Editing Buskerud

{{Short description|County in Eastern Norway}}
{{Multiple issues|
{{expand Norwegian|topic=hist|Buskerud|date=July 2012}}
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{{Infobox settlement
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| official_name      = Buskerud fylke
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| leader_name1       = Tore Opdal Hansen <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Conservative Party of Norway|Conservative Party]] <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;(2024&ndash;)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bfk.no/politikk/fylkestinget/fylkesordforer-og-varaordforer/ |title=Fylkesordfører - Buskerud fylkeskommune |publisher=Buskerud |date=August 23, 2023 |access-date=January 6, 2024}}</ref>
| leader_title       = [[County governor (Norway)|Governor]]
| leader_name        = [[Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl]] <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Norwegian Labour Party|Arbeiderpartiet]] <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;(1999&ndash;2020)
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| population_total   = 284,955 {{increase}}
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'''Buskerud''' ({{IPA|no-NO-03|ˈbʉ̂skərʉː|-|Buskerud.ogg}}) is a [[Counties of Norway|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Buskerud|title= Buskerud |publisher= Store norske leksikon|author= Geir Thorsnæs|access-date= February 5, 2016}}</ref> Buskerud was merged with [[Akershus]] and [[Østfold]] into the newly created [[Viken (county)|Viken]] County on 1 January 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dokumenter/prop.-84-s-20162017/id2546597/sec1|title=Prop. 84 S |date=5 April 2017 |publisher=[[Norwegian Government]] | access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://viken.no/aktuelt/fylkestinget-har-vedtatt-soknad-om-fylkesdeling.131038.aspx|title=Fylkestinget har vedtatt søknad om fylkesdeling |publisher=[[Viken County]] | access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> Due to this, Buskerud (except the area forming the defunct municipalities of Røyken and Hurum) was re-established in 2024.

==Etymology==
The county was named after the old manor [[Buskerud Manor|Buskerud]] ({{langx|non|Biskupsruð}}) (Biskopsrøysa) located on the west side of the [[Drammenselva|Drammen River]] in [[Åmot, Buskerud|Åmot]], [[Modum]] municipality. The first element is the genitive case of ''{{lang|non|biskup}}'', 'bishop' (referring to the [[Ancient Diocese of Hamar|Bishop of Hamar]]), the last element is ''{{lang|non|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]] ({{circa|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historieboka.no/Modules/historiebok_tidsepoke_tema_artikkel.aspx?ObjectType=Article&Article.ID=1965&Category.ID=1308 |title=Buskerud gård på Modum |publisher=historieboka |author=Einar Sørensen |access-date=February 5, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307160453/http://www.historieboka.no/Modules/historiebok_tidsepoke_tema_artikkel.aspx?ObjectType=Article&Article.ID=1965&Category.ID=1308 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/Buskerud_hovedg%C3%A5rd |title=Buskerud hovedgård|publisher=Store norske leksikon|author=Geir Thorsnæs|access-date= February 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.dokpro.uio.no/cgi-bin/stad/matr50|title=Buskerud, Modum herad |publisher=Matrikkelutkastet av 1950|access-date= February 5, 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
Buskerud extended from [[Hurum]] at the [[Oslofjord]] to the Halling mountains and [[Hardanger]]. The county was conventionally divided into traditional districts. These were [[Hallingdal]], [[Numedal]], [[Ringerike (traditional district)|Ringerike]], Lower Buskerud, which was originally part of [[Vestfold]], and Western [[Vingulmark]].

