Skotselv
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Skotselv is a village in the municipality of Øvre Eiker, Norway. Its population (2005) is 684, of which 8 people live within the border of the neighbouring municipality of Modum. It has a railway station on the Randsfjord Line.
History
Skotselv as a small village has existed since the Viking Age. At that time the main river, now called Drammenselva, rose {{convert|4|to|5|m|ft}} higher than today's level, making transport and trade by ship highly accessible. The village first started to grow significantly during the first half of the 16th century when the powerful Ulleland family established several sawmills along the river, using the river as a mean of transporting the goods to the region's capital, Drammen.[http://www.skotselv.info/Multi%20Site%20Solution/Websites/skotselvgrendeutvalg/Home/Venstremeny/Om%20Skotselv.aspx Om Skotselv (Skotselv Grendeutvalg)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309235229/http://www.skotselv.info/Multi%20Site%20Solution/Websites/skotselvgrendeutvalg/Home/Venstremeny/Om%20Skotselv.aspx |date=2012-03-09 }}{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Ulleland|title= Ulleland|publisher= Store norske leksikon |author= Geir Thorsnæs|accessdate= October 1, 2017}}
File:Skotselv-jernverk.jpg (1854)]]
=Iron Mill period=
In 1649, Hassel Ironworks (Hassel jernverk) started operation as the area's first iron mill, which was run by the Hassel family . They mainly produced ovens, but expanded into general ironware factory later on. It continued to be the biggest influence on the community until it was finally closed down in 1888.Pål Thonstad Sandvik [http://www.snl.no/Hassel_jernverk Hassel jernverk (Store norske leksikon)]
=Cellulose Mill period=
Established the same year as the iron mill shut down, the Skotselv Cellulose Mill (Skotselv Cellullosefabrikk) remained Skotselv's most important workplace. Several modernizations were made during the first part of the 20th century and the company was sold to Labor Union in 1913. The new ownership managed to turn the tide and the growth lasted all the time to 1978 when it was closed for good.Geir Thorsnæs [http://www.snl.no/Skotselv Skotselv (Store norske leksikon)]
=Skotselv Power Station =
Skotselv Power Station (Skotselv Kraftverk) is a hydroelectric dam on the Bingselva. It has installed a Kaplan turbine. The power plant uses the fall in the river. It is owned and operated by Øvre Eiker Energi AS.{{cite web|url= https://www.oeenergi.no/om-oss/ovre-eiker-energi-as/
|title= Øvre Eiker Energi AS|publisher= Øvre Eiker |accessdate= October 1, 2017}}
Local attractions
- Düvelgården - historic manor house associated with Hassel jernverk{{cite web|url= http://skotselvinfo.no/duvelgarden|title= Düvelgården|publisher= skotselvinfo.no|accessdate= October 1, 2017}}
- Bingenselven - local park suitable for camping and outdoor grilling
Notable people
- Timo André Bakken - cross-country skier
- Nikolai Eilertsen - bass guitarist
- Christopher Hornsrud (1859–1960)- Prime Minister of Norway from January to February 1928
Picture gallery
Image:Skotselv-misjonskirken.jpg|Skotselv Mission Church
Image:Skotselv26-skole.jpg|Skotselv School
Image:Skotselv-bingselva.jpg|Bingenselven
File:Skotselv stasjon TRS 070429 006.jpg|Skotselv Railway Station
File:Skotselv Bru.JPG|Skotselv Bridge over the Drammenselva
File:We are two.JPG| We Are Two
by Arek Arkadiusz Gawecki
References
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External links
- [http://www.skotselv.info Skotselvs website]
- [http://www.eiker.org/Arkiv-OE/Bilder/Industri/SKO-08-Manometern.htm Photos from Skotselv]
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