Hol is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway.
Administrative history The area of Hol was separated from Ål Municipality in 1877 to become a separate municipality. In 1937 a part of neighboring Uvdal Municipality with 220 inhabitants moved to Hol Municipality. The area was transferred from Uvdal to Hol in 1944. Uvdal was reunited with Nore to form the new municipality of Nore og Uvdal Municipality. + Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Hol by country of origin in 2017 Ancestry Number 177 70 65 43 37
General information
Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hol farm (Old Norse: ), since the first church was built here. The name is identical with the word , which means 'round (and isolated) hill'.
Villages and hamlets in Hol municipality
Dagali Geilo Hagafoss Hol Hovet Kvisla Myrland Strønde Sudndalen Vedalen
Geography Hol is bordered to the north by Lærdal Municipality (in Vestland county), to the north and east by Ål Municipality, to the south by Nore og Uvdal Municipality, and to the west by Eidfjord Municipality, Ulvik Municipality and Aurland Municipality (all in Vestland county).
Climate
Lakes Ustevatn – in the municipality of Hol Nygardsvatnet – in the municipality of Hol Strandavatnet – in the municipality of Hol Ørteren – in the municipality of Hol Nyhellervatnet – on the border between Hol and Aurland, Vestland county Pålsbufjorden – in the municipalities of Hol and Nore og Uvdal Øvre Hein – in the municipalities of Hol and Nore og Uvdal Djupsvatnet – in the municipalities of Hol and Ål Flakavatnet – in the municipalities of Hol and Ulvik (in Vestland county)
Mountains Galdene Haldalshøgdi Julsennosi Kyrkjedørsnuten Miljonuten Storefjellsnuten Coat of arms
The coat of arms of Hol is from modern times; the arms were granted on 5 July 1991. They show three silver anvils on a blue background and were designed by Trond Andersson. The three anvils are stacked one above the other, with the top one being largest and the bottom one smallest. The anvil was chosen to symbolize the former smithies in the municipality, which were famous for the production of axes, blades, and knives. Iron mining was already practiced in the area in the Viking Age.
Notable residents
In sport Margit Hvammen (1932 in Geilo – 2010) alpine skier Aud Hvammen (born 1943 in Geilo), alpine skier Anne Brusletto (born 1951 in Geilo), alpine skier Martin Hole (born 1959), former cross country runner Ådne Søndrål (born 1971), former speed skater and gold medallist at the 1998 Winter Olympics Håvard Bøkko (born 1987 in Hovet), speed skater Roger S. Kleivdal (born 1988), snowboarder Christoffer Fagerli Rukke (born 1988), speed skater Hege Bøkko (born 1991 in Hovet), speed skater Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen (born 1992 in Geilo), biathlete Tiril Sjåstad Christiansen (born 1995 in Geilo), freestyle skier
Other people Knut Henriksen Dybsjord (1809–1866), mayor and temperance movement activist Pål Olson Grøt (1813–1906), Rosemåling painter Olav Sletto (1886–1963), novelist and educator Knut Bry (born 1946 in Hovet), fine-art photographer and film directorIMDb Database retrieved 15 August 2020 Terje Isungset (born 1964), musician, percussionist and composer
Attractions Hallingskarvet National Park – national park in the municipalities of Hol (Buskerud), Ulvik (Hordaland) and Aurland (Sogn og Fjordane) Hol Bygdemuseum – located along the road from Ål to Geilo in the small village of Hagafoss. The museum is built as an old farm () with buildings of the local type. There are a total of 17 buildings, of which two, and , have decorative wall paintings on the walls. Dagali Museum – museum with ten buildings located in the middle of Dagali, on the edge of Hardangervidda. The buildings came from Dagali, Skurdalen, Tunhovd, and Uvdal; the oldest dates to the 18th century. Dagali Skisenter – alpine resort in Dagali, also offering sled-racing, with one of Norway's longest sled-racing hills. Dr Holms Hotel – resort hotel in the ski resort town of Geilo
Sister cities The following cities are twinned with Hol: – Halinga Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia – Mäntyharju, South Savo, Finland – Säffle, Värmland County, Sweden
Gallery
See also 1980 Winter Paralympics Blåbergi Ljøtebotnberget
References
External links
Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
Dagali Opplevelser – offering a great deal of activities in and around Dagali Dagali Skisenter – The alpine resort in Dagali Map hiking and DNT cabins