Moi, Norway
Encyclopedia
Moi is the administrative centre of the Lund municipality
, in Rogaland
county in Norway
. It has a population
of about 2000. Moi lies next to Lundevatnet, one of the deepest lake
s in Norway.
. After the Industrial Revolution
, Moi developed a relatively large timber
industry. Moi is also home to Moen Bjøllefabrikk, a bell
manufacturer, which was the official supplier of small bells to the Lillehammer
1994 Winter Olympics
and the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics
. Additionally, Moi's neighbour village Hovsherad has Norway's only active clog
factory.
passes by Moi. The railway line Sørlandsbanen
has a station
at Moi.
was born in Moi. Other musicians from Moi are Emil Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh
) and Ivar Nikolaisen (Silver) and Hilma Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh).
, Norway's only boxing
world champion, was born in Moi. On June 7, 2005, the city raised a monolith
in its city park to his memory.
Lund, Norway
Lund is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Moi. The parish of Lunde was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
, in Rogaland
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
county in 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...
. It has a population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of about 2000. Moi lies next to Lundevatnet, one of the deepest lake
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
s in Norway.
Industry
The largest employer in Moi is NorDan, which is the biggest window factory in northern EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. After the Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times...
, Moi developed a relatively large timber
Timber
Timber may refer to:* Timber, a term common in the United Kingdom and Australia for wood materials * Timber, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the U.S...
industry. Moi is also home to Moen Bjøllefabrikk, a bell
Bell (instrument)
A bell is a simple sound-making device. The bell is a percussion instrument and an idiophone. Its form is usually a hollow, cup-shaped object, which resonates upon being struck...
manufacturer, which was the official supplier of small bells to the Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
1994 Winter Olympics
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
and the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
. Additionally, Moi's neighbour village Hovsherad has Norway's only active clog
Clog
Clog may refer to:* clog , a shoe with a rigid, often wooden, sole* A blockage in plumbing* A British brand of rock-climbing equipment owned by Wild Country * Clogging, a traditional type of percussive folk dance...
factory.
Infrastructure
The major highway in the south of Norway, the E39European route E39
E 39 is the designation of a 1330 km long north-south road in Norway and Denmark, running from Klett just south of Trondheim to Aalborg, via Orkanger, Vinjeøra, Halsa ... Straumsnes, Krifast, Batnfjordsøra, Molde ... Vestnes, Skodje, Ålesund ... Volda ... Nordfjordeid ... Sandane, Førde,...
passes by Moi. The railway line Sørlandsbanen
Sørlandsbanen
The Sørland Line is a railway line between Drammen via Kristiansand to Stavanger. The line is 545 km long between Oslo and Stavanger.-History:...
has a station
Moi Station
Moi Station is a railway station located at the village of Moi in Lund, Norway on the railway Sørlandsbanen. The station is served by regional trains operated by Norges Statsbaner to Stavanger and Kristiansand.-History:...
at Moi.
Musicians
The singer Elvira NikolaisenElvira Nikolaisen
Elvira Nikolaisen is a Norwegian singer-songwriter signed for Sony BMG. She released her debut single Love I Can't Defend in December 2005, it reached the number 3 spot on the Norwegian singles list. She followed up the hit with her first album, Quiet Exit, and a second single, Egypt Song, in...
was born in Moi. Other musicians from Moi are Emil Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh
Serena Maneesh
Serena-Maneesh is an alternative rock band from Oslo, Norway.- Significance of the Name:...
) and Ivar Nikolaisen (Silver) and Hilma Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh).
Athletes
Pete SanstolPete Sanstol
Pete Sanstol was a Norwegian professional boxer. He is a World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee.-Background:Peder Olai Sanstøl was the youngest of five children born to Jonas Jonasen Sanstøl and Elen Dortea Nilsdatter Lindland in Moi, Lunde municipality, in Rogaland county in Norway...
, Norway's only boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
world champion, was born in Moi. On June 7, 2005, the city raised a monolith
Monolith
A monolith is a geological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or rock, or a single piece of rock placed as, or within, a monument...
in its city park to his memory.
Sites
- Lund kirke, the local church, is approximately 200 years old and built in the traditional Norwegian country style in wood and painted white.
- Lund bygdemuseum og kulturbank, the local museum, is located by the church in the old barn of the priest's farm. It has an extensive display of agricultural tools as well as objects from WWII. Attached to the museum is Haien, an old farm, which is very well preserved.