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Prestfoss
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right|thumb|250px|Holmen Church in Prestfoss Prestfoss is the administrative center of Sigdal municipality in Buskerud, Norway. Highway Fv287 passes through Prestfoss. Both Fv132 and Fv133 start from here. thumb|250 px|Andersnatten

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  • Summary
  • Local attractions
  • Folk Music Center of Buskerud
  • Sigdal Museum
  • Lauvlia
  • References
  • External links

right|thumb|250px|Holmen Church in Prestfoss Prestfoss is the administrative center of Sigdal municipality in Buskerud, Norway. Highway Fv287 passes through Prestfoss. Both Fv132 and Fv133 start from here. thumb|250 px|Andersnatten

==Summary== The population of Pressfoss as of 2005 was 465. Prestfoss is located 1.5 hours northwest of Oslo (100 km). Prestfoss is the location of Holmen Church (Holmen Kirke) a parish church which dates from 1853. Prestfoss is also the site of the Folk Music Center of Buskerud (Folkemusikksenteret i Buskerud), of Sigdal Museum and of Lauvlia, the former home of artist Theodor Kittelsen. These museums operate as part of the Buskerud Museum (Buskerudmuseet), a foundation for the preservation of cultural heritage within Buskerud.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Prestfoss” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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