Kongsberg — Infobox Kommune name=Kongsberg county=Buskerud idnumber=0604 landscape= capital=Kongsberg governor=Vidar Lande (Ap) governor as of=2005 arearank=138 area=792 arealand=753 areapercent=0.24 population as of=2004 populationrank=39 population=23,154… … Wikipedia
History of skiing — Skiing, or traveling over snow on wooden runners, has a recorded history of almost five millennia. Ancient history The first hints to the existence of skis are on 4500 to 5000 year old rock drawings, e.g. at Rødøy in Norway (discovered 1933) or… … Wikipedia
Birger Ruud — (August 23, 1911 – June 13, 1998) was a Norwegian ski jumper.Born in Kongsberg, Birger Ruud, with his brothers Sigmund and Asbjørn, dominated international jumping in the 1930s, winning three world championships in 1931, 1935 and 1937. Ruud also… … Wikipedia
Petter Hugsted — (July 11, 1921 ndash; May 19, 2000) was a champion Norwegian ski jumper. Born in Kongsberg, he won the Olympic gold medal in Ski Jumping in 1948 Winter Olympics at St. Moritz. This was impressive, especially after being held in the Grini… … Wikipedia
Trondheim — For other uses, see Trondheim (disambiguation). Trondheim kommune Municipality … Wikipedia
Molde — kommune Municipality Eastward view of Molde. Molde Cathedral (left) … Wikipedia
Drammen — For the town in Wisconsin that is named after the Norwegian city (in 1877), see Drammen, Wisconsin. Drammen kommune Municipality … Wikipedia
Norway — /nawr way/, n. Norwegian, Norge. a kingdom in N Europe, in the W part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 4,404,456; 124,555 sq. mi. (322,597 sq. km). Cap.: Oslo. * * * Norway Introduction Norway Background: Despite its neutrality, Norway was not able … Universalium
Hjalmar Hvam — Hjalmar P. Hvam (1902 ndash; March 30 1996) was a competitive Norwegian American nordic skier and inventor of the first safety ski binding.Early lifeHvam was born in Kongsberg, Norway where he excelled at skiing as a youth, winning a ski jumping… … Wikipedia
Oslo — This article is about the capital of Norway. For other uses, see Oslo (disambiguation). Oslo Top: Parliament of Norway Building, middle left: Bjørvika, middle right: Oslo City Hall seen from Akershus Castle, bottom: Oslo Opera House … Wikipedia
