Nesbyen (municipality)
Nesbyen is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Nesbyen.
Nesbyen Municipality
Nesbyen kommune | |
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Administrative centre of Nesbyen | |
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Coat of arms | |
Buskerud within Norway | |
Nesbyen within Buskerud | |
| Coordinates: 60°33′30″N 9°6′4″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Buskerud |
| District | Hallingdal |
| Administrative centre | Nesbyen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Tore Haraldset (LL) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 810 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| • Land | 773 km2 (298 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #135 in Norway |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 3,467 |
| • Rank | #248 in Norway |
| • Density | 4/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +1.6% |
| Demonym | Nesning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3322 |
| Website | Official website |
The parish of Næs was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Flå was separated from Nes on 1 January 1905 to become a separate municipality.
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