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Buskerud (Urban East Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈbʉ̂skərʉː](listen)) is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardangervidda mountain range in the northwest. The county administration was in modern times located in Drammen.[1] Buskerud was merged with Akershus and Østfold into the newly created Viken County on 1 January 2020.[2] On the 23 February 2022 Viken County Council voted in a 49 against 38 decision to submit an application to the Norwegian government for a county demerger.[3]
The county was named after the old manor Buskerud (Old Norse: Biskupsruð) (Biskopsrøysa) located on the west side of the Drammen River in Åmot, Modum municipality. The first element is the genitive case of biskup, 'bishop' (referring to the Bishop of Hamar), the last element is ruð n 'clearing, farm'. The farm was one of the largest in Buskerud, and the original name of the farm (before it became a benefice) was probably Modum. At the time of the Reformation (c. 1536–39) the farm became property of the Crown at which time the farm then served as the residence of the king's bailiffs until 1668.[4][5][6]
Geography
Buskerud extended from Hurum at the Oslofjord to the Halling mountains and Hardanger. The county was conventionally divided into traditional districts. These were Hallingdal, Numedal, Ringerike, Lower Buskerud, which was originally part of Vestfold, and Western Vingulmark.
Buskerud's western part was a mountainous plateau with forested valleys and high, grassy pastures; its eastern part contains a lowland basin with many lakes and streams. Tyrifjorden and Krøderen were the biggest lakes. Numedalslågen, the third longest river in Norway, starting in Hordaland, ran through Buskerud unto Vestfold where it reached the sea, while river Begna sweeps into lake Sperillen.
Buskerud was separated from Akershus as an amt of its own in 1685, but the amt was smaller than today. It then consisted of the present districts Eiker, Hallingdal, and Ringerike. The area of the present municipalities of Flesberg, Hurum, Kongsberg, Lier, Nore og Uvdal, Rollag and Røyken were transferred from Akershus amt to Buskerud amt in 1760. The name Buskeruds amt was changed to Buskerud fylke in 1919. The municipality of Skoger was transferred from Vestfold to Buskerud in 1964.[15]
The area Ringerike may once have been a small kingdom. During the 10th century, Norway's kings Olaf Tryggvason and Olaf Haraldsson grew up at Bønsnes in Ringerike. In the valley of Numedal, silver was mined in Kongsberg from the 17th century until discontinued in 1957. Weapons industry had been developed in Kongsberg from 1814, and various high tech industry companies now represent the town's major employers. At Modum there was also Blaafarveværket, a cobaltpigment production works (Blue Colour Works).[16]
Today, agriculture, lumber, wood-pulp mills and other related industries are the county's main economic activities; ample hydroelectric power is produced by the rivers Begna (Begnaelva) and Rands (Randselva) . Buskerud has also a large forested area. Substantial income is derived from high tech industries located in Kongsberg. Other significant income comes from the cabin areas in northern Buskerud.[17][18]
Coat of arms
Buskerud's coat of arms were adopted in April 1966. It features a blue bear whose colours are symbolic of the blue colour works. The silver background of Buskerud's coat of arms represents the silver industry in Kongsberg.
Number of minorities (1st and 2nd gen.) in Buskerud by country of origin in 2017[19]
^Statistics Norway - Members of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway, by religion/life stance. County. 2006-2010 November 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^Geir Thorsnæs. "Ringerike, Hallingdal, Eiker og Buskeruds amt". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
^Ingolf Jarle Rui. "Modum Blaafarveværk". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
^Geir Thorsnæs. "Begna". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
^Asbjørn Vinjar. "Randselva". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
^"Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". ssb.no. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
^Statistisk Sentralbyrå (1 January 2010). "www.ssb.no".
