Bærum

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coat of arms map
Coat of arms of the municipality of Bærum
Bærum (Norway)
Bærum
Bærum
Basic data
Commune number : 3024
Province  (county) : Viken
Administrative headquarters: Sandvika
Coordinates : 59 ° 56 '  N , 10 ° 30'  E Coordinates: 59 ° 56 '  N , 10 ° 30'  E
Surface: 192.29 km²
Residents: 127,731  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density : 664 inhabitants per km²
Language form : Bokmål
Postal code : 1311-1369
Website:
politics
Mayor : Lisbeth Hammer Krog  ( H ) (2011)
Location in the province of Viken
Location of the municipality in the province of Viken

Bærum  [ ˈbæːrʉm ] is a municipality in Viken , Norway . With 127,731 inhabitants (February 27, 2020) it is the largest municipality in Viken and the fifth largest in Norway. Until December 31, 2019, Bærum was part of the former Fylke Akershus . Please click to listen!Play

Bærum is considered the richest and most exclusive municipality in Norway, and the residents (“ Bæringer ”) are considered a stereotype for rich people in Norway.

geography

View of Bærum with Sandvika

Bærum is located between Oslo and Asker and is a western suburb of Oslo and part of the urban capital area and part of the Evangelical Lutheran diocese of Oslo .

Islands in Bærum

In addition to these islands, the economically important Fornebu peninsula , which lies directly in front of Oslo, belongs to the municipality's territory.

Locations and population in Bærum

Kommunegården with the Sandvikselva (Sandvik River) in the foreground
Baptist Church
The mountain Kolsåstoppen in Kolsåstoppen nature reserve Bærum

Administratively, Bærum is divided into 21 localities and 413 districts. On January 1, 2017, the following were counted as residents in the 21 localities:

  • Bærums Verk: 7.008
  • Dønski-Rud: 3,860
  • Grav: 6,650
  • Haslum: 6,285
  • Hosle: 8,412
  • Høvik: 5,051
  • Jar: 6,848
  • Jong: 4,091
  • Kirkerud-Sollihøgda: 3,952
  • Kolsås: 5,288
  • Løkeberg-Blommenholm: 7,572
  • Lommedalen : 4,733
  • Lysaker : 4,771
  • Østerås-Eiksmarka: 4,260
  • Østre Bærumsmarka: 1.910
  • Rykkinn Grouped: 9,083
  • Sandvika -Valler: 5,428
  • Slependen-Tanum: 7,230
  • Snarøya: 7.214
  • Stabekk : 7,629
  • Full: 5,645

Total population on January 1, 2017: 124,008

The Telenor Arena , home of Stabæk IF and the venue of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, is located in Bærum . Anders Behring Breivik , who was sentenced to 21 years' imprisonment and subsequent preventive detention for the murder of 77 people, is housed in Ila maximum security prison in Bærum Municipality. On August 10, 2019, a Norwegian assassin armed with firearms committed a terrorist attack on the Al Noor mosque, injuring a male who was stopping the perpetrator.

economy

The city is still a transport hub after the closure of Oslo-Fornebu Airport in 1998. In addition, the Norwegian telephone company Telenor has been based here since 2002.

Sports

Stabæk IF is a football club from Bærum.

Twin cities

Personalities

Well-known people born in Bærum include the former Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland , the ski jumper and world champion Rune Velta, and the biathlete and Olympic champion Tiril Eckhoff .

Web links

Commons : Bærum  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning
  2. ↑ citypopulation.de - Bærum, Municipality in Oslofjord, Subdivision , estimated figures from Statistics Norway, accessed on November 14, 2018
  3. ↑ (bh): 24 square meters for the rest of life. In: Tages-Anzeiger . August 24, 2012, accessed January 15, 2013 .
  4. ↑ Revered as a saint by online extremists, how Christchurch shooter inspired copycat terrorists around the world , The Independent , August 24, 2019
  5. ↑ Man who stormed mosque 'armed with shotguns' was inspired by Christchurch and El Paso attackers, messaging board post suggests , The Independent, August 11, 2019