Hallingdal consisted of [[Flå]], [[Nes, Buskerud|Nes]], [[Gol, Norway|Gol]], [[Hemsedal]], [[Ål]] and [[Hol, Norway|Hol]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Hallingdal|title= Hallingdal |publisher= Store norske leksikon|author= Geir Thorsnæs|access-date= February 5, 2016}}</ref> [[Numedal]] consisted of [[Flesberg]], [[Rollag]] and [[Nore og Uvdal]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Numedal|title=Numedal |publisher= Store norske leksikon|author= Geir Thorsnæs|access-date= February 5, 2016}}</ref> [[Ringerike (traditional district)|Ringerike]] consisted of [[Hole, Norway|Hole]], [[Krødsherad]], [[Modum]], [[Ringerike (municipality)|Ringerike]] and  [[Sigdal]]. Western Vingulmark consisted of [[Hurum]] and [[Røyken]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Vestfold%2Fgammelt_navn|title= Vestfold – gammelt navn|publisher= Store norske leksikon|author= Per G. Norseng|access-date= February 5, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161018180736/https://snl.no/Vestfold/gammelt_navn|archive-date= October 18, 2016|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Vingulmark|title= Vingulmark |publisher=Store norske leksikon|author= Svein Askheim|access-date= February 5, 2016}}</ref> Lower Buskerud consisted of [[Drammen]], [[Hurum]], [[Kongsberg]], [[Lier, Norway|Lier]], [[Nedre Eiker]], [[Røyken]] and [[Øvre Eiker]]. The district was merged from parts that belonged to [[Vestfold#History|Vestfold]] and [[Vingulmark]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Munch|first=Peter Andreas|title=Historisk-geographisk beskrivelse over kongeriget Norge (Noregsveldi) i middelalderen|publisher=W. Gram|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historiskgeogra00muncgoog/page/n41 5]–7|year=1849|url=https://archive.org/details/historiskgeogra00muncgoog}}</ref>

Buskerud's western part was a mountainous plateau with forested valleys and high, grassy pastures; its eastern part contains a lowland basin with many lakes and streams. [[Tyrifjorden]] and [[Krøderen (lake)|Krøderen]] were the biggest lakes. [[Numedalslågen]], the third longest river in Norway, starting in [[Hordaland]], ran through Buskerud unto Vestfold where it reached the sea, while river [[Begna (river)|Begna]] sweeps into lake [[Sperillen]].

===Mountains===
*[[Haukefjellet]]
*[[Hestebottnuten]]
*[[Julsennuten]]
*[[Kyrkjebønosi]]
*[[Nystølsvarden]]
*[[Øljunuten]]
*[[Raggsteinnuten]]
*[[Storebottnosi]]
*[[Storegrønut]]
*[[Tyrvlesnuten]]
*[[Vargebreen]]

==History==
{{stack|{{Historical populations
|footnote = '''''Source''': [http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/02/folkendrhist_en/tables/tab/06.html Statistics Norway].''<ref>[https://archive.today/20120526193657/http://statbank.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/Default_FR.asp?PXSid=0&nvl=true&PLanguage=0&tilside=selecttable/hovedtabellHjem.asp&KortnavnWeb=folkfram Projected population - Statistics Norway]</ref>
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|1951|156220 	 			  	 	  	  	  	 	  	  	  	  		  	  	  	  	  	
|1961|168351 	 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	
|1971|198852 	  	  	  	 	 	  	  	  	 	  	    	  	  	  	  	  	
|1981|214571 	 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	 	
|1991|225261  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	 	  	  	  	  	  	
|2001|238833 	 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	 	  	  	  	  	  	 	  	  	  	
|2011|261110	
|2024|269819	  	  	  	  	
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|title=Religion in Buskerud<ref>[https://archive.today/20120716151336/http://statbank.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/Default_FR.asp?PXSid=0&nvl=true&PLanguage=0&tilside=selecttable/hovedtabellHjem.asp&KortnavnWeb=kirke_kostra Statistics Norway - Church of Norway.]</ref><ref>[http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/07/02/10/trosamf_en/tab-2010-12-13-02-en.html Statistics Norway - Members of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway, by religion/life stance. County. 2006-2010] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102060754/http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/07/02/10/trosamf_en/tab-2010-12-13-02-en.html |date=November 2, 2011 }}</ref>
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{{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|Purple|83.01}}
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Buskerud was separated from [[Akershus]] as an [[Amt (country subdivision)|amt]] of its own in 1685, but the amt was smaller than today. It then consisted of the present districts [[Eiker]], [[Hallingdal]], and [[Ringerike (traditional district)|Ringerike]]. The area of the present municipalities of [[Flesberg]], [[Hurum]], [[Kongsberg]], [[Lier, Norway|Lier]], [[Nore og Uvdal]], [[Rollag]] and [[Røyken]] were transferred from Akershus amt to Buskerud amt in 1760. The name ''{{lang|no|Buskeruds amt}}'' was changed to ''{{lang|no|Buskerud fylke}}'' in 1919. The municipality of [[Skoger]] was transferred from [[Vestfold]] to Buskerud in 1964.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://snl.no/Ringerike%2C_Hallingdal%2C_Eiker_og_Buskeruds_amt |title=Ringerike, Hallingdal, Eiker og Buskeruds amt |work=Store norske leksikon |author=Geir Thorsnæs |access-date=February 5, 2016}}</ref>

