Lierbyen is the administrative center of Lier

Lier, Norway

Lier is an affluent municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lier. The municipality of Lier was established on 1 January 1838...

 municipality in Buskerud

Buskerud

is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...

 county, Norway. Lierbyen is a part of a greater urban area which also encompasses the villages Lier, Reistad

Reistad

Reistad is a village in Lier municipality, Norway. Its population in 1999 was 554 , but since 2001 it is considered a part of the urban area Lierbyen. ....

 and Kjellstad. The urban area has a population of 4,233.

Lierbyen was the birth place of Hans Christian Heg

Hans Christian Heg

Hans Christian Heg was a Norwegian- American politician and soldier in the American Civil War from Wisconsin.-Background:...

, an immigrant to the United States of America. Heg served as a colonel and brigade commander in the Union Army

Union Army

The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...

 in the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

. Heg organized the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment

15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment

The 15th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, more popularly known as the "Scandinavian Regiment", was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...

 at Madison, Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin

Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....

. More popularly known as the "Scandinavian Regiment", the majority of its members were immigrants from Norway, together with Danish, Swedish and Dutch immigrants.