Tranby is a village in Lier municipality in Buskerud , Norway .
5-407: The village consists mainly of three residential areas located in a semi-circle around a small forest area. Tranby is a part of a greater urban area which also encompasses the village of Hennummarka . The urban area is named Tranby and has a population of 5,322. Tranby Church ( Tranby kirke ) dates from 1855. It was designed by architects Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno . The edifice
10-488: Is a popular location for activities like swimming and fishing. Several companies have established themselves in Tranby, with Aker Solutions ASA (formerly Aker Kværner and Kværner Eureka) being the largest. 59°49′N 10°15′E / 59.817°N 10.250°E / 59.817; 10.250 This Buskerud location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hennummarka Hennummarka
15-464: Is constructed of stone and has 360 seats. Access to the site is via Rv282 and Rv285. The name Tranby comes from the Old Norse name Trandabýr . The prefix Tranda may come from Trǫnd or Trǫnn , meaning "something around (a physical object)". The suffix býr derives from bý , which means "farm". A possible translation of Trandabýr could therefore be "something around a farm". Hallingstad school
20-456: Is the elementary school ( Barneskole ) in Tranby. Right next to it lies Tranby school, which is the lower secondary school ( Ungdomsskole ). The Liertoppen shopping centre [ no ] is located next to the European route E18 , which runs past Tranby. There is also an 8 m (approximately 26′3″) tall marble obelisk located at a former marble quarry in the nearby Gjellebekk forest. It
25-568: Was erected during King Frederick V 's visit to the area in 1749. Some of the marble from the quarry was used to help with the construction of Frederik's Church , also known as The Marble Church, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Ruins of an earlier sconce used during the Great Northern War , especially during King Charles XII 's invasion of Norway in 1716, can be found in the area near the obelisk. The nearby lake Damtjern (Lier) [ no ]
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