External links
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Norwegian July 2012 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Norwegian article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 323 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Norwegian Wikipedia article at no Buskerud see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated no Buskerud to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Buskerud Urban East Norwegian pronunciation ˈbʉ skerʉː listen is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway bordering Akershus Oslo Oppland Sogn og Fjordane Hordaland Telemark and Vestfold The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardangervidda mountain range in the northwest The county administration was in modern times located in Drammen 1 Buskerud was merged with Akershus and Ostfold into the newly created Viken County on 1 January 2020 2 On the 23 February 2022 Viken County Council voted in a 49 against 38 decision to submit an application to the Norwegian government for a county demerger 3 BuskerudFormer countyBuskerud fylkeCounty Council in DrammenFlagCoat of armsBuskerud within NorwayCoordinates 60 30 00 N 09 30 00 E 60 50000 N 9 50000 E 60 50000 9 50000 Coordinates 60 30 00 N 09 30 00 E 60 50000 N 9 50000 E 60 50000 9 50000CountryNorwayCountyBuskerudRegionOstlandetCounty IDNO 06Administrative centreDrammenGovernment GovernorKirsti Kolle Grondahl Arbeiderpartiet 1999 2020 County mayorMorten Eriksrod Conservative Party 2011 2020 Area Total14 908 km2 5 756 sq mi Land13 794 km2 5 326 sq mi Rank 12 in Norway 4 53 of Norway s land areaPopulation 30 September 2019 Total284 955 Rank8 5 29 of country Density18 km2 50 sq mi Change 10 years 6 7 DemonymBuskerudfolkTime zoneUTC 01 CET Summer DST UTC 02 CEST Official language formNeutralIncome per capita 155 400 NOKGDP per capita 227 626 NOK 2001 GDP national rank7 3 57 of country Websitewww wbr bfk wbr noData from Statistics Norway Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 2 1 Mountains 3 History 4 Economy 5 Coat of arms 6 Notable people from Buskerud 6 1 Sports figures 6 2 Entertainers 7 Municipalities 8 Districts 9 Cities 10 Parishes 11 Villages 12 Former Municipalities 13 Gallery 14 References 15 External linksEtymology EditThe county was named after the old manor Buskerud Old Norse Biskupsrud Biskopsroysa located on the west side of the Drammen River in Amot Modum municipality The first element is the genitive case of biskup bishop referring to the Bishop of Hamar the last element is rud n clearing farm The farm was one of the largest in Buskerud and the original name of the farm before it became a benefice was probably Modum At the time of the Reformation c 1536 39 the farm became property of the Crown at which time the farm then served as the residence of the king s bailiffs until 1668 4 5 6 Geography EditBuskerud extended from Hurum at the Oslofjord to the Halling mountains and Hardanger The county was conventionally divided into traditional districts These were Hallingdal Numedal Ringerike Lower Buskerud which was originally part of Vestfold and Western Vingulmark Hallingdal consisted of Fla Nes Gol Hemsedal Al and Hol 7 Numedal consisted of Flesberg Rollag and Nore og Uvdal 8 Ringerike consisted of Hole Krodsherad Modum Ringerike and Sigdal Western Vingulmark consisted of Hurum and Royken 9 10 Lower Buskerud consisted of Drammen Hurum Kongsberg Lier Nedre Eiker Royken and Ovre Eiker The district was merged from parts that belonged to Vestfold and Vingulmark 11 Buskerud s western part was a mountainous plateau with forested valleys and high grassy pastures its eastern part contains a lowland basin with many lakes and streams Tyrifjorden and Kroderen were the biggest lakes Numedalslagen the third longest river in Norway starting in Hordaland ran through Buskerud unto Vestfold where it reached the sea while river Begna sweeps into lake Sperillen Mountains Edit Haukefjellet Hestebottnuten Julsennuten