Ådalsbruk
Ådalsbruk Station
Ådalsbruk Station
Ådalsbruk (Norway)
Ådalsbruk
Ådalsbruk
Location in Norway
Coordinates: 60°47′N 11°18′E / 60.783, 11.3
Country Norway
County Hedmark
Municipality Løten
Population (2008)
 - Total 595

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

It was an old industrial site, the name taken from the iron works Aadals Brug Jernstøberi og Mek. Værksted, which existed from 1828 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".
  2. ^ "Ådalsbruk". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007. http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=811150.  (Norwegian)
  3. ^ Ådalsbruk Station entry at Norsk Jernbaneklubb

Coordinates: 60°47′N 11°18′E / 60.783, 11.3

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