Fåberg
Fåberg is a village and former municipality in Oppland county, Norway.
The parish of Faaberg was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On January 1, 1964 Fåberg was incorporated into the neighboring municipality Lillehammer. Prior to the merger Fåberg had 13,381 inhabitants.[1]
The Fåberg district contains the villages of Fåberg and Jørstadmoen. Combined, they form an urban area with a population of 1,342.[2]
The name
The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the old farm Fåberg (Norse Fágaberg) because the first church was built there. The meaning of the first element is unknown; the last element is berg 'mountain'.
Until 1921 the name was written "Faaberg".
Notable residents
Notable people that were born or lived in Fåberg include:
- Carl Sofus Lumholtz (1851–1922), explorer, ethnographer, and archaeologist
- Kalle Løchen (1865–1893), painter and actor
- Lars Olsen Skrefsrud (1840–1910), missionary and language researcher in India
References
- ↑ Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen".
- ↑ Statistics Norway (2006). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2006". Archived from the original on 2006-08-21.
Coordinates: 61°10′6″N 10°24′16″E / 61.16833°N 10.40444°E