Kyrkjebonosi Nystolsvarden Oljunuten Raggsteinnuten Tyrvlesnuten VargebreenHistory EditHistorical populationYearPop 1951156 220 1961168 351 7 8 1971198 852 18 1 1981214 571 7 9 1991225 261 5 0 2001238 833 6 0 2011261 110 9 3 2021 300 142 14 9 2031 332 808 10 9 Source Statistics Norway 12 Religion in Buskerud 13 14 religion percentChristianity 83 01 Islam 3 14 Buddhism 0 31 Other 13 54 Buskerud was separated from Akershus as an amt of its own in 1685 but the amt was smaller than today It then consisted of the present districts Eiker Hallingdal and Ringerike The area of the present municipalities of Flesberg Hurum Kongsberg Lier Nore og Uvdal Rollag and Royken were transferred from Akershus amt to Buskerud amt in 1760 The name Buskeruds amt was changed to Buskerud fylke in 1919 The municipality of Skoger was transferred from Vestfold to Buskerud in 1964 15 The area Ringerike may once have been a small kingdom During the 10th century Norway s kings Olaf Tryggvason and Olaf Haraldsson grew up at Bonsnes in Ringerike In the valley of Numedal silver was mined in Kongsberg from the 17th century until discontinued in 1957 Weapons industry had been developed in Kongsberg from 1814 and various high tech industry companies now represent the town s major employers At Modum there was also Blaafarvevaerket a cobalt pigment production works Blue Colour Works 16 Economy Edit Winter in Blefjell Today agriculture lumber wood pulp mills and other related industries are the county s main economic activities ample hydroelectric power is produced by the rivers Begna Begnaelva and Rands Randselva Buskerud has also a large forested area Substantial income is derived from high tech industries located in Kongsberg Other significant income comes from the cabin areas in northern Buskerud 17 18 Coat of arms EditBuskerud s coat of arms were adopted in April 1966 It features a blue bear whose colours are symbolic of the blue colour works The silver background of Buskerud s coat of arms represents the silver industry in Kongsberg Number of minorities 1st and 2nd gen in Buskerud by country of origin in 2017 19 Nationality Population 2017 Poland 8 259 Turkey 2 975 Lithuania 2 961 Iraq 2 293 Afghanistan 1 928 Somalia 1 874 Sweden 1 842 India 1 662 Pakistan 1 641 Denmark 1 638 Kosovo 1 499 Germany 1 482 Iran 1 327 Eritrea 1 211 Bosnia Herzegovina 1 206 Vietnam 1 193 Thailand 1 095 Syria 1 043 Russia 1 040 Philippines 956Notable people from Buskerud EditSports figures Edit Frode Andresen Ringerike Christer Basma Royken Dag Bjorndalen Modum Ole Einar Bjorndalen Modum Havard Bokko Hol Kim Christiansen Drammen Ole Gunnar Fidjestol Modum Tord Asle Gjerdalen Hole Erik Hagen Ringerike Anders Jacobsen Ringerike Jorre Kjemperud Modum Pal Gunnar Mikkelsplass Nes Borre Naess Kongsberg Sigurd Pettersen Rollag Steinar Pettersen Drammen Asbjorn Ruud Kongsberg Birger Ruud Kongsberg Sigmund Ruud Kongsberg Stromsgodset Gulskogen Drammen Adne Sondral HolEntertainers Edit Saebjorn Buttedahl Lier Karin Fossum Lier Morten Harket Kongsberg Thorbjorn Jagland Lier Theodor Kittelsen Sigdal Jonas Lie Modum Jorgen Moe Hole Anne Marie Ottersen Kongsberg Olav Thon Al Christian Skredsvig Sigdal Jonas Fjeld Drammen Elin Sogn KongsbergMunicipalities Edit Municipalities in Buskerud Rank Name Inhabitants 20 Area km21 Drammen 62 566 1362 Ringerike 28 806 1 4373 Kongsberg 27 817 7614 Lier 23 267 2835 Nedre Eiker 22 687 1166 Royken 18 894 1127 Ovre Eiker 16 616 4218 Modum 12 911 4689 Hurum 9 045 15610 Hole 5 976 13511 Al 4 672 1 08312 Gol 4 479 51713 Hol 4 422 1 66914 Sigdal 3 514 81315 Nes 3 420 77616 Flesberg 2 578 54217 Nore og Uvdal 2 514 2 28118 Krodsherad 2 117 34119 Hemsedal 2 087 71520 Rollag 1 390 48421 Fla 998 674Total Buskerud 257 673 12 336Districts EditMain page Category Districts of Buskerud Eiker Eggedal Hallingdal Hurumlandet Jondalen Numedal Ringerike Lower Buskerud Kjenner KlokkarstuaCities EditMain article list of towns and cities in Norway Drammen Honefoss Kongsberg