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0534
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Oppland
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Hadeland
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Jaren
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Rigmor Aasrud ( Ap )
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20
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42
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Bokmål
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is a
Municipality in the
County of
Oppland ,
Norway .
Gran is part of
Hadeland . It is bordered to the north by
Søndre Land and
Vestre Toten , to the east by
Hurdal and
Nannestad , to the south by
Lunner and
Jevnaker , and to the west by
Ringerike . Areas of concentrated population include Brandbu, Gran and Jaren.
The economy of the municipality was in 2002 of NOK 24,098 in free income per inhabitant, and net debt per inhabitant was NOK 41,835 (also municipal economy, not private). Health care spendings represents about 1/3 of the total budget, which is 7.5 per cent higher than the average for Norway.
Granavollen is the site of the
Sister Churches (''Søsterkirkene''), two stone churches from the middle ages. They are constructed side by side. The smallest and oldest is the Mariakirke, a single
Nave church built in the
Romanesque style. The neighboring Nikolaikirke is a three-isled
Basilica , probably inspired by the construction of the
Halvardskirke in Oslo. According to local
Folklore , the churches were built by two sisters. These two detested each other so much they could not share the same church. A more likely explanation however, is that the Mariakirke was built for the local congregation, while the Nikolaikirke was the main church for
Hadeland parish.
At
Tingelstad there is another medieval stone church from the
12th Century , called
Tingelstad Old Church . This church has survived even though it has not been in regular use for some 140 years. This is also the location of
Hadeland Folkemuseum with a collection of buildings from the area, farm implements as well as a grave mound from the Viking period and a copy of the 11th century
Dynna Stone . It also holds an archive of photographs and documents.