The area Ringerike may once have been a small kingdom. During the 10th century, Norway's kings [[Olaf Tryggvason]] and [[Olaf II of Norway|Olaf Haraldsson]] grew up at Bønsnes in Ringerike. In the valley of [[Numedal]], silver  was mined in [[Kongsberg]] from the 17th century until discontinued in 1957. Weapons industry had been developed in Kongsberg from 1814, and various high tech industry companies now represent the town's major employers. At [[Modum]] there was also {{lang|no|[[Blaafarveværket]]}}, a [[cobalt]] [[pigment]] production works ([[Blue colour works|Blue Colour Works]]).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Modum_Blaafarvev%C3%A6rk|title= Modum Blaafarveværk |work=Store norske leksikon |author=Ingolf Jarle Rui|access-date= February 5, 2016}}</ref>

==Economy==
[[File:Vinter.jpg|thumb|left|Winter in [[Blefjell]]]]
Today, agriculture, lumber, wood-pulp mills and other related industries are the county's main economic activities; ample hydroelectric power is produced by the rivers Begna (''{{lang|no|Begnaelva}}'') and Rands (''{{lang|no|Randselva}}'') . Buskerud has also a large forested area. Substantial income is derived from high tech industries located in Kongsberg. Other significant income comes from the cabin areas in northern Buskerud.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://snl.no/Begna |title=Begna |work=Store norske leksikon |author=Geir Thorsnæs |access-date=February 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://snl.no/Randselva |title=Randselva |work=Store norske leksikon |author=Asbjørn Vinjar |access-date= February 5, 2016}}</ref>

==Coat of arms== 
Buskerud's coat of arms were adopted in April 1966. It features a blue bear whose colours are symbolic of the [[blue colour works]]. The silver background of Buskerud's coat of arms represents the [[Kongsberg Silver Mines|silver industry in Kongsberg]].

==Notable people from Buskerud==

===Sports figures===
* [[Frode Andresen]],  [[Ringerike (municipality)|Ringerike]]
* [[Christer Basma]],  [[Røyken]]
* [[Dag Bjørndalen]],  [[Modum]]
* [[Ole Einar Bjørndalen]],  [[Modum]]
* [[Håvard Bøkko]],  [[Hol, Norway|Hol]]
* [[Kim Christiansen (snowboarder)|Kim Christiansen]],  [[Drammen]]
* [[Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl]],  [[Modum]]
* [[Tord Asle Gjerdalen]],  [[Hole, Norway|Hole]]
* [[Erik Hagen]],  [[Ringerike (municipality)|Ringerike]]
* [[Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)|Anders Jacobsen]],  [[Ringerike (municipality)|Ringerike]]
* [[Jørre Kjemperud]],  [[Modum]]
* [[Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass]],  [[Nes, Buskerud|Nes]]
* [[Børre Næss]],  [[Kongsberg]]
* [[Sigurd Pettersen]],  [[Rollag]]
* [[Steinar Pettersen]],  [[Drammen]]
* [[Asbjørn Ruud]],  [[Kongsberg]]
* [[Birger Ruud]],  [[Kongsberg]]
* [[Sigmund Ruud]],  [[Kongsberg]]
* [[Strømsgodset IF|Strømsgodset]], [[Gulskogen]], [[Drammen]]
* [[Ådne Søndrål]],  [[Hol, Norway|Hol]]
* [[Martin Ødegaard]], [[Drammen]]

