Forset
Encyclopedia
Forset is a village in the municipality of Gausdal
, Norway
. Its population (SSB
2005) is 637.
Located by the river Gausa a few kilometres west of Follebu
and Segalstad bru
, Forset was the administrative centre of the former municipality Vestre Gausdal
, now a part of Gausdal.
Gausdal
Gausdal is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Segalstad bru...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Its population (SSB
Statistics Norway
Statistics Norway is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every year on its web site. All releases are published both in Norwegian and English...
2005) is 637.
Located by the river Gausa a few kilometres west of Follebu
Follebu
Follebu is a township and sub-parish in Gausdal municipality, Norway. Population 2000. The stone church there was built in approximately 1300....
and Segalstad bru
Segalstad bru
Segalstad bru is the administrative centre of Gausdal municipality, Norway. Its population is 870. -References:...
, Forset was the administrative centre of the former municipality Vestre Gausdal
Vestre Gausdal
Vestre Gausdal is a former municipality in Oppland county, Norway. The administrative centre was Forset.It was created when Gausdal was split into Vestre and Østre Gausdal in 1879. At that time Vestre Gausdal had a population of 2.362....
, now a part of Gausdal.