Fåberg

Fåberg is a village and former municipality in Innlandet county, Norway.

The parish of Faaberg was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On January 1, 1964 Fåberg was incorporated into the neighboring municipality Lillehammer. Prior to the merger Fåberg had 13,381 inhabitants.^[1]

The Fåberg district contains the villages of Fåberg and Jørstadmoen. Combined, they form an urban area with a population of 1,342.^[2]

The name[]

The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the old farm Fåberg (Norse Fágaberg) because the first church was built there. The meaning of the first element is unknown; the last element, berg, means mountain.

Until 1921 the name was written "Faaberg".

Notable residents[]

Notable people that were born or lived in Fåberg include:

Carl Sofus Lumholtz (1851–1922), explorer, ethnographer, and archaeologist
Kalle Løchen (1865–1893), painter and actor
Lars Olsen Skrefsrud (1840–1910), missionary and language researcher in India

References[]

^ Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2003-03-10. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Statistics Norway (2006). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2006". Archived from the original on 2006-08-21. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Coordinates: 61°10′6″N 10°24′16″E / 61.16833°N 10.40444°E / 61.16833; 10.40444

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[1] Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2003-03-10. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[2] Statistics Norway (2006). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2006". Archived from the original on 2006-08-21. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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