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  Eidsvoll -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Eidsvoll is a municipality in the county of Akershus, (A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905) Norway.
Eidsvoll municipality is bordered on the north by (Click link for more info and facts about Toten) Toten and (Click link for more info and facts about Stange) Stange, in the east by (Click link for more info and facts about Nord-Odal) Nord-Odal, in Hedmark county.
Eidsvoll was the site where the constitutional assembly met to (Click link for more info and facts about draft and sign) draft and sign the (Click link for more info and facts about Norwegian Constitution) Norwegian Constitution on May 17 1814.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ei/eidsvoll.htm   (393 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Eidsvoll
Eidsvoll is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway.
Eidsvoll municipality is bordered on the north by Toten and Stange, in the east by Nord-Odal, in Hedmark county.
Eidsvoll Verk was opened to smelt iron ore by Christian IV of Denmark in 1624, relying on the excellent water power from the Andelva river.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Eidsvoll   (1931 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Eidsvoll, Scandinavia (Scandinavian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Eidsvoll or Eidsvold[both: Ats´vOl] Pronunciation Key, town (1995 pop.
One of Norway's oldest confederacies, the Eidsivalag, held its assemblies there from the 1st cent.
The present constitution of Norway was proclaimed (1814) at Eidsvoll manor by an assembly of Norwegian patriots.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/E/Eidsvoll.html   (152 words)

  
 Information in English
Eidsvoll museum is a local museum that preserves and demonstrates the cultural history of Eidsvoll.
The open-air museum Eidsvoll bygdetun consists of 26 historic buildings put together to represent farms of different sizes from the local area in the 19th century.
The Feiring ironworks are situated in the forest, north-west of Eidsvoll.
www.museumsnett.no /alias/HJEMMESIDE/eidsvoll-museum/html-filer/english_info.htm   (324 words)

  
 GoNorway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Eidsvoll Manor at Eidsvoll is the place where the Norwegian Constitution was worked out and signed on the 17th of May 1814.
The Eidsvoll Manor is therefor very imortant for the Norwegian history, and it is one of the most famous and wellknown buildings in Norway; exciting due of course to the hitorical events in 1814 but also because its significant architecture.
Originally intended as an extension of the railway which ended at Eidsvoll, it has plied the blue waters of the lake on its route to Hamar, Gjøvik and Lillehammer during all of the ensuing 140 years.
www.gonorway.no /township_bottom.php?ID=76361bd4c8c3500&VR=eidsvoll_building   (790 words)

  
 klafki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Eidsvoll is the name of a large country estate north of Oslo (now a town with the same name).
The topic Eidsvoll 1814 is, according to Per, only a small step in history and a direct result of the Age of Enlightenment and the American constitution.
We have the voices of the men who met at Eidsvoll speaking to the teenagers in Per's class through their diary entries and activities during that fateful month of May. In Norway we have the voices of the textbook authors who are also history teachers socialized in a similar way as Per.
www.svt.ntnu.no /ped/sigrun/publikasjoner/klafki.html   (6879 words)

  
 Willy's slektssider - Eidsvoll 1814
Eidsvoll bodde han sammen med sin meningsfelle, Jacob Aall, og det framgår av deres dagbøker at de har utvekslet synspunkter og erfaringer.
Eidsvoll sluttet han seg til foreningspartiet, satt senere på Stortinget i 1818 og 1821-22, var medlem av en rekke komiteer.
Eidsvoll satt han i finanskomiteen og deltok i deputasjonen til kongen 17.
www.hinsides.no /slekt/artikler/1814.html   (3065 words)

  
 Selected Families/Individuals - pafg288 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Anne Lauritzdatter was born in 1630 in Hol, Eidsvoll, Akershus.
Palle Jacobsen Stub was born in 1657 in Eidsvoll, Akershus.
Lauritz Jacobsen Stub [Parents] was born on 11 Jun 1653 in Eidsvoll, Akershus.
home.online.no /~jgroland/roland/pafg288.htm   (333 words)

  
 The liberation of Norway (s.c.nordic texts)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
An oath was sworn in the churches that Norway should be free and independent, and a national assembly was gathered in Eidsvoll.
It was decided to convene a constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll on April 10th.
Freedom of press and freedom of religion were established in principle, albeit with a very ugly exception: it was forbidden for "jews and jesuits" to enter the kingdom.
www.lysator.liu.se /nordic/scn/Eidsvoll.html   (1606 words)

  
 (GCJTZ2) mat-bjoe's #1 "1814" by mat-bjoe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
On the 17th of May, 1814, the Norwegian Constitution was proclaimed in the Constitutional Assembly Hall at Eidsvoll.
The Constitution was created against a backdrop of the ideas of the Age of Enlightenment and the Napoleonic wars in Europe, as a protest against Denmark ceding Norway to Sweden.
I remember driving passed the Eidsvoll building many times when E6 went right by, but this is the first time I stopped and actually had a closer look at the place.
www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.asp?ID=150075   (466 words)