===Entertainers===
* [[Sæbjørn Buttedahl]], [[Lier, Norway|Lier]]
* [[Karin Fossum]], [[Lier, Norway|Lier]]
* [[Morten Harket]],  [[Kongsberg]]
* [[Theodor Kittelsen]], [[Sigdal]]
* [[Jonas Lie (writer)|Jonas Lie]],  [[Modum]]
* [[Jørgen Moe]],  [[Hole, Norway|Hole]]
* [[Anne Marie Ottersen]],  [[Kongsberg]]
* [[Olav Thon]],  [[Ål]]
* [[Christian Skredsvig]], [[Sigdal]]
* [[Jonas Fjeld]], [[Drammen]]
* [[:no:Elin Sogn|Elin Sogn]],  [[Kongsberg]]
* [[:no:Ørjan Burøe|Ørjan Burøe]], [[Hol, Norway|Hol]]

===Politicians===
* [[Thorbjørn Jagland]],  [[Drammen]]

==Municipalities==
[[File:Map of traditional districts in Buskerud County.svg|thumb|600px|Municipalities in Buskerud]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! [[ISO 3166-2:NO|Nr]]
! Name
! Inhabitants
! Area km<sup>2</sup>
|- align="center"
| 3301
| align="left" | [[File:Drammen komm.svg|20px|Drammen kommune]] [[Drammen]]
| align="right" | 104 487
| align="right" | 317,68
|- align="center"
| {{Nts|3}}303
| align="left" | [[File:Kongsberg komm.svg|20px|Kongsberg kommune]] [[Kongsberg]]
| align="right" | 28 848
| align="right" | 792,27
|- align="center"
| 3305
| align="left" | [[File:Ringerike komm.svg|20px|Ringerike kommune]] [[Ringerike (municipality)|Ringerike]]
| align="right" | 31 581
| align="right" | 1 555,10
|- align="center"
| 3310
| align="left" | [[File:Hole komm.svg|20px|Hole kommune]] [[Hole, Norway|Hole]]
| align="right" | 6 989
| align="right" | 194,80
|- align="center"
| 3312
| align="left" | [[File:Lier komm.svg|20px|Lier kommune]] [[Lier, Norway|Lier]]
| align="right" | 28 470
| align="right" | 301,33
|- align="center"
| 3314
| align="left" | [[File:Øvre Eiker komm.svg|20px|Øvre Eiker kommune]] [[Øvre Eiker]]
| align="right" | 20 779
| align="right" | 456,76
|- align="center"
| 3316
| align="left" | [[File:Modum komm.svg|20px|Modum kommune]] [[Modum]]
| align="right" | 14 665
| align="right" | 515,09
|- align="center"
| 3318
| align="left" | [[File:Krødsherad komm.svg|20px|Krødsherad kommune]] [[Krødsherad]]
| align="right" | 2 241
| align="right" | 374,63
|- align="center"
| 3320
| align="left" | [[File:Flå komm.svg|20px|Flå kommune]] [[Flå]]
| align="right" | 1 115
| align="right" | 704,48
|- align="center"
| 3322
| align="left" | [[File:Nes Buskerud komm.svg|20px|Nes kommune]] [[Nesbyen]]
| align="right" | 3 301
| align="right" | 809,64
|- align="center"
| 3324
| align="left" | [[File:Gol komm.svg|20px|Gol kommune]] [[Gol, Norway|Gol]]
| align="right" | 4 986
| align="right" | 532,51
|- align="center"
| 3326
| align="left" | [[File:Hemsedal komm.svg|20px|Hemsedal kommune]] [[Hemsedal]]
| align="right" | 2 666
| align="right" | 753,47
|- align="center"
| 3328
| align="left" | [[File:Ål komm.svg|20px|Ål kommune]] [[Ål]]
| align="right" | 5 007
| align="right" | 1 171,29
|- align="center"
| 3330
| align="left" | [[File:Hol komm.svg|20px|Hol kommune]] [[Hol, Norway|Hol]]
| align="right" | 4 496
| align="right" | 1 858,36
|- align="center"
| 3332
| align="left" | [[File:Sigdal komm.svg|20px|Sigdal kommune]] [[Sigdal]]
| align="right" | 3 526
| align="right" | 842,15
|- align="center"
| 3334
| align="left" | [[File:Flesberg komm.svg|20px|Flesberg kommune]] [[Flesberg]]
| align="right" | 2 781
| align="right" | 561,92
|- align="center"
| 3336
| align="left" | [[File:Rollag komm.svg|20px|Rollag kommune]] [[Rollag]]
| align="right" | 1 395
| align="right" | 449,28
|- align="center"
| 3338
| align="left" | [[File:Nore og Uvdal komm.svg|20px|Nore og Uvdal kommune]] [[Nore og Uvdal]]
| align="right" | 2 486
| align="right" | 2 502,33
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|- bgcolor="pink" align="center" class="sortbottom"
|bgcolor="pink"| '''Total'''
|bgcolor="pink" align="left"| [[File:Buskerud våpen.svg|20px|Buskerud Fylke]] Buskerud
|bgcolor="pink" align="right"| 269 819
|bgcolor="pink" align="right"| 14 693,87
|}


