Buskerud
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 Buskerud within Norway |
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| Country | Norway | |
| County | Buskerud | |
| Region | Østlandet | |
| County ID | NO-06 | |
| Administrative centre | Drammen | |
| Government | ||
| • Governor |
Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl Arbeiderpartiet (1999–present) |
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| • County mayor | Morten Eriksrød Conservative Party (2011–present) |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 14,908 km2 (5,756 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 13,794 km2 (5,326 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | #12 in Norway, 4.53% of Norway's land area | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 271,252 | |
| • Rank | 8 (5.29% of country) | |
| • Density | 18/km2 (50/sq mi) | |
| • Change (10 years) | 6.7 % | |
| Demonym(s) | Buskerudfolk | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Income (per capita) | 155,400 NOK | |
| GDP (per capita) | 227,626 NOK (2001) | |
| GDP national rank | 7 (3.57% of country) | |
| Website | www.bfk.no | |
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Buskerud [ˈbʉskəˈrʉːd] (
listen) is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The county extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardangervidda mountain range in the northwest. The county administration is located in Drammen.
The county is named after the old manor Buskerud (Old Norse: Biskupsruð) 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.
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