Buskerud

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Buskerud Coat of Arms
Spitzbergen Jan Mayen Østfold Vestfold Oslo Akershus Telemark Aust-Agder Vest-Agder Rogaland Hordaland Buskerud Hedmark Oppland Sogn og Fjordane Møre og Romsdal Trøndelag Trøndelag Nordland Troms Finnmark Estland Lettland Dänemark Finnland Schweden Schweden RusslandBuskerud in Norway
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Basic data
Country : Norway
Administrative center : Drammen
Area : 14,910.96 km²
Residents : 283,148 (January 1, 2019)
Population density : 18.3 inhabitants / km²
Municipalities : 21st
ISO 3166-2 NO-06
politics
Fylkesordfører : Gate Ottar Karlsen
Fylkesmann : Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl

Buskerud is a landscape and former province ( Fylke ) in Norway , which became part of the newly created province of Viken on January 1, 2020 as part of a regional reform in Norway . It had a total area of ​​14,911 km² (land area 13,797 km²) and bordered the provinces of Akershus , Oslo , Oppland , Sogn og Fjordane , Hordaland , Telemark and Vestfold . The administrative center of the province was Drammen . Buskerud also forms a constituency .

coat of arms

The Buskerud coat of arms was created in April 1966 and shows a cobalt blue bear on a silver background. The fylke used to be home to large bear populations, but since the 1970s the bears have disappeared. The cobalt blue symbolizes cobalt extraction and the Modum blue paint factory . The silver colored background represents the silver mines in Kongsberg .

geography

The area stretches from Hemsedalsfjell and Hardangervidda in the north-west to Hurumland on the Oslofjord in the south-east. Large, parallel valleys with rivers run through the Fylke; from the southwest the Numedal with the Numedalslågen , the Sigdal with the Simon , the Hallingdal with the Hallingdalselv and the Snarumselv , and the Ådal with the Begna and the Ådalselv , which flows into the Randselv , with the Hønefoss and the Storelv , which into the Tyrifjord flows, one of the largest inland lakes in the country.

The nature of the Fylke varies greatly: extensive lowlands alternate with mountain areas and large forests. 7% of the area is below 150 m. ü. M., 41% are at 900 m. ü. M. and higher. The coastal strip in the southeast lies on the Drammen and the Oslofjord . Some mountain ranges reach 1000 m. ü. M.

Parts of the Hardangervidda National Park, founded in 1981, are located in Fylke Buskerud, in the municipalities of Hol and Nore og Uvdal .

Traditionally, the area is divided into four landscapes. These are Eiker , Ringerike , Numedal and Hallingdal .

history

In the area of ​​the former Eiker there are the settlements Nedre Eiker and Øvre Eiker , where evidence of civilization from the 8th millennium BC. Chr. Were found.

The Buskerud Office was split off from the Akershus Office in 1679 and has been known as Fylke since 1919. Until 1919 it was divided into the bailiwicks of Buskerud, Hallingdal, Numedal and Ringerike .

Municipalities

Residents on January 1, 2019

  1. Drammen (68,933)
  2. Flesberg (2,694)
  3. Flå (1,052)
  4. Gol (4,576)
  5. Hemsedal (2,481)
  6. Hol (4,473)
  7. Hole (6,845)
  8. Hurum (9,521)
  9. Kongsberg (27,481)
  10. Krødsherad (2,239)
  11. Lier (26,373)
  2. Modum (13,980)
  3. Nedre Eiker (24,963)
  4. Nes (3,315)
  5. Nore and Uvdal (2,239)
  6. Ringerike (30,442)
  7. Rollag (1,419)
  8. Røyken (22,635)
  9. Sigdal (3,490)
  10. Øvre Eiker (19,117)
  11. Ål (4,671)
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Web links

Commons : Buskerud  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vi blir ikke helt kvitt fylket med nye regioner , NRK

Coordinates: 60 ° 17 ′ 24 ″  N , 9 ° 11 ′ 24 ″  E