Commercial activities increased, and in 1854 the railway station was opened, connecting Christiania to Lake Mjøsa via the Hoved Line.
Traditionally Eidsivating was the court for the population around Lake Mjøsa.
The stations have had a large strategic role as transportation hub in the district, serving three railways and proximity to the harbour, where cargo and passengers could continue on the lake Mjøsa by steamship.
Today, aside from minor leisure boating and the steamship Skibladner, there is no water traffic on the lake.
He was also involved when a Norwegian-owned (as opposed to British-owned) steamship company trafficking the lake Mjøsa was established in 1853.
The bedrock in this area, roughly from Skien to Oslo and Mjøsa, results in soil rich in nutrients important for plant growth.
It was during his spell at HamKam Moen earned the nickname "Mjøsas Beckham" (The Beckham of Mjøsa)
The connection southwards from Hamar was with boat over the lake Mjøsa to Eidsvoll, and the Hoved Line to Oslo (Kristiania).
Tangen is a village lying near the shores of Mjøsa in the municipality of Stange, Norway.
Mjøsa | Mjøsa Bridge |
It starts in the ancient part of Oslo and heads north along the lake Mjøsa, up the Gudbrandsdal valley, over the Dovrefjell mountains, and down the Oppdal and Gauldalen valleys to end at the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.