  
 Under the Swastika   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I lived with my parents in Eidsvoll a few miles farther south, where my father was employed as a teacher at the “landsgymnas”, a state high school, which both my sister and I attended.
Eidsvoll is situated along the main thoroughfare between Oslo and the northern parts of the country, so besides the dynamiting of bridges we also got to see other action there during the first tumultuous days of the war.
In Eidsvoll my father gives the 17th of May speech in front of the building where the Norwegian Constitution was adopted in 1814.
www.geocities.com /infonorway/history/ww2/brakstad   (6832 words)

  
 "The Boy from Duck River" (Norway - the official site in the United States)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The place is Eidsvoll, Norway, the year is 1814, the issue is a country's hunger for independence, and the whole tale is presented through the eyes of an eleven-year-old boy called Espen.
In Espen, the readers meet the world of a lonely boy whose father spends hours and days at the Eidsvoll Estate where he is the "horse king." His mother has passed away, and his older brother is off fighting in the Napoleonic war.
But with his father working for Carsten Anker who owns the Eidsvoll estate where the constitutional fathers gathered to write Norway's constitution, Espen comes face to face with history and people who forever are written into the history books, people who fought for Norway's independence with critical minds, sharp pens and ambitious visions.
www.norway.org /News/199801tale.htm   (418 words)

  
 NTNUI Nidaros Domers
The Eidsvoll 1814s ended the Domers' season with a convincing win in the semi final of the norwegian championship 2003.
* 40 - 3 : Eidsvoll with their reserve squad run in a sweep for a TD in the dying seconds of this match.
However, QB Prange is sacked for a 10 yard loss and the Domers are forced to punt.
www.ntnui.no /domers/archive.php?id=51   (691 words)

  
 NTNUI Nidaros Domers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
We would like to congradulate the VIF Trolls on their win and also to the Eidsvoll 1814s for playing a hard game.
Trolls begin a drive in Eidsvoll territory with the 2 minute warning closing in.
Its a very very warm day in Oslo and while the 200+ (and growing) fans are enjoying the sun, the players are going to have to keep the water close by if they are to be effective in the 4th quarter.
www.ntnui.no /domers/archive.php?id=54   (1015 words)

  
 WORLDVIEW
Considering the traditional architect´s practice inefficient, they attempt to find ways of making architecture desirable, cheap and buildable through a search for basic qualities, through enabling the inhabitant to create his or her spaces, and through the use and misuse of mainstream building products.
The project 50 Houses at Eidsvoll is currently under consideration by the council of Eidsvoll, a city 80 kilometers north of Oslo.
The field of terraced houses is situated on a steep hill next to the train station, with a magnificent view of the river and the city.
www.worldviewcities.org /oslo/lie.html   (246 words)

  
 [No title]
The gold occurrences are situated close to the village of Eidsvoll (Norway).
The drillings carried out by Riddarhyttan in 1998 did not live up to the expectations.
Thus, some of the exploration permits for the northern part of the field have been surrendered.
www.mininglife.com /operations/operationdetail.asp?Property=Eidsvoll   (58 words)

  
 Eidsvoll Hundeklubb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Eidsvoll Hundeklubb (EHK) ble startet i 1969, og har i underkant av 100 medlemmer fra store deler av Øvre Romerike og sør i Hedmark
Nybegynnere anbefales å møte til miljøtreningen, hvor det gis veiledning og du kan diskutere hvilken treningsform som passer for deg og din hund.
Eidsvoll Hundeklubb er samarbeidende klubb med Norsk Kennel klubb.
www.ehk.no   (120 words)

  
 Eidsvoll Storband   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Eidsvoll Storband er et aktivt storband som tar på seg spillejobber både til dans og underholdning.
Eidsvoll Storband inviterer til storslagen jubileumskonsert i Panorama kino på Eidsvoll.
Eidsvoll Storband var på hugget fra første låt da de sammen med gjesteartist Palle Wagnberg serverte musikk både for sene nattetimer og raske danseføtter i Festiviteten fredag kveld.
www.eidsvollstorband.com   (118 words)

  
 Airport Technology - Gardermoen Rail Link High Speed Line operarted by Norwegian State Railways
The Gardermoen line is the first Norwegian high-speed rail line, a 66km link from the centre of Oslo northwards to Eidsvoll, serving en route the Norwegian capital's new Gardermoen airport.
The railway is electrified at 15kV, laid to German ICE 200km/h standards, and is all double-track except for 3.5km close to the junction at Eidsvoll with the existing Norwegian State Railway's trunk line to Lillehammer and the north.
The section of line from Eidsvoll to Lillestrom via the airport is completely new and includes the Romeriks tunnel, just east of Starveien.
www.airport-technology.com /projects/gardermoen   (845 words)

