Sylling
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Sylling is a village in Lier
municipality, in the county of Buskerud
, Norway
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. Sylling is known for agriculture, particularly the cultivation of fruit. Local farms have a long history of cultivation of strawberries and vegetables. The good soil is due to gravel after the last Ice Age
including Sylling-moraine which dammed Holsfjorden, the southeastern arm an well as being the longest and largest of the branches of Tyrifjorden.
Its population is about 1700.
(Pilegrimsleden) must have passed Sylling and stopped at the local Olav’s spring (Olavskilden). The pilgrims arrived on foot or they could travel by boat across Holsfjorden. During the Civil war era in Norway
, King Sverre and the Birchleg forces overcame the Bagler
forces of Magnus V at the Battle of Hørte Bridge (Slaget ved Hørte bro) during the Summer of 1178. The victory was the first of many for King Sverre. Subsequently during autumn, the Birchlegs went north to Trøndelag
and won control of Nidaros
.
. The church has a cemetery and next to it is the old rectory. The structure is of stone and brick and the church has 370 seats. Sylling church was built in 1852. In 2001, there were major renovation. At that time some old gravestones with inscriptions and some other items were found which were of interest to the National Cultural Heritage
(Riksantikvaren). The church was re-opened for normal use again in December 2001
Lier, Norway
Lier is an affluent municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lier. The municipality of Lier was established on 1 January 1838...
municipality, in the county of 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:...
, 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...
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Location
Sylling is located near the southern end of TyrifjordenTyrifjorden
Tyrifjorden is Norway's fifth largest lake with an area of 137 km2. It has a volume of 13 km3, is 295 meters deep at its deepest, and lies 63 meters above sea level...
. Sylling is known for agriculture, particularly the cultivation of fruit. Local farms have a long history of cultivation of strawberries and vegetables. The good soil is due to gravel after the last Ice Age
Ice age
An ice age or, more precisely, glacial age, is a generic geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers...
including Sylling-moraine which dammed Holsfjorden, the southeastern arm an well as being the longest and largest of the branches of Tyrifjorden.
Its population is about 1700.
History
Pilgrims' WayPilgrims' Way
The Pilgrims' Way is the historic route supposed to have been taken by pilgrims from Winchester in Hampshire, England, to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury in Kent...
(Pilegrimsleden) must have passed Sylling and stopped at the local Olav’s spring (Olavskilden). The pilgrims arrived on foot or they could travel by boat across Holsfjorden. During the Civil war era in Norway
Civil war era in Norway
The Civil war era of Norwegian history is a term used for the period in the history of Norway between 1130 and 1240. During this time, a series of civil wars were fought between rival kings and pretenders to the throne of Norway. The reasons for the wars is one of the most debated topics in...
, King Sverre and the Birchleg forces overcame the Bagler
Bagler
The Bagli Party or Bagler was a faction or party during the Norwegian Civil Wars. The Bagler faction was made up principally of the Norwegian aristocracy, clergy and merchants....
forces of Magnus V at the Battle of Hørte Bridge (Slaget ved Hørte bro) during the Summer of 1178. The victory was the first of many for King Sverre. Subsequently during autumn, the Birchlegs went north to Trøndelag
Trøndelag
Trøndelag is the name of a geographical region in the central part of Norway, consisting of the two counties Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag. The region is, together with Møre og Romsdal, part of a larger...
and won control of Nidaros
Nidaros
Nidaros or Niðarós was during the Middle Ages, the old name of Trondheim, Norway . Until the Reformation, Nidaros remained the centre of the spiritual life of the country...
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Sylling Church
Sylling Church (Sylling kirke) is a church constructed in a rectangular shape. There has been a church on the same site since the Middle AgesMiddle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
. The church has a cemetery and next to it is the old rectory. The structure is of stone and brick and the church has 370 seats. Sylling church was built in 1852. In 2001, there were major renovation. At that time some old gravestones with inscriptions and some other items were found which were of interest to the National Cultural Heritage
Cultural heritage
Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations...
(Riksantikvaren). The church was re-opened for normal use again in December 2001
Other sources
- Krag, ClausClaus KragClaus Krag is a Norwegian educator, historian, and writer. He is a noted specialist in Old Norse philology and medieval Norwegian history. Krag earned his Cand.philol. in 1969...
(2005) Sverre, Norges største middelalderkonge ISBN 82-03-23201-9