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Buskerud is a county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, 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. Buskerud was merged with Akershus and Østfold into the newly created Viken County on 1 January 2020. On 23 February 2022, the Viken County Council voted in a 49 against 38 decision to submit an application to the Norwegian government for a county demerger. Due to this, Buskerud was re-established in 2024.
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.
Gol is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Gol which is also the population center. Gol was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. The area of Hemsedal was separated from Gol in 1897 to become a separate municipality. The municipality of Gol is bordered to the north by the municipality of Nord-Aurdal, to the east by Sør-Aurdal, to the south by Nes, and to the west by Ål and Hemsedal.
Ål 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 Ål. The parish of Aal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. The area of Hol was separated from the municipality of Aal in 1877 to become a separate municipality.
Hol is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway.
Hallingdal is a valley as well as a traditional district located in the traditional and electoral district Buskerud county in Norway. It consists of six municipalities: Flå, Nes, Gol, Hemsedal, Ål and Hol.
Nesbyen is a town and the administrative center in Nesbyen municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway. Nesbyen is located in the traditional district of Hallingdal.
Torpo Stave Church is a stave church located in Torpo, a small village in Ål municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. Torpo is located along Norwegian National Road 7, the Norwegian national road which runs between Oslo and Bergen.
Hemsedal Bygdatun is a small museum in Ulsåk in Hemsedal municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The museum is a subsidiary of Hallingdal Museum.
Hallingdal Museum Nesbyen is an open-air museum at Nesbyen in Buskerud county, Norway.
Dagali Museum is a small local museum in Dagali, within the Hol municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The museum is a subsidiary of the Hallingdal Museum.
Gol Bygdetun is an outdoor museum in the village of Gol in Buskerud county, Norway. Gol Bygdetun is a subsidiary of Hallingdal Museum.
Ål Bygdamuseum, a small museum on the farm Leksvol in Ål municipality in Buskerud, Norway, is a subsidiary of Hallingdal Museum. It includes 30 old buildings, including the house from Leksvol farm which dates from about 1600, a mountain farm (støl) with a stone building, and a cotter's farm place.
Hallingdalselva is a river which flows through the valley and traditional district of Hallingdal in Buskerud County, Norway. Within the valley, the river is often referred to as the Great River (Storåne).
Hagafoss is a small village in Hol municipality in Buskerud, Norway.
Gulsvik is a village in the municipality of Flå in Buskerud, Norway. It is located in Hallingdal at the north end of Lake Krøderen.
Drammen Museum of Art and Cultural History is a museum in Drammen in Buskerud county, Norway.
Hovet is a mountain village in Hol, Buskerud, Norway.
Hallingmål-Valdris is a group of Norwegian dialects traditionally spoken in the traditional districts Hallingdal, Buskerud and Valdres, Oppland.
Pål Olson Grøt (1813–1906) was a Norwegian rosemaling painter who belonged to the most important group of rosemaling painters in Hol. He was born in Hol in 1813 and lived until he moved to the village of Hovet, Buskerud, in 1852. He died there in 1906.
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- ↑ "Hol Bygdamuseum (Hallingdal Museum)". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ↑ Hol Bygdemuseum (Store norske leksikon)
- ↑ "Hol Bygdamuseum (Hallingdal Museum)". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