==Districts==
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
{{Main|Category:Districts of Buskerud}}
* [[Eiker]]
* [[Eggedal]]
* [[Hallingdal]]
* [[Hurumlandet]]
* [[Jondalen]]
* [[Numedal]]
* [[Ringerike (traditional district)|Ringerike]]
* [[Lower Buskerud]]
* [[Kjenner]]
* [[Klokkarstua]]
{{div col end}}

==Cities==
{{Main|list of towns and cities in Norway}}
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Drammen]]
* [[Hønefoss]]
* [[Kongsberg]]
* [[Hokksund]]
{{div col end}}

==Parishes==
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* Bakke
* [[Bragernes Church|Bragernes]]
* Dagali
* Drammen
* Efteløt
* Eggedal
* Eiker
* Fiskum
* [[Flesberg Stave Church|Flesberg]]
* Flå
* Frogner
* Gol
* Haug, see Eiker
* Haug i Norderhov
* Hedenstad
* Heggen
* Hemsedal
* Hol
* Hole
* [[Holmen Church (Buskerud)|Holmen]]
* Holmsbu
* Hurum
* Hval
* [[Hønefoss Church|Hønefoss]]
* Jondalen
* Komnes
* [[Kongsberg Church|Kongsberg]]
* Krødsherad (Krydsherred)
* Lier
* Lunder
* Lyngdal
* Modum
* Nedre Eiker
* Nes (i Hallingdal)
* Nes (i Ådal)
* Norderhov
* [[Nore Stave Church|Nore]]
* Nykirke
* Opdal
* [[Rollag Stave Church|Rollag]]
* [[Røyken Church|Røyken]]
* Sandsvær
* Sigdal (Holem)
* Snarum
* [[Sollihøgda Chapel|Sollihøgda]]
* Strømsø
* Svene
* Sylling
* Tangen
* [[Torpo]]
* Tranby
* Tuft
* Tyristrand
* Uvdal
* Veggli
* Viker
* Ytre Ådal
* Ådal
* Ål
* Drammen Branch (LDS, 1854-1952)
* Drammen (Den Katolske Apostoliske Menighet, 1877-1935)
* Drammen and Oslo (Den Katolske Apostoliske Menighet, 1872-1932)
* Hurum Branch (LDS, 1855-1867)
* Kongsberg Branch (LDS, 1939-1948* )
{{div col end}}

