Gressli Explained

Official Name:Gressli
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Trøndelag#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Central Norway
Subdivision Name2:Trøndelag
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Neadalen
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Tydal
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:7590 Tydal
Coordinates:63.0593°N 11.4537°W
Elevation M:282
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Gressli is a village in the municipality of Tydal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Nea River, about west of the municipal center of Ås and about west of the village of Aunet.

History

In 1878, 2,253 coins were found on the Gressli farm during potato hilling on a spot where there had once been a heap of rocks. The Gressli discovery is our most important source of knowledge about Olav Kyrre's extensive minting in Norway from 1067 until 1093. In 1881, a meticulous record of the find was published by L. B. Stenersen, the director of the Coin Cabinet. It has since been studied by a series of scholars.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gressli, Tydal (Trøndelag). yr.no. 2018-03-10.
  2. Web site: Coin Cabinet Collection: Gresli. 2011-03-02. University of Oslo.