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Ann Riedel
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Posted - 08/07/2018 :  19:58:44  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Is Kapelsrud a place or a farm.We are coming to Norway in Aug and I want to see where it is. Thank You

peder
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https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Nittedal_Parish,_Akershus,_Norway_Genealogy

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eibache
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Norway
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Posted - 08/07/2018 :  22:34:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
It is a farm, name written Kapellsrud today.
If you travel by car it is 36 km and a 40 minutes drive, see map.
Einar
Edited by - eibache on 08/07/2018 22:35:17
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Kċarto
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Norway
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Posted - 08/07/2018 :  23:45:17  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Kappelsrud was probably a "Kapell" Chapel for the workers on Hakadal Iron Works before the church was build ca 1605-10.
The origin of the name may have been Ulfsrud, not sure, named after the first settler Ulf.
The ending -rud means to clear the land, Ulf cleared the land.
Edited by - Kċarto on 08/07/2018 23:48:20
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Ann Riedel
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Posted - 09/07/2018 :  06:01:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thank you all for your information
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