Damtjern (Ringerike)

Damtjern is a small lake in Ringerike in Viken county, Norway. Damtjern is situated within the Krokskogen forested area.[1]

Damtjern
Damtjern is located in Norway
Damtjern
Damtjern
LocationKrokskogen, Ringerike, Norway
Coordinates60°07′36″N 10°24′54″E

There is a road up to Damtjern from Stubbdal, a village situated at the head of Åsa in Ringerike. Damtjern is a setting-off point for walking in the area, both during summer and winter. Between Stubbdal and Damtjern there are old tracks to the Conveyor in Asa (Kjerraten i Åsa). At the Conveyor Museum (Kjerratmuseet) it is possible to learn how the Swedish engineer Samuel Bagge (1774-1814) made it possible for Peder Anker of Bogstad to move timber to Damtjern from Steinsfjorden, before floating it down to the Sørkedalselva river in Sørkedalen.[2][3][4]

References
  1. Geir Thorsnæs. "Krokskogen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  2. Carsten Hopstock Peder Anker – utdypning (Store norske leksikon)
  3. Kjerraten i Åsa (Foreningen Kjerratmuseet)
  4. Historikk - Kjerraten i Åsa (Kjerraten)
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