Darbu
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Darbu is a village within the parish of Fiskum
, in the municipality of Øvre Eiker
, Buskerud
County, Norway
.
Darbu is located on the Sørland Line Railway, 81.61 km from Oslo
, about midway between Kongsberg
and Hokksund
. The rail station was opened in 1871 when the railway branch line Hokksund - Kongsberg was completed. The population of the village was 508 as of 2009.
The community's most important heritage is Fiskum Old Church (Fiskum Gamle Kirke), a medieval, Romanesque
church dating from approximately 1200 A.D. The church was dedicated to Saint Olav. Fiskum Old Church was constructed in a rectangular shape and built of stone. It was one of the smaller local churches and used only occasionally in summer.
The church consists of a short nave and a lower and narrower, the right end of choir. The church is built of stone fracture in lime mortar and plastered inside. The pulpit dates from 1650. The altarpiece and baptismal font date from approx. 1713. The tower contained 3 bells in 1629, which were changed into to two clocks during 1685-1689.
Fiskum
Fiskum is a parish in the municipality Øvre Eiker in Buskerud, Norway. In the 1600s the Fiskum Manor was a noble-man's estate.Of the two churches in Fiskum parish, the oldest was built in the 13th century. A new church built north of the medieval church Fiskum gamle kirke in the village of Darbu, ...
, in the municipality of Øvre Eiker
Øvre Eiker
Øvre Eiker is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Eiker. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hokksund. The old municipality of Eiker was divided into Øvre Eiker and Nedre Eiker on 1 July 1885.-Name:The Old Norse form of...
, 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
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
Darbu is located on the Sørland Line Railway, 81.61 km from Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, about midway between Kongsberg
Kongsberg
is a town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located at the southern end of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsberg....
and Hokksund
Hokksund
Hokksund is a town in the municipality of Øvre Eiker in the county of Buskerud in Norway.-History:Hokksund is the administrative centre, and largest town in Øvre Eiker, with a population of around 8,000. The river Drammenselva flows through the town, 500m from the centre. Hokksund has developed on...
. The rail station was opened in 1871 when the railway branch line Hokksund - Kongsberg was completed. The population of the village was 508 as of 2009.
The community's most important heritage is Fiskum Old Church (Fiskum Gamle Kirke), a medieval, Romanesque
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
church dating from approximately 1200 A.D. The church was dedicated to Saint Olav. Fiskum Old Church was constructed in a rectangular shape and built of stone. It was one of the smaller local churches and used only occasionally in summer.
The church consists of a short nave and a lower and narrower, the right end of choir. The church is built of stone fracture in lime mortar and plastered inside. The pulpit dates from 1650. The altarpiece and baptismal font date from approx. 1713. The tower contained 3 bells in 1629, which were changed into to two clocks during 1685-1689.