Hurum
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| County | Buskerud | |
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| Municipality | NO-0628 | |
| Administrative centre | Klokkarstua | |
| Mayor (2003) | Roger Ryberg (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 354 163 km² 156 km² 0.05 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 120 8,781 0.19 % 11.5 % 56/km² |
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| www.hurum.kommune.no |
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Hurum is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway. It borders Røyken to the north. To the west the coastline is located close to the eastern coast of Vestfold with Svelvik. It is connected to the eastern side of the Oslofjord via Oslofjordtunnel, one of the longest underwater tunnels of its kind in Northern Europe. The tunnel is 7.2 km long and connects Hurumhalvøya to Akershus county.
Hurum is located on the southern part of Hurumhalvøya, which is the peninsula between Oslofjord and Drammensfjord. The administrative centre is Klokkarstua, while the most populous villages are Tofte and Sætre.
Hurum was once suggested as the location for the new national airport of Norway. The plan was however abandoned, and the main airport is now situated at Gardermoen in Akershus county.
[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was Húðrimar. The meaning of the first element is unknown, the last element is the plural form of rimi m 'ridge'.
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Drammen | Flesberg | Flå | Gol | Hemsedal | Hol | Hole | Hurum | Kongsberg | Krødsherad | Lier | Modum | Nedre Eiker | Nes | Nore og Uvdal | Ringerike | Rollag | Røyken | Sigdal | Øvre Eiker | Ål |
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