GC2NWJ7 Hadeland Folkemuseum (Traditional Cache) in Innlandet, Norway created by Ormputt

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Ormputt: Museet er ferdig med ombyggingen men jeg finner ikke noen egnet plassering av en ny cache, velger derfor og arkivere den så får andre evt. se om de finner en plassering av en cache der. Takker for alle besøkende.

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Hidden : 5/14/2011

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Hadeland Folkemuseum

Hadeland Folkemuseum is a regional museum for Hadeland. It was founded in 1913, it is located in Tingelstad in Gran. The museum is situated along Kongevegen (The King's Road), the road from Oslo to Bergen which passes through Hadeland.

Hadeland Folkemuseum is an open air museum containing more than 30 buildings from the 17th to the 20th centuries. All the items in the museum are original and have been collected from various farms and other locations in the area. The Documentation Center for Hadeland consist of photographs, archive, objects from Hadeland and a library.

Hadeland Folkemuseum has a collection of farm implements as well as a copy of the Dynna stone which dates from the 11th century. The Dynna stone originated in Gran but was relocated to the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History in Oslo in 1879. Hadeland Folkemuseum is located near Tingelstad old church (Tingelstad gamle kirke) also known as St. Petri Church. The Romanesque stone church was built around 1220 and known for its intact interior from the 16th and 17th century. Take a look yourself and search for the cache GCNN3R

A visit to Prestenke Sjo is also recommended, it was here the Norwegian poet Aasmund Olavsson Vinje died in 1870. GC2NKW7

During the summer season the museum arranges some special activity days when the open air museum teems with life. Visit the link below to see the museums program when you visit the area. Link to Hadeland Folkemuseum

The cache itself is NANO, please bring your own pencil: