Hølen
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Hølen is a former town and municipality in Akershus
county, Norway.
Hølen was in early times known for the production of timber, and from the 17th century important trade took place. Timber was floated on the river Såna. Shps from Netherlands
visited the place.
The small town of Hølen was, together with the small town of Son
, established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt
). Son and Hølen were separated as municipalities of their own January 1, 1848. Hølen was merged with the rural municipality Vestby
July 1, 1943 – and it then lost its status as a town.
Hølen is the smallest municipality (in area) that has ever existed in Norway – the total area was just 0.12 km².
Akershus
- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...
county, Norway.
Hølen was in early times known for the production of timber, and from the 17th century important trade took place. Timber was floated on the river Såna. Shps from Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
visited the place.
The small town of Hølen was, together with the small town of Son
Son, Norway
Son is an old town, and a former municipality. It is located in Vestby municipality in Akershus.- Overview :Son is located at the Oslofjord, 50 kilometres south of the Norwegian capital Oslo, just north of Moss and near the border of Østfold, and is located west of the village of Hølen. Before the...
, established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...
). Son and Hølen were separated as municipalities of their own January 1, 1848. Hølen was merged with the rural municipality Vestby
Vestby
Vestby is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Follo traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vestby.-Name:...
July 1, 1943 – and it then lost its status as a town.
Hølen is the smallest municipality (in area) that has ever existed in Norway – the total area was just 0.12 km².