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Encyclopedia > Hurum
Hurum kommune
County Buskerud
District
Municipality NO-0628
Administrative centre Klokkarstua
Mayor (2003) Roger Ryberg (Ap)
Official language form Bokmål
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage
Ranked 354
163 km²
156 km²
0.05 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density
Ranked 120
8,781
0.19 %
11.5 %
56/km²
Coordinates 59°36′N 10°31′E
www.hurum.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway Image File history File links Hurum_komm. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (700x785, 20 KB) Norsk: Kilde: Statistisk sentralbyrÃ¥. Modifisert av meg, Stianbh. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ... Buskerud is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. ... Norway may be divided into a number of traditional districts. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for Norway describe 19 counties (fylke). ... The Norwegian Labour Party (Det norske Arbeiderparti, Arbeiderpartiet or DNA) is a left-wing political party in Norway. ... Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ... Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which...

Coordinates: 59°36′N 10°31′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


Hurum is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway. It borders Røyken to the north. To the west the coastline is located close to the eastern coast of Vestfold with Svelvik. It is connected to the eastern side of the Oslofjord via Oslofjordtunnel, one of the longest underwater tunnels of its kind in Northern Europe. The tunnel is 7.2 km long and connects Hurumhalvøya to Akershus county. Buskerud is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. ... County Buskerud Landscape Municipality NO-0627 Administrative centre Røyken Mayor (2003) Rune Kjølstad (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 378 113 km² 111 km² 0. ... County NO-07 Region Østlandet Administrative centre Tønsberg County mayor   Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 18 2,224 km² 0. ... County Vestfold District Municipality NO-0711 Administrative centre Svelvik Mayor (2003) Knut Erik Lippert (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 419 58 km² 56 km² 0. ... Oslofjordtunnel connects Hurum municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway to the Akershus county on eastern side of the Oslofjord. ... County NO-02 Region Østlandet Administrative centre Oslo County mayor Hildur Horn Øien (KrF) Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 16 4,918 km² 1. ...


Hurum is located on the southern part of Hurumhalvøya, which is the peninsula between Oslofjord and Drammensfjord. The administrative centre is Klokkarstua, while the most populous villages are Tofte and Sætre. The Oslofjord (Oslofjorden) is a bay in the south-east of Norway, stretching from Færder in the south to Oslo at the head. ... Drammensfjord connects to Ytre Oslofjord on the west side. ...


Hurum was once suggested as the location for the new national airport of Norway. The plan was however abandoned, and the main airport is now situated at Gardermoen in Akershus county. Oslo Airport is located in Gardermoen in Ullensaker, Norway, 50 km north of Oslo, and is a modern, international airport with two runways. ...


The name

The Norse form of the name was Húðrimar. The meaning of the first element is unknown, the last element is the plural form of rimi m 'ridge'. Norse is related to Scandinavia, and may mean: Ancient Norse mythology Medieval Norsemen, i. ...



Municipalities of Buskerud Buskerud coat of arms

Drammen | Flesberg | Flå | Gol | Hemsedal | Hol | Hole | Hurum | Kongsberg | Krødsherad | Lier | Modum | Nedre Eiker | Nes | Nore og Uvdal | Ringerike | Rollag | Røyken | Sigdal | Øvre Eiker | Ål Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ... Buskerud is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... County Buskerud District Municipality NO-0602 Administrative centre Drammen Mayor (2003) Tore Opdal Hansen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 366 137 km² 135 km² 0. ... The municipality Flesberg in the county of Buskerud, Norway, has 2,532 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002, mainly in the four villages of Svene, Lampeland, Flesberg and Lyngdal. ... County Buskerud Landscape Hallingdal Municipality NO-0615 Administrative centre FlÃ¥ Mayor (2003) Hans Bekken (FlÃ¥ Bygdeliste) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 159 704 km² 670 km² 0. ... The municipality Gol in the county of Buskerud, Norway, has 4,415 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... Hemsedal is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway. ... Hol is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway, has 4,578 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Buskerud Landscape Ringerike Municipality NO-0612 Administrative centre Røyse Mayor (2003) Per R. Berger (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 329 198 km² 134 km² 0. ... Kongsberg (lit. ... County Buskerud Landscape Municipality NO-0622 Administrative centre Noresund Mayor (2003) Olav Skinnes (Tverrpolitisk bygdeliste) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 248 375 km² 340 km² 0. ... County Buskerud Landscape Municipality NO-0626 Administrative centre Lier Mayor (2003) Ulla Nævestad (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 277 301 km² 281 km² 0. ... County Buskerud District Municipality NO-0623 Administrative centre Vikersund Mayor (2003) Odd Flattum (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 204 515 km² 463 km² 0. ... County Buskerud Landscape Eiker Municipality NO-0625 Administrative centre Mjøndalen Mayor (2003) Rolf Bergersen (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 369 122 km² 114 km² 0. ... The municipality Nes in the county of Buskerud, Norway, has 3,479 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... The municipality Nore og Uvdal in the county of Buskerud, Norway, has 2,754 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... Ringerike is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway. ... The municipality Rollag in the county of Buskerud, Norway, has 1,477 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Buskerud Landscape Municipality NO-0627 Administrative centre Røyken Mayor (2003) Rune Kjølstad (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 378 113 km² 111 km² 0. ... County Buskerud Landscape Municipality NO-0621 Administrative centre Prestfoss Mayor (2003) Knut Tore Eidal (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 130 842 km² 811 km² 0. ... County Buskerud Landscape Eiker Municipality NO-0624 Administrative centre Hokksund Mayor (2003) Anders B. Werp (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 223 457 km² 418 km² 0. ... County Buskerud Landscape Hallingdal Municipality NO-0619 Administrative centre Ã…l Mayor (2003) Torleif T. Dalseide (V) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 85 1,171 km² 1,081 km² 0. ...


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