Eidsfoss

Eidsfoss is a village in Hof municipality, Vestfold county, Norway. It is located near Lake Eikeren.[1]

Eidsfos Manor

The village was the site of the Eidsfos Iron Works (Eidsfos Jernverk) which dated to 1697. The iron works was closed in 1873. The village is also the location of the historic Eidsfos Manor (Eidsfos Hovedgård) where the owners and manager of the iron works maintained residence for over 250 years. The manor house, which reflects both Renaissance and Baroque architecture, dates from approximately 1750.[2][3]

Historical overview

References

  1. Sten Lundbo. "Eidsfoss – tettbebyggelse i Hof". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  2. Anne Merete Knudsen (23 November 2015). "Eidsfoss". Vestfold fylkeskommune. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  3. "Eidsfos Hovedgård". Jernverket Eidsfoss. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  4. Knut Sprauten. "Caspar Herman Hausmann - Offiser, Godseier, Trelasthandler". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  5. Øystein Rian. "Gustav Wilhelm Wedel Jarlsberg - Offiser, Greve". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  6. Geir Helgen. "Peder Von Cappelen, Brukseier". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  7. "Tønsberg-Eidsfossbanen". Lokalhistoriewiki. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  8. "DS-Stadshauptmand Schwartz". hofposten.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  9. "Eidsfos Kirke". Den norske kirke. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  10. "Anton Christian Bang". Den norske kirke. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  11. "Bråtagata". lokalhistoriewiki. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  12. Lars Mæhlum. "Nord-Jarlsbergmuseene – Vestfoldmuseene IKS". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved January 25, 2016.

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Coordinates: 59°35′46″N 10°02′31″E / 59.59611°N 10.04194°E / 59.59611; 10.04194


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