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Lierbyen is the administrative center of Lier municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The village is situated on the Lierelva River in the valley of Lierdalen which extends from Drammensfjord north toward Sylling near Tyrifjorden. Lierbyen is located about 39 km from Oslo, about 8 km from Drammen off European route E18. Lierbyen is a part of a greater urban area which also encompasses the villages Lier, Reistad and Kjellstad. The urban area has a population of 4,233 (2007). . 〔(''Lierelva'' (lierelva.org) )〕 〔(''Lierbyen'' (Store norske leksikon. Geir Thorsnæs) )〕 〔(''Lierdalen'' (Store norske leksikon. Geir Thorsnæs) )〕 Lierbyen was the birthplace of Hans Christian Heg, who emigrated in 1840 with his parents to Muskego, Wisconsin. Heg served as a colonel and brigade commander in the Union Army in the American Civil War. Heg organized the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment at Madison, Wisconsin. More popularly known as the "Scandinavian Regiment", the majority of its members were immigrants from Norway, or other Scandinavian countries. His statue by Paul Fjelde was raised in Madison, Wisconsin, with a cast erected in his home village. 〔(''Scandinavia Regiment'' (Murfreesboro, Tennessee Post. May 13, 2009) )〕 〔(''Hans Christian Heg'' (Store norske leksikon.Torbjørn Sirevåg) )〕 ==Notable Residents== *Gert Nygårdshaug 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lierbyen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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