Ringerike (municipality)

Ringerike Municipality
Ringerike kommune
Town of Hønefoss
Town of Hønefoss
Flag of Ringerike Municipality
Coat of arms of Ringerike Municipality
Buskerud within Norway
Buskerud within Norway
Ringerike within Buskerud
Ringerike within Buskerud
Coordinates: 60°12′19″N 10°9′9″E / 60.20528°N 10.15250°E / 60.20528; 10.15250
CountryNorway
CountyBuskerud
DistrictRingerike
Administrative centreHønefoss
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Kirsten Orebråten (Ap)
Area
 • Total1,552 km2 (599 sq mi)
 • Land1,423 km2 (549 sq mi)
 • Rank#51 in Norway
Population
 (2020)
 • Total30,641
 • Rank#35 in Norway
 • Density2,155/km2 (5,580/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +2.4%
DemonymRingeriking[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3305[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Ringerike is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Ringerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hønefoss.

The municipality of Ringerike was created on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the town of Hønefoss and the rural municipalities of Hole, Norderhov, Tyristrand, and Ådal. However, the area of Hole was removed from the municipality of Ringerike on 1 January 1977 to become a separate municipality once again. The historic area of Ringerike included not just the modern municipality of Ringerike but also Hole and Krødsherad, Modum, and Sigdal.[4]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Vol. XIII: A History Of Norway And The Passion And Miracles Of The Blessed Óláfr Viking Society for Northern Research, Anthony Faulkes and Richard Perkins, p. 128

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