Недре Эйкер
Недре Эйкер Муниципалитет
Недре Эйкер Муниципалитет | |
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![]() Buskerud within Norway | |
![]() Nedre Eiker within Buskerud | |
Coordinates: 59°45′53″N 10°2′0″E / 59.76472°N 10.03333°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Buskerud |
District | Eiker, Lower Buskerud |
Administrative centre | Mjøndalen |
Government | |
• Mayor (2018) | Bent Inge Bye (Ap) |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 122 km2 (47 sq mi) |
• Land | 114 km2 (44 sq mi) |
• Rank | #369 in Norway |
Population (2003) | |
• Total | 21,377 |
• Rank | #42 in Norway |
• Density | 187/km2 (480/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | ![]() |
Demonym | Eikværing[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0625[3] |
Website | Official website |
Недре Эйкер был муниципалитетом в Бускерад округе , Норвегия . Это часть области Эйкера традиционной . Административный центр муниципалитета - деревня Мьёндален . Старый муниципалитет Эйкера был разделен на Недре Эйкера (Нижний Эйкер) и Эвре Эйкера (верхняя часть) 1 июля 1885 года.
Общая информация
[ редактировать ]Имя
[ редактировать ]Старая норвежская форма названия была Эйкджар . Название - это множественная форма Eiki , что означает « дубовое дерево». Значение Недре Эйкера - «() нижняя (часть) Эйкера». (Муниципалитет Эйкера был разделен в 1885 году.)
Герб
[ редактировать ]The coat-of-arms was granted on 26 June 1970. The arms show three gold-colored oak leaves on a red background. The arms are canting because the meaning of the name (Eik) comes from the word for oak.[4]
(See also coat-of-arms of Eigersund, Songdalen, Tingvoll and Øvre Eiker)
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Geography
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The municipality is located in the southern part of Buskerud county. It borders the municipalities of Lier, Drammen, Hof, and Øvre Eiker. The majority of the residents live in the villages of Mjøndalen, Krokstadelva, Solbergelva, and Steinberg.
The Drammenselva River flows through the municipality of Nedre Eiker. It is one of the largest rivers in Norway, with a course running from Tyrifjorden in the north to Drammensfjord in the south.
Churches in Nedre Eiker
[edit]- Mjøndalen Church[citation needed]
- Nedre Eiker Church[6]
- Solberg Chapel[7]
- Tabor Chapel[8]
Notable residents
[edit]- Lars Korvald, former Prime Minister of Norway
- Herman Wildenvey (1886–1959), poet and author
- Svein Johannessen (1937–2007), international master of chess
- Jørn Hurum (b. 1967), paleontologist
- Ragnar Christiansen (born 1922), former Minister and Member of Parliament
Sister cities
[edit]The following cities are twinned with Nedre Eiker:[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- ^ "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents". ssb.no. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie. "Nedre Eiker kirke". Norges Kirker. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ "Solberg kapell". Norske Kirkebygg. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ "Tabor kapell". Norske Kirkebygg. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ "Vennskaps- og samarbeidsavtale" (in Norwegian). Nedre Eiker kommune. Archived from the original on 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
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