{{Short description|Village in Holmestrand, Norway}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Eidsfoss |other_name = |native_name = |native_name_lang = |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = Pinsetreffet på Eidsfoss-vsm.jpg |image_caption = View of the village |pushpin_map = Vestfold#Norway |pushpin_label_position = top |pushpin_label = |pushpin_mapsize = |pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Norway |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Eastern Norway |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Vestfold |subdivision_type3 = District |subdivision_name3 = Jarlsberg |subdivision_type4 = Municipality |subdivision_name4 = Holmestrand Municipality |timezone1 = CET |utc_offset1 = +01:00 |timezone1_DST = CEST |utc_offset1_DST = +02:00 |postal_code_type = Post Code |postal_code = 3095 Eidsfoss |coordinates = {{coord|59.59615|10.03595|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 22 |elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Eidsfoss, Holmestrand |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-511691/Norge/Vestfold/Holmestrand/Eidsfoss |access-date=2024-03-21 |publisher=yr.no}}</ref>}}
'''Eidsfoss''' is a village in Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located at the southern end of the lake Eikeren, about {{convert|7|km}} north of the village of Hof and about {{convert|20|km}} southeast of the village of Vestfossen (in Øvre Eiker Municipality). The village itself is mostly located on a small isthmus of land between two lakes, with a river connecting them.<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Eidsfoss (tettbebyggelse i Holmestrand) |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Eidsfoss_-_tettbebyggelse_i_Holmestrand |date=2020-06-08 |editor-last=Lundbo |editor-first=Sten |language=no |accessdate=2024-03-21}}</ref>
==History== thumb|left|Eidsfos Manor The village was the site of the Eidsfos Iron Works ({{lang|no|Eidsfos Jernverk}}) which was first built in 1697. The ironworks was closed in 1873. The village is also the location of the historic Eidsfos Manor ({{lang|no|Eidsfos Hovedgård}}) where the owners and manager of the ironworks maintained residence for over 250 years. The manor house, which reflects both Renaissance and Baroque architecture, dates from approximately 1750.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anne Merete Knudsen |date=23 November 2015 |title=Eidsfoss |url=http://www.vfk.no/Tema-og-tjenester/Kulturarv/Vestfoldhistorie-artikkel/Andre-tema-og-steder/Eidsfoss/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202051010/http://www.vfk.no/Tema-og-tjenester/Kulturarv/Vestfoldhistorie-artikkel/Andre-tema-og-steder/Eidsfoss/ |archive-date=February 2, 2016 |access-date=January 25, 2016 |publisher=Vestfold fylkeskommune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eidsfos Hovedgård |url=http://www.jernverketeidsfoss.no/steder/eidsfos-hovedgard/ |access-date=January 25, 2016 |publisher=Jernverket Eidsfoss |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184243/http://www.jernverketeidsfoss.no/steder/eidsfos-hovedgard/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Historical timeline=== *1697: Caspar Herman Hausmann enters into an agreement with Baron Gustav Wilhelm von Wedel (1641-1717), owner of Jarlsberg County, and oversees the founding of Eidsfos Jernverk.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knut Sprauten |title=Caspar Herman Hausmann - Offiser, Godseier, Trelasthandler |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Caspar_Herman_Hausmann |access-date=January 25, 2016 |publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Øystein Rian |title=Gustav Wilhelm Wedel Jarlsberg - Offiser, Greve |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Gustav_Wilhelm_Wedel_Jarlsberg |access-date=January 25, 2016 |publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon}}</ref> *1698: The first furnace plate is cast, depicting the nine buildings of the ironworks and King Christian V riding a horse. *1795: Peder von Cappelen takes over Eidsfos Jernverk.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Geir Helgen |title=Peder Von Cappelen, Brukseier |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Peder_Von_Cappelen |access-date=January 25, 2016 |publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon}}</ref> *1901: Tønsberg-Eidsfoss railway line (''Tønsberg–Eidsfossbanen'') between Eidsfos and Tønsberg is opened. This was shut down in 1938.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tønsberg-Eidsfossbanen |url=https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php/T%C3%B8nsberg-Eidsfossbanen |access-date=January 25, 2016 |publisher=Lokalhistoriewiki}}</ref> *1903: The steamer S/S Stadshauptmand Schwartz begins to operate on regular routes on the nearby lake Eikeren.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DS-Stadshauptmand Schwartz |url=http://www.hofposten.comartikler/DS-Schwartz/index.html |access-date=January 25, 2016 |publisher=hofposten.com}}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> *1904: Eidsfoss Church is inaugurated by Bishop A. Chr. Bang (1840-1913).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eidsfos Kirke |url=http://www.kirkesok.no/kirker/Eidsfoss-kirke |access-date=January 25, 2016 |publisher=Den norske kirke}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anton Christian Bang |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Anton_Christian_Bang |access-date=January 25, 2016 |publisher=Den norske kirke}}</ref> *1915: The first power station is commissioned. *1977: Authorities grant permission for the demolition of the workers’ houses on Bråtagata.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bråtagata |url=https://lokalhistoriewiki.noindex.php/Br%C3%A5tagata |access-date=January 25, 2016 |publisher=lokalhistoriewiki}}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> *1979: The Old Eidsfos Foundation (''Stiftelsen Gamle Eidsfos'') is established, aiming to preserve and restore the old ironworks community. The houses are saved.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lars Mæhlum |title=Nord-Jarlsbergmuseene – Vestfoldmuseene IKS |url=https://snl.no/Nord-Jarlsbergmuseene%2FVestfoldmuseene_IKS |access-date=January 25, 2016 |publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150209164436/http://www.eidsfosskultur.no/ Gamle Eidsfos] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180027/http://www.hovedgarden.no/ Eidsfos Hovedgård] *https://visiteidsfoss.no/en/
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