Hole (Norway)

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Basic data
Commune number :	3038
Province (county) :	Viken
Administrative headquarters:	Vik
Coordinates :	60 ° 3 ′ N , 10 ° 17 ′ E Coordinates: 60 ° 3 ′ N , 10 ° 17 ′ E
Surface:	192.68 km²
Residents:	6,799 (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density :	35 inhabitants per km²
Language form :	Bokmål
Website:	www.hole.kommune.no
politics
Mayor :	Syver Leivestad ( H ) (2019)
Location in the province of Viken

Hole is a municipality in the province ( Fylke ) Viken in Norway . Hole has 6799 inhabitants (as of February 27, 2020) and extends over an area of 195 km². The administrative seat is in Vik. The communes of Ringerike in the north, Bærum in the east, and Lier and Modum in the south border on Hole .

history

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows four stilted , three-pronged, golden crowns in red . The crowns represent the four kings who resided in Hole:

Little King Halvdan Svarte (approx. 820 - approx. 860)
Little King Sigurd Syr (-1018)
Olav the Saint (995-1030), King of Norway
Harald Hardråde (1015-1066), King of Norway

geography

Most of the residents live in the localities of Sundvolle, Vik, Røyse, Sollihøgda, Steinsåsen and Kroksund.

Personalities

Jørgen Moe (1813–1882), fairy tale collector
Olav Hurum (1884–1908), poet
Gunnar Bråthen (1896–1980), politician and trade unionist
Tord Asle Gjerdalen (* 1983), cross-country skier

Individual evidence

↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning

Web links

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[1] Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning