Lierbyen

Lierbyen is the administrative center of Lier municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The village is situated on the Lierelva River in the valley of Lierdalen which extends from Drammensfjord north toward Sylling near Tyrifjorden. Lierbyen is located about 39 km from Oslo, about 8 km from Drammen off European route E18. Lierbyen is a part of a greater urban area which also encompasses the villages Lier, Reistad and Kjellstad. The urban area has a population of 4,233 (2007).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Former Lier Rail Station on the Drammen Line (1872–1973)

Lierbyen was the birthplace of Hans Christian Heg, who emigrated in 1840 with his parents to Muskego, Wisconsin. Heg served as a colonel and brigade commander in the Union Army in the American Civil War. Heg organized the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment at Madison, Wisconsin. More popularly known as the Scandinavian Regiment, the majority of its members were immigrants from Norway, or other Scandinavian countries. His statue by Paul Fjelde was raised in Madison, Wisconsin, with a cast erected in his home village.^[6][7]

Notable residents

• Gert Nygårdshaug

References

1. Statistics Norway (2007). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2007". Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. Statistics Norway (2005). "Kart over tettsteder og sentrumsområder 1. januar 2005" (PDF).
3. "Lierelva (lierelva.org)". Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
4. Lierbyen (Store norske leksikon. Geir Thorsnæs)
5. Lierdalen (Store norske leksikon. Geir Thorsnæs)
6. Scandinavia Regiment (Murfreesboro, Tennessee Post. May 13, 2009) Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
7. Hans Christian Heg (Store norske leksikon.Torbjørn Sirevåg)

External links

• Hans Christian Heg Memorial Statue

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