Hol 178156 223803995 2008-07-05T22:03:54Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other ::''For the [[Role Playing Game]] of the same name, see [[Hol (role-playing game)]].'' {{Infobox_Kommune| name=Hol| idnumber=0620| county=Buskerud| landscape=Hallingdal| capital=[[Geilo]]| governor=Erik Kaupang ([[Arbeiderpartiet|Ap]])| governor_as_of=2003| arearank=36| area=1858| arealand=1664| areapercent=0.57| population_as_of=2004| populationrank=211| population=4,556| populationpercent=0.10| populationdensity=3| populationincrease=-1.5| language=[[Norwegian language|Neutral]]| lat_deg=60| lat_min=34| lat_sec=18| lon_deg=8| lon_min=4| lon_sec=18| utm_zone=32V| utm_northing=6715453 |utm_easting=0449127| geo_cat=adm2nd| coatofarms=Hol komm.png| map=[[Image:Hol kart.png|140px]]|| munwebpage=www.hol.kommune.no| }} [[Image:Hol old church 17may2006.jpg|thumb|left|Hol old church]] [[Image:Hol church jan2006.jpg|thumb|left|Hol church]] '''Hol''' is a municipality in the county of [[Buskerud]], Norway. Hol was separated from [[Ål]] in 1877. The area of [[Dagali]] was transferred from [[Uvdal]] to Hol in 1944. ==The name== The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Hol ([[Old Norse language|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 many [[forge]]s that have been in the municipality.) ==Culture== [[Hol Bygdemuseum]], along the road from [[Ål]] to [[Geilo]] in the small village of [[Hagafoss]]. 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 of [[Dagali]], on the brink of [[Hardangervidda]]. A museum with 10 buildings. The oldest building dates back to 18th century, and they come from [[Dagali]], [[Skurdalen]], [[Tunhovd]] and [[Uvdal]]. ==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, like [[paintballing]], 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] {{Buskerud}} [[Category:Municipalities of Buskerud]] {{Buskerud-geo-stub}} [[da:Hol]] [[de:Hol]] [[it:Hol]] [[nl:Hol (Buskerud)]] [[no:Hol]] [[nn:Hol kommune]] [[nds:Kommun Hol]] [[pl:Hol (Norwegia)]] [[pt:Hol]] [[ro:Hol]] [[sl:Hol]] [[sv:Hol kommun]]