==Villages==
{{Main|list of villages in Buskerud}}
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Ask, Buskerud|Ask]]
* [[Askgrenda]]
* [[Burud]]
* [[Bødalen, Buskerud|Bødalen]]
* [[Båtstø]]
* [[Dagali]]
* [[Dagslett]]
* [[Darbu]]
* [[Dramdal]]
* [[Drolsum]]
* [[Efteløt]]
* [[Egge, Buskerud|Egge]]
* [[Filtvet]]
* [[Gardnos]]
* [[Geilo]]
* [[Geithus]]
* [[Gomnes]]
* [[Gulsvik]]
* [[Hagafoss]]
* [[Hallingby]]
* [[Haugastøl Station|Haugastøl]]
* [[Haugsbygd]]
* [[Helgelandsmoen]]
* [[Hen, Buskerud|Hen]]
* [[Hennummarka]]
* [[Holmsbu]]
* [[Hovet, Buskerud|Hovet]]
* [[Hønefoss]]
* [[Hval (Ringerike)|Hval]]
* [[Hvittingfoss]]
* [[Hyggen]]
* [[Kjenner]]
* [[Klokkarstua]]
* [[Konnerud]]
* [[Krokstadelva]]
* [[Kroksund]]
* [[Krøderen (village)|Krøderen]]
* [[Kvisla, Buskerud|Kvisla]]
* [[Lahell]]
* [[Lampeland]]
* [[Lierbyen]]
* [[Lierskogen]]
* [[Lierstranda]]
* [[Mjøndalen]]
* [[Røyken Municipality|Midtbygda]]
* [[Nakkerud]]
* [[Nedre Eggedal]]
* [[Nes, Ådal]]
* [[Nesbyen]]
* [[Nore, Norway|Nore]]
* [[Noresund]]
* [[Nærsnes]]
* [[Oddevall]]
* [[Ormåsen]]
* [[Ovenstadlia]]
* [[Prestfoss]]
* [[Reistad]]
* [[Rollag]]
* [[Rødberg]]
* [[Sjåstad]]
* [[Skoger]]
* [[Skollenborg]]
* [[Skotselv]]
* [[Slemmestad]]
* [[Sokna]]
* [[Solbergelva]]
* [[Sollihøgda]]
* [[Spikkestad]]
* [[Steinberg, Norway|Steinberg]]
* [[Steinsåsen]]
* [[Storsand]]
* [[Sundvollen]]
* [[Svene]]
* [[Sylling]]
* [[Sysle]]
* [[Sætre, Buskerud|Sætre]]
* [[Tofte, Norway|Tofte]]
* [[Torpo]]
* [[Tronstad]]
* [[Tyristrand]]
* [[Ustaoset]]
* [[Uvdal]]
* [[Veggli]]
* [[Vestbygda, Buskerud|Vestbygda]]
* [[Vestfossen]]
* [[Vik, Buskerud|Vik]]
* [[Vikersund]]
* [[Åmot, Buskerud|Åmot]]
* [[Åros]]
* [[Åsa, Ringerike|Åsa]]
* [[Åsbygda]]
{{div col end}}

==Former municipalities==
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
{{Main|list of former municipalities of Norway}}
* [[Eiker]]
* [[Gol og Hemsedal]]
* [[Hønefoss]]
* [[Norderhov]]
* [[Nore, Norway|Nore]]
* [[Sandsvær]]
* [[Skoger]]
* [[Strømm]]
* [[Strømsgodset]]
* [[Tyristrand]]
* [[Uvdal]]
* [[Ytre Sandsvær]]
* [[Øvre Sandsvær]]
* [[Ådal]]
{{div col end}}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
File:Blaafarveværket1.jpg|Blaafarveværket in Modum
file:Hokksund stasjon front.jpg| Hokksund Station
file:Frogner prestegård.jpg| Frogner Rectory in Lier
file:Honefoss kirke.jpg| Hønefoss Church in Ringerike, burned down 2007.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{wikivoyage|Buskerud}}
{{Commons category|Buskerud}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928091353/http://www.bfk.no/Modules/Default.aspx Buskerud fylkeskommune],
* [http://www.regionraadet.no/  Hallingdal]
* [http://www.ringeriksregionen.no/  Ringerikes region]
* [http://www.drammensregionen.no/  Drammens region]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080410080108/http://www.vestregionen.no/ Vest region]

{{buskerud}}
{{Counties of Norway|current}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Counties of Norway]]
[[Category:2020 disestablishments in Norway]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2020]]
[[Category:States and territories disestablished in 2020]]