  
 Sporting Goods for Outdoors & Recreation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Eidsvoll is based on the colors in the Norwegian flag.
On the chest there is a Norwegian flag waving in the wind, the way the Norwegians like to see it.
Eidsvoll is also equipped with a ski zip holder in the pocket.
www.outrec.com /shop/ctlg/1   (2374 words)

  
 An Irishman Searches for His Roots in Norway
Eidsvoll is a city of particular importance to any group celebrating Norwegian Independence Day.
Delegates were elected to a constituent assembly which met in Eidsvoll and on May 17, I814 they adopted a Constitution for a free, independent, and democratically governed Norway.
It is the oldest written Constitution in Europe and consists of a Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system.
www.lawzone.com /half-nor/leahy.html   (1048 words)

  
 Double Dice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Double Dice is a rock`n roll / blues band from Eidsvoll in Norway, approx 70 km north of Oslo.
We played at Eidsvoll Bluesfestival 25.08.2001, together with more famous bands like Amund Maarud Band and Doug Jay and The Blue Jays (USA).
We have played for Eidsvoll Rock and Blues Klubb on Eidsvoll Hotel Vormvik twice.
home.no /double-dice/NonApplTheBand.htm   (231 words)

  
 Eidsvoll videregående skole
Eidsvoll Blad gikk for en tid tilbake ut med at Rubis i Sundet skulle stenges, noe rånere fra Eidsvoll, Hurdal og Råholt stilte seg kritiske til.
Midlene tildeles skoler for videre arbeid med utvikling av den enkeltes skoles temaprofil.
I år var det 7 videregående skoler som ble bonusskoler, Eidsvoll vgs.
www.eidsvoll.vgs.no   (180 words)

  
 Dale of Norway Eidsvoll Zip Sweater Navy (The National Norwegian Biathlon Team's Official Sweater) from Dale of Norway ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Norwegian constitution was enacted on Eidsvoll the 17th of May 1814.
Norway had been in union with Denmark for 400 long years, but the feeling of freedom lasted only for a couple of Months.
When the union between Norway and Sweden ended in 1905 the flag was official accepted as 'The Norwegian Flag'.
www.norwaysports.com /pages/store/item.php/pid__357   (421 words)

  
 Matthew Larson's Family History - Larson Generation No.5
There are also Tyskerud farms in the Fet and Nes parishes and all are near Oslo but the Eidsvoll farm is the most likely.
The main problem with finding out more about John is that the Eidsvoll church records were destroyed when the rectory at Eidsvoll was destroyed by a fire in 1877.
John married Stine Marie Johnson who, with her mother Martha (Marta) and brother Peter (Peder), had come to America in 1862 from the parish of Hauske and setteled in Minnesota about the same time....The Hauske parish is on the island of Rennesøy, about ten miles north of Stavanger.
www.angelfire.com /mn/biglars19/familylarsongen5.html   (890 words)

  
 Nyhetside   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Høgskolen i Akershus inngikk i dag en intensjonsavtale om
Intensjonsavtalen ble undertegnet i Badet kulturtun i Eidsvoll i formiddag, av hhv.
ordfører Arild Sandal, rektor Ivar A. Nesheim fra Eidsvoll videregående skole og rektor Lars Espen Aukrust fra Høgskolen i Akershus (HiAk).
www.hiak.no /hovedside/ny030205.shtml   (284 words)

  
 Railway Technology - Gardermoen Rail Link High Speed Line operarted by Norwegian State Railways, Norway
The Gardermoen line is the first Norwegian high speed line, a new 66km link from the centre of Oslo northwards to Eidsvoll, serving en route the Norwegian capital's new Gardermoen airport - hence the name.
Costing kroners 2 billion ($350 million), the Gardermoen line is designed for trains travelling at a maximum speed of 210km/h.
Extensive links with local bus and taxi operators have also been forged, and partnerships with local businesses and hotels ensure that travel packages to and from the airport including the rail link are heavily promoted to visitors.
www.railway-technology.com /projects/gardermoen   (1294 words)

  
 Døde i Eidsvoll
Døde/Died i Eidsvoll 1815 - 1820, 1820 - 1825, 1825 - 1830,
The 5700 died in Eidsvoll 1815 to 1865.
Under arbeidet med, gårdshistorien i Eidsvoll Bygds Historie om disse dødsanneldelsene ofte til stor nytte.
www.kroa.net /kroa/base/died1.htm   (419 words)

  
 NTNUI Nidaros Domers
The Eidsvoll 1814s were able to defend their Championship yesterday to capture their 2nd consecutive Norwegian American Football crown.
The Eidsvoll 1814s hosted the Domers this weekend and ended the Domers regular season with a 62-0 thumping.
The Nidaros Domers hosted the Eidsvoll 1814s in their first home game of the season.
org.ntnu.no /domers/oldnews.php   (563 words)

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