- Hol
::"For the
Role Playing Game of the same name, seeHol (role-playing game) ."Hol is a municipality in the county of
Buskerud , Norway.Hol was separated from
Ål in 1877. The area ofDagali was transferred fromUvdal to Hol in 1944.The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Hol (Norse "Hóll"), since the first church was built here. The name is identical with the word "hóll" m 'round (and isolated) hill'.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1991). It shows three
anvil s. (To represent the manyforge s that have been in the municipality.)Culture
Hol Bygdemuseum , along the road fromÅl toGeilo in the small village ofHagafoss . The museum is built as an old farm, — "holingsgard", with buildings of the local type. A total of 17 buildings. Two of them, Nestegardsstugu and Raunsgardsstugu, have decorative paintings on the walls.Dagali Museum , in the middle ofDagali , on the brink ofHardangervidda . A museum with 10 buildings. The oldest building dates back to 18th century, and they come fromDagali ,Skurdalen ,Tunhovd andUvdal .What to do
Hol offers a great deal of both summer and winter activities. Check
Geilo for some of them.In and around the village of Dagali there are lots of things to do. At the airport, you can engage in the following summer activities:go carts ,paintballing ,white water rafting ,rallying , off-road rallying,rapelling and more.Dagali also offers winter activities, likepaintballing , ice/snow rallying, and snow mobile racing. There is also an alpine resort in Dagali,Dagali Skisenter (also offering sled-racing, with one of Norway's longest sled-racing hills).Useful links
* [http://www.dagaliopplevelser.no/ Dagali Opplevelser - offering a great deal of activities in and around Dagali]
* [http://www.dagaliskisenter.no/ Dagali Skisenter - The alpine resort in Dagali]
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