Post code: N-3500
Telephone code: 067
The Norwegian town of Hønefoss, at the junction of the Begna (Ådalselv) and the Randselv, is the industrial and administrative center of the district of Ringerike and an important traffic junction with trains to Oslo or Bergen available. It is divided into a
northern and a southern half by the Begna, on which there is a double waterfall, the Hønefoss (hydro-electric station), within the town. The falls are impressive only when the water level is high.
The falls were the basis of the town's industrial development: in 1668 there were 23 sawmills here. In addition to woodworking the local industries include textiles, skiing equipment and tool manufacture.
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