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[[File:Lier gamle stasjon.JPG|thumb|Former Lier Rail Station on the Drammen Line (1872–1973)]]
'''Lierbyen''' is the administrative center of [[Lier, Norway|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&nbsp;km from [[Oslo]], about 8&nbsp;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).<ref>{{cite journal|author=Statistics Norway |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2007 |year=2007 |url=http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/tab-2007-06-07-01-en.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107110157/http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/tab-2007-06-07-01-en.html |archivedate= 7 November 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Statistics Norway | title=Kart over tettsteder og sentrumsområder 1. januar 2005 | year=2005 | url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/01/01/20/tettstedkart/fylke06.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lierelva.org/kart.html |title=''Lierelva'' (lierelva.org) |access-date=2015-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712221439/http://www.lierelva.org/kart.html |archive-date=2015-07-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://snl.no/Lierbyen ''Lierbyen'' (Store norske leksikon. Geir Thorsnæs)]</ref><ref>[https://snl.no/Lierdalen ''Lierdalen'' (Store norske leksikon. Geir Thorsnæs)]</ref>
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.<ref>[http://www.murfreesboropost.com/news.php?viewStory=11349 ''Scandinavia Regiment'' (Murfreesboro, Tennessee Post. May 13, 2009) ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717101535/http://www.murfreesboropost.com/news.php?viewStory=11349 |date=July 17, 2011 }}</ref><ref>[https://snl.no/Hans_Christian_Heg ''Hans Christian Heg'' (Store norske leksikon.Torbjørn Sirevåg)]</ref>
==Notable residents==
*[[Gert Nygårdshaug]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WaterfordLocHist/WPLHeg/reference/wi.wplheg.i0012.pdf Hans Christian Heg Memorial Statue]
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[[Category:Villages in Buskerud]]
[[Category:Lier, Norway]]
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