Noresund is a small village inKrødsherad in the county ofBuskerud,Norway.
Noresund is located on LakeKrøderen. Highway 7 (Riksvei 7) passes through the village.Norefjell Ski Area is located 3 kilometers northwest of Noresund. The population of Noresund is 331 (2006).
Noresund is perhaps best known for with association with the Krødsherad Rectory Natural Monument (Krødsherad prestegård naturminne). This is the site of theoak tree known as The Old Master. This tree was made famous by the poetry of clergyman and poetJørgen Moe. In 1853 Moe became a resident chaplain inSigdal andKrødsherad, a position he held for ten years. At Noresund he found inspiration for one of his most famous poems, "The Old Master" (den gamle Mester).[1][2][3]
The first element is the name of the farm Nore (NorseNórar), the last element issund n 'sound,strait'. The name of the farm is the plural ofnór n 'narrow strait' - so the meaning of the nameNoresund is 'strait-strait'. The actual strait divides LakeKrøderen in two parts (Upper K. and Lower K.). The farm Nore has also given name to the mountainNorefjell.
60°10′N9°37′E / 60.167°N 9.617°E /60.167; 9.617
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