Ådalsbruk

Ådalsbruk is a village in Løten municipality, Innlandet county, Norway. Its population is 595.[1]

Ådalsbruk
Ådalsbruk
Location in Norway
Coordinates: 60°47′N 11°18′E
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
MunicipalityLøten
Population
 (2008)
  Total595

It was an old industrial site, the name taken from the iron works Aadals Brug Jernstøberi og Mek. Værksted, which existed from 1842 to 1928. The paper mill Klevfos Cellulose- og Papirfabrik existed from 1888 to 1976, but is today a museum.[2]

The village formerly had its own station, Ådalsbruk Station, on the Røros Line.[3]

Edvard Munch, the painter, was born in Ådalsbruk in 1863.

References

  1. Statistics Norway (2008). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2008". Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Ådalsbruk". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
  3. Ådalsbruk Station entry at Norsk Jernbaneklubb


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