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126: 141: 156: 290: 49: 97:. The first boom system at the site may have already been built in the 14th century, and was certainly in place by the 16th century. At the booms, timber was sorted and bundled before it was driven down the Glomma River and distributed to sawmills on the shore of Lake 52: 51: 56: 55: 50: 57: 54: 119:
Log driving on the Glomma River came to an end in 1985, and for a long time the Bingen Booms were poorly maintained. The Bingen Booms Heritage Society was established in 2011.
116:. At Bingen, catch booms were set up; this was a system of large stone piers and booms that held the timber back. From here, loose timber was released downriver to Fetsund. 53: 327: 208: 235: 18: 125: 140: 294: 155: 322: 332: 212: 260: 8: 70: 306: 105: 316: 147: 113: 33: 20: 132: 86: 109: 98: 78: 90: 289: 94: 82: 300: 180: 108:
in Fetsund was built in 1861. This created an obstacle for
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59°58′58″N 11°12′34″E / 59.98278°N 11.20944°E / 59.98278; 11.20944
Norwegian
log booms
Glomma
Sørumsand
Sørum
Norway
Øyeren
railway bridge across the Glomma River
log driving
Fetsund
The booms, facing north toward Sørumsand
Sørumsand
The booms, facing south toward Fetsund
Fetsund
One of the stone piers in the river
"Bingen Lenser"


"Bingen lenser"
the original
"Legg ut på en historisk vandring"
"Bingen Lenseminneforening"

Bingen Booms
Bingen Booms
Map of the Bingen Booms
Categories
Culture in Akershus
Buildings and structures in Akershus

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