Solbergelva
Encyclopedia
Solbergelva is a village in Nedre Eiker
in the county of Buskerud
, Norway. Solbergelva is a suburb of Drammen
, Norway
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The village lies north of the Drammenselva
, approximately 6 miles west of Drammen. It is part of the Nedre Eiker
municipality and has about 5500 inhabitants. Annually Solbergelva hosts Solbergfestivalen, its own festival at the end of May. Solberg SK
is one of the leading bandy
teams in Norway.
The history of Solbergelva is closely linked to the company Solberg Spinderi, which for many years employed a substantial part of the local workforce. Solberg Spinderi was founded in 1818 under the name Drammens Bomuldsspinneri. In 1921 the company moved to Solbergelva in order to be able to take advantage of hydropower resources. The enterprise was founded by four Drammen merchants who were supporters of the lay preacher Hans Nielsen Hauge
. They entered the lumber market as dealers and industrial entrepreneurs during an economic crisis in which many of the major trading houses in the city had become bankrupt.
.
An also famous character in Solbergelva is the classical street musician Henrik Østby. Henrik Østby has for many years pleased the inhabitans of this suburb with his creative post modern way of playing on the accordion
and on the piano
.
Nedre Eiker
Nedre 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 Mjøndalen. The old municipality of Eiker was divided into Nedre Eiker and Øvre Eiker on 1 July 1885.-Name:The Old Norse form of...
in the county 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:...
, Norway. Solbergelva is a suburb of Drammen
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
, 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...
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The village lies north of the Drammenselva
Drammenselva
Drammenselva is a river in Buskerud county, southeastern Norway.-Location:Drammenselva is one of the largest rivers in Norway, with a drainage basin of about 17,000 square kilometers and a flow rate of 300 cubic meters per second. The river has an average discharge of about 300 m3 / s...
, approximately 6 miles west of Drammen. It is part of the Nedre Eiker
Nedre Eiker
Nedre 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 Mjøndalen. The old municipality of Eiker was divided into Nedre Eiker and Øvre Eiker on 1 July 1885.-Name:The Old Norse form of...
municipality and has about 5500 inhabitants. Annually Solbergelva hosts Solbergfestivalen, its own festival at the end of May. Solberg SK
Solberg SK
Solberg Sportsklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Solbergelva which was founded in 1929. The club has sections for football, bandy, handball and gymnastics.Its local rivals are Mjøndalen and Birkebeineren.-Bandy section:...
is one of the leading bandy
Bandy
Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
teams in Norway.
The history of Solbergelva is closely linked to the company Solberg Spinderi, which for many years employed a substantial part of the local workforce. Solberg Spinderi was founded in 1818 under the name Drammens Bomuldsspinneri. In 1921 the company moved to Solbergelva in order to be able to take advantage of hydropower resources. The enterprise was founded by four Drammen merchants who were supporters of the lay preacher Hans Nielsen Hauge
Hans Nielsen Hauge
Hans Nielsen Hauge was a noted revivalist Norwegian lay minister who spoke up against the Church establishment in Norway. Hauge is considered an influential personality in the industrialization of Norway...
. They entered the lumber market as dealers and industrial entrepreneurs during an economic crisis in which many of the major trading houses in the city had become bankrupt.
Notable residents
Famous people from Solbergelva include the two christmas tree-salesmen Øyvind Høgmoen and Anders Grøndahl, both being famous for their creative work in the business and for taking the economy of Solbergelva out of the subprime mortgage crisisSubprime mortgage crisis
The U.S. subprime mortgage crisis was one of the first indicators of the late-2000s financial crisis, characterized by a rise in subprime mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures, and the resulting decline of securities backed by said mortgages....
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An also famous character in Solbergelva is the classical street musician Henrik Østby. Henrik Østby has for many years pleased the inhabitans of this suburb with his creative post modern way of playing on the accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
and on the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
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