Hemsedal Church in Buskerud county, Norway

Gol og Hemsedal is a former municipality in Buskerud county, Norway.[1]

The municipality of Goel og Hemsedal was created in 1837 formannskapsdistrikt. According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 3,645.[2]

On 1 January 1897 Gol og Hemsedal was split to create two municipalities: Gol with a population of 2,384 and Hemsedal with a population of 1,499.[3] Both municipalities still exist.

References

  1. ↑ Store Norske Leksikon Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  2. ↑ Registreringssentral for historiske data. "Hjemmehørende folkemengde Buskerud 1801-1960" (in Norwegian). University of Tromsø.
  3. ↑ Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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