Øystre Ton
Subfarms: Brøtahaugen, Frøskebakken (Bakken), Holo, Smiugarden
Other units belonging to Ton: Dokken, Kvedne, Sagen, Trøgedalen,
Øvre Fauske
Mountainfarms: Bergskapsstølen, Flæten, Rotvollstølen, Skardet
(these units were sold out)
The Ton farms are located in the northwestern part of the
valley, a little south of Steinset and north of Hiei and Solbrekken.
In the west it stretches over the hill to the Nord Aurdal
border. The farm on the Nord Aurdal side is also called Ton,
they were probably one unit at one time. To the east Ton stretches
towards the mountains to Smiugarden.
Frøholm believes that this farm was first settled between
500 and 1000 AD. After the Black Death Ton didn't see any
settlers again until the 1590's. The king had the farm until
he sold it to the Dane Fredrik Werdelmann in the mid 1670s.
Son-in-law Johan Fredrik Bartholin later bought Ton and had
it until the 1701. Erik Olsson 1654-1728 was the first owner
of Ton. He purchased the farm from Bartholin in 1701.
Ton was divided into øvre and nedre Ton in 1753. Nord Etnedal
Church, also called Tons Church, is located on Ton farmland,
The church was built in the mid 1800s.
Earlier this part of Etnedal had been administrated from Skrautvål
in Nord Aurdal. From 1894 when Etnedal became independent
Kommune, both the parish and Nord Etnedal Church have been
integrated into Etnedal Kommune - and Etnedal Church administration.
There was also a post office and country store in this area
for a period of time. |
