Fåberg (village)

Village in Lillehammer, Norway

Village in Eastern Norway, Norway

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Coordinates: 61°10′06″N 10°24′17″E﻿ / ﻿61.16836°N 10.40479°E﻿ / 61.16836; 10.40479
Country| Norway
Region| Eastern Norway
County| Innlandet
District| Gudbrandsdalen
Municipality| Lillehammer Municipality
Area

[1]

• Total

| 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation

[2]

| 155 m (509 ft)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total

| 696
• Density| 1,347/km2 (3,490/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code|

2625 Fåberg

Fåberg is a village in Lillehammer Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Gudbrandsdalen valley, along the shore of the Gudbrandsdalslågen river. The town of Lillehammer lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southeast of Fåberg and the village of Jorstadmoen lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the southwest of Fåberg. The European route E6 highway and the Dovrebanen railway line both run through the village. The historic Fåberg Church lies a short distance west of the village, on the other side of the river.[3]

Fåberg Church

The 0.52-square-kilometre (130-acre) village has a population (2021) of 696 and a population density of 1,347 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,490/sq mi).[1]

From 1838 to 1964, the village of Fåberg was the administrative centre of the old Fåberg Municipality. In 1964, it was merged into Lillehammer Municipality.

## Name

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The village was named after the nearby Fåberg farm (Old Norse: Fágaberg) because the first Fåberg Church was built there. The meaning of the first element is unknown. The last element is berg which means "mountain". Prior to 1921, the name was spelled "Faaberg".[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2021). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
2. ^ "Fåberg, Lillehammer". yr.no. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
3. ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (29 March 2022). "Fåberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

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