HokksundParishes EditBakke Bragernes Dagali Drammen Eftelot Eggedal Eiker Fiskum Flesberg Fla Frogner Gol Haug see Eiker Haug i Norderhov Hedenstad Heggen Hemsedal Hol Hole Holmen Holmsbu Hurum Hval Honefoss Jondalen Komnes Kongsberg Krodsherad Krydsherred Lier Lunder Lyngdal Modum Nedre Eiker Nes i Hallingdal Nes i Adal Norderhov Nore Nykirke Opdal Rollag Royken Sandsvaer Sigdal Holem Snarum Sollihogda Stromso Svene Sylling Tangen Torpo Tranby Tuft Tyristrand Uvdal Veggli Viker Ytre Adal Adal Al Drammen Branch LDS 1854 1952 Drammen Den Katolske Apostoliske Menighet 1877 1935 Drammen and Oslo Den Katolske Apostoliske Menighet 1872 1932 Hurum Branch LDS 1855 1867 Kongsberg Branch LDS 1939 1948 Villages EditMain article list of villages in Buskerud Ask Askgrenda Burud Bodalen Batsto Dagali Dagslett Darbu Dramdal Drolsum Eftelot Egge Filtvet Gardnos Geilo Geithus Gomnes Gulsvik Hagafoss Hallingby Haugastol Haugsbygd Helgelandsmoen Hen Hennummarka Holmsbu Hovet Honefoss Hval Hvittingfoss Hyggen Kjenner Klokkarstua Konnerud Krokstadelva Kroksund Kroderen Kvisla Lahell Lampeland Lierbyen Lierskogen Lierstranda Mjondalen Midtbygda Nakkerud Nedre Eggedal Nes Adal Nesbyen Nore Noresund Naersnes Oddevall Ormasen Ovenstadlia Prestfoss Reistad Rollag Rodberg Sjastad Skoger Skollenborg Skotselv Slemmestad Sokna Solbergelva Sollihogda Spikkestad Steinberg Steinsasen Storsand Sundvollen Svene Sylling Sysle Saetre Tofte Torpo Tronstad Tyristrand Ustaoset Uvdal Veggli Vestbygda Vestfossen Vik Vikersund Amot Aros Asa AsbygdaFormer Municipalities EditMain article list of former municipalities of Norway Eiker Gol og Hemsedal Honefoss Norderhov Nore Sandsvaer Skoger Stromm Stromsgodset Tyristrand Uvdal Ytre Sandsvaer Ovre Sandsvaer AdalGallery Edit Blaafarvevaerket in Modum Hokksund Station Frogner Rectory in Lier Honefoss Church in Ringerike burned down 2007 References Edit Geir Thorsnaes Buskerud Store norske leksikon Retrieved February 5 2016 Prop 84 S Norwegian Government Retrieved 22 January 2018 Fylkestinget har vedtatt soknad om fylkesdeling Viken County Retrieved 23 February 2022 Einar Sorensen Buskerud gard pa Modum historieboka Archived from the original on March 7 2016 Retrieved February 5 2016 Geir Thorsnaes Buskerud hovedgard Store norske leksikon Retrieved February 5 2016 Buskerud Modum herad Matrikkelutkastet av 1950 Retrieved February 5 2016 Geir Thorsnaes Hallingdal Store norske leksikon Retrieved February 5 2016 Geir Thorsnaes Numedal Store norske leksikon Retrieved February 5 2016 Per G Norseng Vestfold gammelt navn Store norske leksikon Archived from the original on October 18 2016 Retrieved February 5 2016 Svein Askheim Vingulmark Store norske leksikon Retrieved February 5 2016 Munch Peter Andreas 1849 Historisk geographisk beskrivelse over kongeriget Norge Noregsveldi i middelalderen W Gram pp 5 7 Projected population Statistics Norway Statistics Norway Church of Norway Statistics Norway Members of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway by religion life stance County 2006 2010 Archived November 2 2011 at the Wayback Machine Geir Thorsnaes Ringerike Hallingdal Eiker og Buskeruds amt Store norske leksikon Retrieved February 5 2016 Ingolf Jarle Rui Modum Blaafarvevaerk Store norske leksikon Retrieved February 5 2016 Geir Thorsnaes Begna Store norske leksikon Retrieved February 5 2016 Asbjorn Vinjar Randselva Store norske leksikon Retrieved February 5 2016 Immigrants and Norwegian born to immigrant parents by immigration category country background and percentages of the population ssb no Retrieved 3 August 2017 Statistisk Sentralbyra 1 January 2010 www ssb no External links Edit Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Buskerud Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buskerud Buskerud fylkeskommune Hallingdal Ringerikes region Drammens region Vest region Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Buskerud amp oldid 1139748831, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
