Fåberg (village) explained

Official Name:Fåberg
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Innlandet#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Innlandet
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Gudbrandsdalen
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Lillehammer Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.52
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:696
Population Density Km2:1347
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:2625 Fåberg
Coordinates:61.1684°N 10.4048°W
Elevation M:155
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Fåberg is a village in Lillehammer Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Gudbrandsdalen valley, along the shore of the Gudbrandsdalslågen river. The town of Lillehammer lies about to the southeast of Fåberg and the village of Jorstadmoen lies about to the southwest of Fåberg. The European route E6 highway and the Dovrebanen railway line both run through the village. The historic Fåberg Church lies a short distance west of the village, on the other side of the river.[2]

The 0.52km2 village has a population (2021) of 696 and a population density of .[3]

From 1838 to 1964, the village of Fåberg was the administrative centre of the old Fåberg Municipality. In 1964, it was merged into Lillehammer Municipality.

Name

The village was named after the nearby Fåberg farm (Norse, Old: Fágaberg) because the first Fåberg Church was built there. The meaning of the first element is unknown. The last element is Norwegian: berg which means "mountain". Prior to 1921, the name was spelled "Faaberg".

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fåberg, Lillehammer. yr.no. 2022-07-03.
  2. Encyclopedia: Fåberg. Geir. Thorsnæs. 2022-07-03. 2022-03-29. Store norske leksikon. . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2021-01-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .