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{{Short description|Mountain in Norway}}
[[File:Sokna Norefjell.jpg|thumb|250 px|Norefjell seen from [[Sokna]] in [[Ringerike (municipality)|Ringerike]]]]
[[File:Krödsherad IMG 3372 norefjell krödsherad rk 144422.JPG|thumb|250 px|[[Norefjell Ski Resort]] and [[Krøderen (lake)|Krøderen]]]]

'''Norefjell''' is a [[mountain range]] in the [[Scandes Mountains]] system in [[Norway]]. It stretches between the valleys of [[Eggedal]] (west) and [[Hallingdal]] (east).  It covers parts of the municipalities [[Flå]], [[Sigdal]], and [[Krødsherad]], all in the county [[Buskerud]].<ref>{{cite web|url=   https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/eastern-norway/norefjell/|title= Norefjell |publisher=  Innovation Norway 
|accessdate= November  1, 2017}}</ref>

The  highest peaks within the mountain range are:
* Gråfjell, {{convert|1468|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://snl.no/Gr%C3%A5fjell|title= Gråfjell|publisher= Store norske leksikon   
|author=   Geir Thorsnæs|accessdate= November  1, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Høgevarde]], {{convert|1459|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=   https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/eastern-norway/hallingdal/listings-hallingdal/h%C3%B8gevarde-10-iconic-walks/8503/|title= Høgevarde|publisher=  Innovation Norway|accessdate= November  1, 2017}}</ref>

[[Norefjell Ski Resort]] is an [[Alpine skiing|alpine]] ski resort located in the municipality [[Krødsherad]]. It is about one and a half hours drive north of [[Oslo]]. Norefjell was host to the [[Downhill (ski competition)|downhill]] and [[giant slalom]] competitions of the [[1952 Winter Olympics]].

The Norefjell mountain range is named after the old farm ''Nore'' (see [[Noresund]]). The last element is ''fjell'' meaning 'mountain'.<ref>[[Einar Haugen|Haugen, Einar]] (1967) Norwegian-English Dictionary (University of Wisconsin Press) {{ISBN|978-0-299-03874-8}}</ref>

==See also==
* "[[Theme from Norefjell]]", an electronic instrumental composition by [[DJ Tiësto]]

==References==
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{{commons category|Norefjell}}
==External links==
* [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/or1952w.pdf 1952 Winter Olympics official report.] pp.&nbsp;36–8. {{in lang|en|fr}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111201005147/http://en.skiinfo.com/ski-resort-info/norefjell-ENONOREF-103-en.jhtml On The Snow - Norefjell] (English)
* [http://www.norefjell.com Norefjell Skiresort Official website]
* [http://www.oslovinterpark.no/  Oslo Vinterpark Official website]


{{1952 Winter Olympic venues}}
{{Olympic venues alpine skiing}}

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[[Category:Mountain ranges of Norway]]
[[Category:Krødsherad]]
[[Category:Flå]]
[[Category:Sigdal]]
[[Category:Mountains of Buskerud]]
[[Category:Venues of the 1952 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic alpine skiing venues]]


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