Gullaug
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Gullaug is an unincorporated village located between Lierbyen
, Røyken
and Drammen
, in Buskerud
County, Norway
. It is southwest of Oslo
, about 40 km away near the eastern coast.
Geographically, Gullaug is an area that encompasses little more than a gas station and local shops, but locals apply the label to the entire area stretching from Lierkroa in the north, Lahell
in the south, Amtmandsvingen in the east and Spikkestad
in the west. This is the area that is served by the Gullaug school. Gullaug chapel dating from 1905 was constructed of wood and has seating for 100 people.
Most the buildings at Gullaug were built in connection with the former Norwegian industrial group, Norsk Sprængstofindustris later to become Dyno Industrier ASA. Norsk Sprængstofindustris, which was founded in 1917 as an amalgamation of several companies, operated locally as Gullaug Factories, which concentrated on the production of civilian and military explosives.
Lierbyen
Lierbyen is the administrative center of Lier municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. Lierbyen is a part of a greater urban area which also encompasses the villages Lier, Reistad and Kjellstad. The urban area has a population of 4,233....
, Røyken
Røyken
Røyken is a village and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Midtbygda. The parish of Røken was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 ....
and 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:...
, in 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:...
County, 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...
. It is southwest of Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, about 40 km away near the eastern coast.
Geographically, Gullaug is an area that encompasses little more than a gas station and local shops, but locals apply the label to the entire area stretching from Lierkroa in the north, Lahell
Lahell
Lahell is a village in Lier municipality, Norway. Located in the south of the municipality, southwest of Spikkestad in Røyken, it is neighbouring to the urban area Drammen which bordering to Lier. The part of the Drammen urban area that stretches into Lier has a population of 4,788....
in the south, Amtmandsvingen in the east and Spikkestad
Spikkestad
Spikkestad is a population center in the Røyken municipality in Norway. It is located in the northern part of the Hurum Peninsula, closer to the Drammen Fjord than the Oslo Fjord....
in the west. This is the area that is served by the Gullaug school. Gullaug chapel dating from 1905 was constructed of wood and has seating for 100 people.
Most the buildings at Gullaug were built in connection with the former Norwegian industrial group, Norsk Sprængstofindustris later to become Dyno Industrier ASA. Norsk Sprængstofindustris, which was founded in 1917 as an amalgamation of several companies, operated locally as Gullaug Factories, which concentrated on the production of civilian and military explosives.