Church is the northernmost medieval stone church of Norway and the world's northernmost surviving medieval building. It is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Harstad Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the northern edge of the town of Harstad. It is the main church for the Trondenes parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, stone church was built in a long church style around the year 1435 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 300 people.
Hadeland is a traditional district in the south-eastern part of Norway. It is centered on the southern part of Randsfjorden in Innlandet and Viken, and consists of the municipalities Gran in Innlandet County and Jevnaker and Lunner in Viken County. Hadeland occupies the area north of the hills of Nordmarka close to the Norwegian capital Oslo. The soil around the Randsfjord is amongst the most fertile in Norway. Hadeland accounts for just 5% of the country's area, but it represents 13% of its agricultural land. Farmers harvest grains and potatoes. Pigs, dairy cattle and horses are also bred by farms there.
Logtun Church is a historic, medieval parish church of the Church of Norway in Frosta municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Logtun. It is an annex church for the Frosta parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. It is also a museum and historic cultural site that was gifted from the parish to the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments. The stone church was built in a long church style during the late 12th century by an unknown architect. The church was the main church for the parish of Frosta until the new Frosta Church was built nearby in 1866. After that, the church was not regularly used. During the 1950s, the church was restored and it is now used infrequently as a wedding venue and it holds some summer worship services.
Tingelstad Old Church is a Romanesque stone church located at the village of Tingelstad in Gran, Norway.
Hadeland Folkemuseum is a regional museum for Hadeland. It was founded in 1913, and is located in Tingelstad in Gran. The museum is situated along Kongevegen, the road from Oslo to Bergen which passes through Hadeland. Hadeland Folkemuseum is a subsidiary of Randsfjordmuseene, a regional institution which also manages Lands Museum and the Kittilbu Open-Air Museum in Vestre Gausdal.
Old Aker Church is a medieval era church located in Oslo, Norway. An active parish, the church is the oldest existing building in Oslo. The church is surrounded by Old Aker Cemetery.
Olaf Morgan Norlie, also referred to as O. M. Norlie, was a Lutheran minister, educator and scholar. He was additionally a Lutheran church historian, librarian, editor and statistician. He was also a prolific author who is most remembered as the translator of the Simplified New Testament.
Lars Osa was a Norwegian artist. He also worked with church decoration and restoration and was a noted fiddle player.
Anne Tingelstad Wøien is a Norwegian politician from Oppland representing the Centre Party. She was nominated in first place by her party in the 2009 Norwegian parliamentary elections and was elected to a four-year term in the Storting (2009-2013). She sits on the Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs.
Stiklestad Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Verdal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stiklestad. It is the church for the Stiklestad parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The church seats about 520 people.
Snåsa Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Snåsa municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Snåsa. It is the church for the Snåsa parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.
Ranem Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Overhalla municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ranemsletta. It is the church for the Ranem parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.
Dønnes Church is a 13th-century parish church of the Church of Norway in Dønna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Dønnes on the northern part of the island of Dønna. It is one of the churches for the Dønna parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The stone church was built in a long church style during the 13th century by an unknown architect.
Bodin Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the southeastern part of the town of Bodø. It is the main church for the Bodin parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, stone church was built in a long church style around the year 1240 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 300 people.
Tingelstad is a village in the municipality of Gran in Innlandet county, Oppland, Norway. It is situated in the traditional district of Hadeland. It is located about five kilometres SSW from Brandbu, following Norwegian County Road 240, which passes by Tingelstad. Tingelstad is the location of the Hadeland Folkemuseum which is the regional museum for the traditional district of Hadeland. Tingelstad is also the site of two churches: Tingelstad Old Church, a medieval stone church dating from the 1200s and the new parish church, Tingelstad Church dating from 1866.
Vanse Church is a parish church in Farsund municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vanse. The church is part of the Lista parish in the Lister deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, stone, cruciform church was built around the year 1037. The medieval church was rebuilt and expanded in the 12th century and then again in the mid-19th century. The church seats about 1100 people.
