Flesberg
The economy of Flesberg is dominated by forestry and agriculture, as well as the cluster of high-tech industries in neighbouring Kongsberg.
General information
Etymology
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Flesberg farm (Old Norse: Flesberg), since the first church was built here. The first element is fles which means "rock" and the last element is berg which means "mountain".
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 10 March 1989. The arms show two tømmerklaver to represent forestry – and also the letter F.
History
Flesberg Stave Church was built around the year 1250. After reconstruction in 1735, the church conformed with cruciform plan. The municipality of Flesberg was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Jondalen was transferred from Flesberg to the neighboring municipality of Kongsberg on 1 January 1964.
Geography
The municipality is divided into the parishes Flesberg, Lyngdal, and Svene. Most of the population lives in the four villages of Svene, Lampeland, Flesberg, and Lyngdal. The municipal area is 560 square kilometres (220 sq mi). In the western part of Flesberg, the landscape rises steeply to the mountain area of Blefjell, a popular tourist destination.
Demographics
| Ancestry | Number |
|---|---|
 Lithuania |
49 |
 Somalia |
46 |
 Poland |
35 |
 Eritrea |
34 |
 Latvia |
16 |
Notable people
- Finn Qvale (1873–1955) a military officer, cartographer and sports official
- Jul Låg (1915-2000) a scientist and soil researcher
- Hallvard Bakke (born 1943) a Norwegian politician
Sister cities
The following cities are twinned with Flesberg:
- Falkenberg, Halland County, Sweden
- Fosston, Minnesota, United States
- Lejre, Region Sjælland, Denmark
- Savitaipale, Etelä-Suomi, Finland
References
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Haugen, Einar (1967) Norwegian-English Dictionary (University of Wisconsin Press) ISBN 978-0-299-03874-8
- ^ "Aktuelt" (in Norwegian). Flesberg kommune. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ "Flesberg stavkirke". Kunsthistorie. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". ssb.no. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Flesbergs vennskapskommuner" (in Norwegian). Flesberg kommune. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
External links
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
Buskerud travel guide from Wikivoyage
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