18-645: Totten may refer to: Places [ edit ] Totten (mountain) , a mountain in Hemsedal, Norway Fort Totten (disambiguation) Totten Glacier , Antarctica Totten Inlet , Puget Sound, Washington, United States Totten Key , island in the Florida Keys, United States Totten Prairie, Illinois , United States People [ edit ] Alex Totten (born 1946), Scottish football player and manager Archibald W. O. Totten (1809–1867), Justice of
36-575: A mountain located in the Hemsedal municipality in Norway . It is a part of Hemsedal Top 20 . Some of the hike to the peak can be done by travelling with one of Hemsedal's many ski lifts. This article about a mountain, mountain range, or peak in Buskerud is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hemsedal Hemsedal is a municipality in Buskerud county , Norway . It
54-411: A number of enterprises that were not assessed tax. The estimated population was about 400 (the exact number is unknown). Until the mid-19th century, the population increased steadily. In 1845 there were 1,775 people in the village. However, the population declined again over the next 75 years. In 1920 it had fallen to 1,358, before once more starting to increase. Skogstad Hotell was completed in 1905 as
72-455: Is named after the valley of Hemsedal. The coat of arms is from modern times. The arms were granted on 2 October 1992 and were designed by Stein Davidsen. The arms show a gold lynx head on a red background. Hemsedal stave church ( Hemsedal stavkyrkje ) is believed to have been built between 1207 and 1224, and is first mentioned, as Ecclesia Aamsodal , in the accounts and diaries of
90-594: Is now also popular in the summer season, due to opportunities for fishing, hiking, climbing, cycling, golf and other activities. The municipality is bordered to the north by Vang and Vestre Slidre (both in Oppland county), to the east by Nord-Aurdal (in Oppland county) and Gol , to the south by Ål and Hol , and to the west by Lærdal (in Vestland county). Lakes in the region include Juklevatnet . One of
108-504: Is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal . The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Trøym . Hemsedal lies on the Norwegian National Road 52 (Rv 52). Hemsedal is located 220 km (136.70 mi) northwest of Oslo and 273 km (169.63 mi) from Bergen . In 1897, Hemsedal was separated from the municipality of Gol to become a municipality of its own. The Old Norse form of
126-877: The Union Army and Missouri militia general during the American Civil War and was the Assistant Inspector General Joseph Gilbert Totten (1788–1864), cofounder of the National Academy of Sciences Michael Totten (born 1970), American writer Robert J. Totten (1937–1995), American television director Samuel Totten , American genocide scholar and activist, Professor Emeritus, University of Arkansas Scott Totten , American musician Silas Totten (1804–1873), American academic and college president Willie Totten (born 1962), head coach of
144-517: The Mississippi Valley State University football team Other [ edit ] Totten trust See also [ edit ] Tottenham (disambiguation) Tottenville, Staten Island Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Totten . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
162-453: The Papal nuncios sent to Scandinavia to collect tithes in 1282–1324. In 1327 it was also mentioned under the name Skodvinar Kirkja i Hemsudali ; this refers to alternate names of the farm where it stood, Kyrkjebøen : Skodvin and Skadengård . The church was dismantled in 1882. Hemsedal Church ( Hemsedal kyrkje ) was built during 1882 as a replacement for Hemsedal stave church. It
180-638: The Tennessee Supreme Court Charles Adelle Lewis Totten , (1851–1908), American military officer, and influential early advocate of British Israelism Donald L. Totten (1933–2019), American politician and mechanical engineer George Muirson Totten (1809–1884), American civil engineer George Oakley Totten Jr. (1866–1939), American architect Henry Totten (1824–1899), American politician and businessman Henry Roland Totten (1892–1975), American botanist James Totten (1818–1871), officer in
198-562: The first hotel in the village. Before that, in the latter half of the 19th century, a road had been built through the village with the hope that it would become a major route to Western Norway . However, things changed dramatically with the opening of the Bergen Railway in 1909. Hemsedal once more became a detour, while upper Hallingdal took over as the main route. After the World War II , new places to stay were established in
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#1732764713086216-673: The first tourists in Hemsedal was the Norwegian polar explorer Fritjof Nansen , who visited in 1898 and stayed at the Bjøberg Fjellstue. Today Hemsedal is a popular destination, with Hemsedal Skisenter the main attraction. About 70% of all visitors come in the winter season (December–May) and most of the remaining 30% in the summer months. Hemsedal Skisenter is the second largest ski resort in Norway, with 44 km slopes. The ski centres in Hemsedal and Grøndalen were bought in 2000 by
234-401: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Totten&oldid=1157002692 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Totten (mountain) Totten is
252-460: The name was Hemsudalr . The second element is dalr , which means "dale" or "valley"; the first element is usually taken as the genitive case of the river name Hemsa (now Hemsil ) of unknown derivation, although Sophus Bugge believed that it might derive from the Old Norse hemsa , hefnsa or hofn , meaning "going to pasture". The Norwegian word hems ("bed built in a small loft room")
270-538: The valley bottom on both sides of the river and along the slopes. Because of the high altitude, farming has concentrated for the most part on livestock and dairy, and use of summer shielings has been important for the farms, which could not find sufficient pasturage in the valley bottom. Most therefore had milking stations on the shielings. In the 1647 cadastre there was only one farm in Hemsedal large enough to pay full taxes; there were 24 liable for half taxation and 15–16 assessed as disused. In addition, there were
288-468: The valley, such as Vangen Pensjonat (inn) at Tuv (1947) and Lykkjaheim Pensjonat (1953). A tourist agency was established in 1939 and in 1952 suggested building a ski lift in Hemsedal, but this did not happen until 1959, when Fossheim Pensjonat created the Tottenheisen, a 350-metre (1,150 ft) ski lift behind the inn at Ulsåk, serving the first piste in the village, Tottenløypa. However, this lift
306-532: Was constructed of wood on the basis of plans by architect Johannes Henrik Nissen . It has 500 seats. The organ was built in 1888 by Olsen & Jørgensens orgelfabrikk and was restored in 1976. The church is associated with the Hallingdal deanery of the Diocese of Tunsberg . Hemsedal's economy has traditionally been based on agriculture. The valley had small and medium-sized farms that were widely scattered on
324-414: Was torn down in 1961. Hemsedal Skisenter opened at Holdeskaret in 1961, and a few years later, planning began for tourist development. Over the five years beginning in 1980, a series of new businesses aimed at tourists were established. The first chairlift, Olaheisen, opened in 1983. Tourism has continued to grow in economic significance for Hemsedal. More than half of visitors come from abroad. Hemsedal
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