Gulsvik
Gulsvik is a village in the municipality of Flå in Buskerud, Norway. It is located in Hallingdal at the north end of Lake Krøderen.[1][2][3]
The center of the village lies at Gulsvik Rail Station.
Hallingporten is a 65 m long tunnel on
The name Gulsvik is connected to the original farm of Gulsvik. The Gulsvik farm was known from the Middle Ages, when the owners were among the most prominent people in lower Hallingdal.[6]
In the late middle ages, the owners of Gulsvik farm were noblemen in allegiance to the
This area is called Gulsvik Farthing (Gulsvikfjerdingen) and contains a number of farms. The wider area south of Gulsvik was settled just as early, and the proper name of the area is Southern Flå Municipality, reckoned from the border of Krødsherad up to the end of Lake Krøderen (Innsjøen Krøderen). The Gulsvik Farthing is to the north, close up to Hallingdal gate, an entrance into the valley of Hallingdal.[8]
References
- ^ Gulsvik Flaa (Norske Gaardnavne)
- ^ "Gulsvik". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ Geir Thorsnæs. "Hallingdal". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "Gulsvik Station (Centenary of the Bergen Railway)". Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ Krøderen Railway
- ^ Oluf Rygh. "27. Gulsvik. Udt". Norske Gaardnavne. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "Gulsvik, Flå herad, Buskerud". Matrikkelutkastet av 1950. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ Geir Thorsnæs. "Hallingdal". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 15, 2016.