Sysle is a village in the municipality of Modum, Buskerud county, Norway. Its population (2014) is 227.
Sysle is principally a residential area situated about six km northwest of Vikersund. It is located on Norwegian National Road 280 (Riksvei 280). The village is situated on the Snarumselva, a continuation of the Hallingdalselva which flows from Lake Krøderen.
There was a rail stop on the Krøderbanen railway line which runs from Vikersund to Krøderen. Sysle station opened in 1872. In 1958, passenger traffic was shut down and Sysle was reclassified as a freight station. Freight traffic ended in 1985.
References
- (Statistisk sentralbyrå))
- Geir Thorsnæs Sysle (Store norske leksikon)
- Snarumselva (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
- Velkommen til Krøderbanen (Norsk Jernbaneklubb) Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
59°59′20″N 9°55′08″E / 59.9889°N 9.91889°E / 59.9889; 9.91889
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