Bautahaugen Samlinger
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Bautahaugen Samlinger is a small museum in Hedalen, Sør-Aurdal
municipality, Norway. The museum is a subsidiary of Valdres Folkemuseum
.
Today there are 15 buildings and 2,500 individual objects in the museum. Bautahaugen consists of a collection of old buildings and objects from Hedalen, one of the oldest villages in Valdres. All of the buildings at the museum are from small local farms and include houses used for hunting and fishing in the nearby mountains and the valleys of Vassfaret
and Vidalen. Hedal stave church
is situated a bit further up in Hedalen.
Sør-Aurdal
Sør-Aurdal is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bagn....
municipality, Norway. The museum is a subsidiary of Valdres Folkemuseum
Valdres Folkemuseum
The Valdres Folkemuseum, founded 1901, is located at Storøya outside Fagernes in Nord-Aurdal, Norway.The museum is on a small ridge reaching out into Strandefjorden, with the larger buildings closest to the entrance and with smaller farm houses up on the slightly higher area reaching out into the...
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History
Bautahaugen was founded in 1902, by local trader Erik J. Bergsrud (1848-1915) and farmer Elling Goplerud (1864-1932). Bautahaugen Samlinger is located in the central part of Hedalen, in a small forest overlooking the valley and with the mountains framing the landscape.Today there are 15 buildings and 2,500 individual objects in the museum. Bautahaugen consists of a collection of old buildings and objects from Hedalen, one of the oldest villages in Valdres. All of the buildings at the museum are from small local farms and include houses used for hunting and fishing in the nearby mountains and the valleys of Vassfaret
Vassfaret
Vassfaret is a desolate mountain valley in southern Norway, bordering Flå, Nes, Ringerike and Sør-Aurdal municipalities and Oppland and Buskerud counties. The valley is said to be between the Hallingdal and Hedalen in the traditional district of Valdres....
and Vidalen. Hedal stave church
Hedal stave church
Hedal Stave Church is a stave church located in Hedal in Sør-Aurdal, Norway.-History:The first reference to the church is in 1327. The original church was a much smaller single nave church built second half of 12th century. The west entrance remains from the original church...
is situated a bit further up in Hedalen.