Hemsedal
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| County | Buskerud | |
| District | Hallingdal | |
| Municipality | NO-0618 | |
| Administrative centre | Hemsedal | |
| Mayor (2003) | Oddvar Grøthe (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 145 753 km² 711 km² 0.23 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 341 1,876 0.04 % 13.2 % 3/km² | |
| Coordinates | Template:Coor dm | |
| www.hemsedal.kommune.no | ||
Hemsedal is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway. It is bordered in the north by Vang and Vestre Slidre in Oppland county, in the east by Nord-Aurdal, Oppland and Gol, in the south by Ål and Hol, and in the west by Lærdal in Sogn og Fjordane county.
Hemsedal is the second largest ski resort in Norway and has the largest number of millionaires per capita.
From the museum farm Øvre Løkji there are several trails up into the mountains.
What to see
Hemsedal Bygdetun located at Øvre Løkji in the village Ulsok. The museum has houses and artifacts from the first part of the 18th century and all the way to modern times. The farm is located in the middle of an agricultural landscape formed by old methods.
History
One of the last steve churches to be dismantled was Hemsedal stave church, dismantled in 1882. After the dismantling of this church the interest changed and the remaining churches in Hallingdal survived.
| Municipalities of Buskerud | Image:Buskerud vapen.png |
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Drammen | Flesberg | Flå | Gol | Hemsedal | Hol | Hole | Hurum | Kongsberg | Krødsherad | Lier | Modum | Nedre Eiker | Nes | Nore og Uvdal | Ringerike | Rollag | Røyken | Sigdal | Øvre Eiker | Ål | |
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