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Hokksund

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History
Transportation
Local attractions
Notable residents
References
External links

Hokksund is a town in the municipality of Øvre Eiker in the county of Buskerud, Norway.^[1]

History

Hokksund is the administrative centre, and largest town in Øvre Eiker, with a population of around 8,000. Hokksund is located 18 km west of Drammen. The river Drammenselva flows through the town, 500m from the centre. Hokksund has developed on both sides of the river. Hokksund is located in a rich agricultural district. Forestry has traditionally been the principal industry, but engineering, especially electrical as well as the cement industry, have become important within the past century. There are three hotels in Hokksund and a campsite there, which holds up to 240 caravans.^[2]

Transportation

Hokksund Station ( Hokksund stasjon) is on the Sørlandet Line. The station is served by local trains between Kongsberg via Oslo to Eidsvoll operated by the Norwegian State Railways. The railway line is part of the Oslo - Bergen, and the Oslo - Kristiansand - Stavanger route. The two nearest international airports are Oslo Airport, Gardermoen and Sandefjord Airport, Torp, but there is a Hokksund Airport, with the ICAO airport code of ENHS. Hokksund is approximately 17 km to the west of Drammen.^[3]

Local attractions

Haug Church (Haug kirke), originally built in 1152, is a Medieval stone church consisted of the west tower, nave and chancel. The church was extensively repaired and redecorated from 1961 to 1962. The organ was built by the German organ builder Jürgen Ahrend in 2004.^[4]

Nøstetangen Museum at the old county farm (Sorenskrivergården), shows how glass was made according to ancient tradition. Nøstetangen glassworks operated here from 1741 to 1777. It produced table-glass and chandeliers in the German and English style. Adjacent to the museum's garden is the Skriverparken, a beautiful park area extending down to river.^[5]^[6]

Notable residents

Ole Bremseth, ski jumper
Johan Buttedahl, politician for the Centre Party
Stian Hole, graphic designer, illustrator and writer of children's books
Geir Holte, cross-country skier
Tor Håkon Holte, cross country skier
Jonas Lie (1833-1908), novelist, poet, and playwright
Svend Karlsen, strong man
Broiler (DJs), Norwegian DJ
Sverre Isachsen, rallycross driver
Kate Gulbrandsen, Norwegian singer, known from Eurovision Song Contest
Irish Chris, World renowned bastard

References

1. ^{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Hokksund |title= Hokksund |publisher= Store norske leksikon |author= Geir Thorsnæs|accessdate= October 1, 2017}}
2. ^Velkommen til Hokksund Camping
3. ^{{cite web|url= http://jernbane.origo.no/-/bulletin/show/748052_hokksund-stasjon?ref=checkpoint|title= Hokksund stasjon|publisher= Norsk jernbaneklubb |accessdate= October 1, 2017}}
4. ^Haug kirke (Øvre Eiker kommune, Tunsberg bispedømme) {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225722/http://niku.pdc.no/index.php?m=1&seks_id=37484 |date=2007-09-27 }}
5. ^Nøstetangen Glassworks (Nøstetangen)
6. ^Gamle Sorenskrivergaarden (Nøstetangen) {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324192422/http://nostetangenmuseum.no/?page_id=14 |date=2012-03-24 }}

External links

Pictures of Hokksund (1903-1927)

3 : Cities and towns in Norway|Populated places in Buskerud|Øvre Eiker

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