Buskerud

Buskerud () is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, Telemark and Vestfold. It extends from Oslofjord and Drammensfjord in the southeast to the Hardangervidda mountain range in the northwest. The administrative centre of the county is Drammen.

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Buskerud is a county in southeastern Norway that stretches from coastal fjords near Oslo to the Hardangervidda mountain range in the northwest, serving as an important geographic link between the country's populated eastern regions and its western highlands. The county's administrative center is Drammen, and it borders five other counties as well as Oslo.

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Settlement.leader_name: Ingvild Aleksandersen
Settlement.name: Buskerud
Settlement.official_name: Buskerud fylke
Settlement.settlement_type: County
Settlement.image_skyline: Hallingdal Bromma.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Buskerud.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Buskerud fylkesvåpen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 70px
Settlement.image_map: Norway Counties Buskerud Position.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 175px
Settlement.map_caption: Buskerud within Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Østlandet
Settlement.subdivision_type3: County ID
Settlement.subdivision_name3: NO-33

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Wikidata facts

Population: 270543
Area: 22.712422100125693
Official website: www.bfk.no
Image: Villa Fridheim, Krøderen, 2.jpg

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IPA transcription: ˈbʉskəɾʉː
Commons gallery: Buskerud
Commons category: Buskerud
inception: 1919-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2019-12-31

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Etymology
Geography
Mountains
History
Economy
Coat of arms
Notable people from Buskerud
Sports figures
Entertainers
Politicians
Municipalities
Districts
Cities
Parishes
Villages
Former municipalities
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==Districts== Eiker Eggedal Hallingdal Hurumlandet Jondalen Numedal Ringerike Lower Buskerud Kjenner Klokkarstua