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Also known as Nes, Nesbyen Municipality

municipality in Buskerud, Norway

Key facts

Country
Norway
County
Buskerud
District
Hallingdal
Administrative centre
Nesbyen
Mayor 2015
Tore Haraldset ( LL )
Total
810 km (310 sq mi)
Land
773 km (298 sq mi)
Rank
# 135 in Norway
Density
4/km (10/sq mi)
Change 10 years
+1.6%
Demonym
Nesning
Norwegian form
Bokmål
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Iso 3166 code
NO-3322
Website
Official website

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
nesning
Population
3234
Area
38.08
Official website
www.nes-bu.kommune.no
Image
Nesbyen, Nes.jpg
Households
76
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Commons category
Nesbyen
name
Nesbyen
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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.

The parish of Næs was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Flå was separated from Nes on 1 January 1905 to become a separate municipality. The name was changed from Nes to Nesbyen in 2020.

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