Eidsfoss Explained

Official Name:	Eidsfoss
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	Vestfold#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:	top
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of the village
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Norway
Subdivision Name1:	Eastern Norway
Subdivision Name2:	Vestfold
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Jarlsberg
Subdivision Type4:	Municipality
Subdivision Name4:	Holmestrand Municipality
Utc Offset1:	+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:	+02:00
Postal Code Type:	Post Code
Postal Code:	3095 Eidsfoss
Coordinates:	59.5962°N 10.036°W
Elevation M:	22
Elevation Footnotes:	^[1]

Eidsfoss is a village in Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located at the southern end of the lake Eikeren, about north of the village of Hof and about southeast of the village of Vestfossen (in Øvre Eiker Municipality). The village itself is mostly located on a small isthmus of land between two lakes, with a river connecting them.^[2]

History

The village was the site of the Eidsfos Iron Works (Norwegian: Eidsfos Jernverk) which was first built in 1697. The ironworks was closed in 1873. The village is also the location of the historic Eidsfos Manor (Norwegian: Eidsfos Hovedgård) where the owners and manager of the ironworks maintained residence for over 250 years. The manor house, which reflects both Renaissance and Baroque architecture, dates from approximately 1750.^{[3] [4]}

Historical timeline

• 1697: Caspar Herman Hausmann enters into an agreement with Baron Gustav Wilhelm von Wedel (1641-1717), owner of Jarlsberg County, and oversees the founding of Eidsfos Jernverk.^{[5] [6]}
• 1698: The first furnace plate is cast, depicting the nine buildings of the ironworks and King Christian V riding a horse.
• 1795: Peder von Cappelen takes over Eidsfos Jernverk.^[7]
• 1901: Tønsberg-Eidsfoss railway line (Tønsberg–Eidsfossbanen) between Eidsfos and Tønsberg is opened. This was shut down in 1938.^[8]
• 1903: The steamer S/S Stadshauptmand Schwartz begins to operate on regular routes on the nearby lake Eikeren.^[9]
• 1904: Eidsfoss Church is inaugurated by Bishop A. Chr. Bang (1840-1913).^{[10] [11]}
• 1915: The first power station is commissioned.
• 1977: Authorities grant permission for the demolition of the workers’ houses on Bråtagata.^[12]
• 1979: The Old Eidsfos Foundation (Stiftelsen Gamle Eidsfos) is established, aiming to preserve and restore the old ironworks community. The houses are saved.^[13]

External links

• Gamle Eidsfos
• Eidsfos Hovedgård
• https://visiteidsfoss.no/en/

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eidsfoss, Holmestrand . 2024-03-21 . yr.no.
2. Encyclopedia: Eidsfoss (tettbebyggelse i Holmestrand) . . . 2020-06-08 . Lundbo . Sten . no . 2024-03-21.
3. Web site: Anne Merete Knudsen . 23 November 2015 . Eidsfoss . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202051010/http://www.vfk.no/Tema-og-tjenester/Kulturarv/Vestfoldhistorie-artikkel/Andre-tema-og-steder/Eidsfoss/ . February 2, 2016 . January 25, 2016 . Vestfold fylkeskommune.
4. Web site: Eidsfos Hovedgård . January 25, 2016 . Jernverket Eidsfoss.
5. Web site: Knut Sprauten . Caspar Herman Hausmann - Offiser, Godseier, Trelasthandler . January 25, 2016 . Norsk biografisk leksikon.
6. Web site: Øystein Rian . Gustav Wilhelm Wedel Jarlsberg - Offiser, Greve . January 25, 2016 . Norsk biografisk leksikon.
7. Web site: Geir Helgen . Peder Von Cappelen, Brukseier . January 25, 2016 . Norsk biografisk leksikon.
8. Web site: Tønsberg-Eidsfossbanen . January 25, 2016 . Lokalhistoriewiki.
9. Web site: DS-Stadshauptmand Schwartz . January 25, 2016 . hofposten.com.
10. Web site: Eidsfos Kirke . January 25, 2016 . Den norske kirke.
11. Web site: Anton Christian Bang . January 25, 2016 . Den norske kirke.
12. Web site: Bråtagata . January 25, 2016 . lokalhistoriewiki.
13. Web site: Lars Mæhlum . Nord-Jarlsbergmuseene – Vestfoldmuseene IKS . January 25, 2016 . Norsk biografisk leksikon.