Jondalen is a
valley in
Kongsberg municipality,
Norway, outside the city of Kongsberg. Its history is closely tied to Kongsberg and the
Kongsberg Silver Mines. The river
Jondalselva runs through the valley.
Jondalen Church was built in 1882. Jondalen became an independent
district in 1861, and was incorporated into the new, larger Kongsberg municipality in 1964.
Literature
Norske Gardsbruk, 2 vols.
Tho, Hallvard: Stedsnavnene i Jondalen. Oslo 1949.
Jondalen is a
valley in
Kongsberg municipality,
Norway, outside the city of Kongsberg. Its history is closely tied to Kongsberg and the
Kongsberg Silver Mines. The river
Jondalselva runs through the valley.
Jondalen Church was built in 1882. Jondalen became an independent
district in 1861, and was incorporated into the new, larger Kongsberg municipality in 1964.
Literature
Norske Gardsbruk, 2 vols.
Tho, Hallvard: Stedsnavnene i Jondalen. Oslo 1949.
