Sysle Explained

Sysle is a village in the municipality of Modum, Buskerud county, Norway. Its population (2014) is 227.[1] [2] Sysle is principally a residential area situated about six km northwest of Vikersund. It is located on Norwegian National Road 280 (Riksvei 280). The village is situated on the Snarumselva, a continuation of the Hallingdalselva which flows from Lake Krøderen.

There was a rail stop on the Krøderbanen railway line which runs from Vikersund to Krøderen. Sysle station opened in 1872. In 1958, passenger traffic was shut down and Sysle was reclassified as a freight station. Freight traffic ended in 1985.[3] [4]

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59.9889°N 9.9189°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ssb.no/223508/tettsteder.folkemengde-og-areal-etter-kommune.1.januar-2014 (Statistisk sentralbyrå))
  2. Geir Thorsnæs Sysle (Store norske leksikon)
  3. https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php/Snarumselva Snarumselva (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
  4. http://gammel.njk.no/kroderbanen/ Velkommen til Krøderbanen (Norsk Jernbaneklubb)