{{Short description|Mountain in Norway}} [[File:Sokna Norefjell.jpg|thumb|250 px|Norefjell seen from Sokna in Ringerike]] [[File:Krödsherad IMG 3372 norefjell krödsherad rk 144422.JPG|thumb|250 px|Norefjell Ski Resort and Krøderen]]
'''Norefjell''' is a mountain range in the Scandes Mountains system in Norway. It stretches between the valleys of Eggedal (west) and Hallingdal (east). It covers parts of the municipalities Flå, Sigdal, and Krødsherad, all in the county Buskerud.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/eastern-norway/norefjell/|title= Norefjell |publisher= Innovation Norway |accessdate= November 1, 2017}}</ref>
The highest peaks within the mountain range are: * Gråfjell, {{convert|1468|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Gr%C3%A5fjell|title= Gråfjell|publisher= Store norske leksikon |author= Geir Thorsnæs|accessdate= November 1, 2017}}</ref> * Høgevarde, {{convert|1459|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/eastern-norway/hallingdal/listings-hallingdal/h%C3%B8gevarde-10-iconic-walks/8503/|title= Høgevarde|publisher= Innovation Norway|accessdate= November 1, 2017}}</ref>
Norefjell Ski Resort is an alpine ski resort located in the municipality Krødsherad. It is about one and a half hours drive north of Oslo. Norefjell was host to the downhill and giant slalom competitions of the 1952 Winter Olympics.
The Norefjell mountain range is named after the old farm ''Nore'' (see Noresund). The last element is ''fjell'' meaning 'mountain'.<ref>Haugen, Einar (1967) Norwegian-English Dictionary (University of Wisconsin Press) {{ISBN|978-0-299-03874-8}}</ref>
==See also== * "Theme from Norefjell", an electronic instrumental composition by DJ Tiësto
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{{commons category|Norefjell}} ==External links== * [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/or1952w.pdf 1952 Winter Olympics official report.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602111043/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/or1952w.pdf |date=2011-06-02 }} pp. 36–8. {{in lang|en|fr}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20111201005147/http://en.skiinfo.com/ski-resort-info/norefjell-ENONOREF-103-en.jhtml On The Snow - Norefjell] (English) * [http://www.norefjell.com Norefjell Skiresort Official website] * [http://www.oslovinterpark.no/ Oslo Vinterpark Official website]
{{1952 Winter Olympic venues}} {{Olympic venues alpine skiing}}
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