Skotselv
Sign in to saveSkotselv is a village in the municipality of Øvre Eiker, Norway. Its population (2005) is 684, of which 8 people live within the border of the neighbouring municipality of Modum. It has a railway station on the Randsfjord Line.
Key facts
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- Skotselv
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- Dyvelgården, Skotselv
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- Village
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- Local map
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- Norway
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- bottom
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- Location in Norway
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- Country
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- Norway
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- Region
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- Østlandet
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- County
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- Buskerud
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- Municipality
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- Øvre Eiker
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- 0.96
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- History
- Iron Mill period
- Cellulose Mill period
- Skotselv Power Station
- Local attractions
- Notable people
- Picture gallery
- References
- External links
Skotselv is a village in the municipality of Øvre Eiker, Norway. Its population (2005) is 684, of which 8 people live within the border of the neighbouring municipality of Modum. It has a railway station on the Randsfjord Line.
== History == Skotselv as a small village has existed since the Viking Age. At that time the main river, now called Drammenselva, rose higher than today's level, making transport and trade by ship highly accessible. The village first started to grow significantly during the first half of the 16th century when the powerful Ulleland family established several sawmills along the river, using the river as a mean of transporting the goods to the region's capital, Drammen.