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Toft
Norway, Norway
Toft, Norway, primarily refers to a village on the Hurum Peninsula in Asker municipality, Akershus, along the Oslo Fjord, known for its industrial heritage sparked in 1896 when businessman Anthon B. Nielsen purchased Tofte farm and built a cellulose factory operational by 1899, fueling population growth and worker housing like the English-inspired "Murgårda" buildings from 1910. The factory, a community cornerstone for over a century alongside Hurum Fabriker, closed in 2013 amid disputes, leading to site redevelopment into a business park while preserving industrial relics; nearby Filtvet aided medieval trade and 18th-century iron mining before Tofte's rise. Other Tofts exist, such as the medieval royal farm in Dovre under Harald Fairhair, but the fjordside industrial hub dominates modern recognition.
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8909 Brønnøysund, Norway
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