Attractions Lier, Norway

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frogner kirke



frogner parsonage



bygdeborgen – village stronghold middle ages on fosskollen
frogner kirke – romanesque parish church built in 1650
gilhusodden – nature preserve
gjellebekk skanse – defence bulwark during great northern war prevented swedish invasion of norway in 1716
lier bygdetun – rural museum including 40-acre (160,000 m) farm
hans christian heg statue - @ haugestad in community of lierbyen
st. hallvard s minne – memorial of st. hallvard, patron saint of oslo
sylling cemetery – ten british raf airmen buried in commonwealth war graves plot






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