Nedre Eiker

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Nedre Eiker kommune
County Buskerud
District Eiker
Municipality NO-0625
Administrative centre Mjøndalen
Mayor (2003) Rolf Bergersen (Ap)
Official language form Bokmål
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage		 Ranked 369
122 km²
114 km²
0.04 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 42
21,377
0.47 %
11.5 %
187/km²
Coordinates 59°45′N 10°2′E
www.nedre-eiker.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 59°45′N 10°2′E

Nedre Eiker is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway. It borders on Lier, Drammen, Hof and Øvre Eiker.

Nedre Eiker is the lower part of Eiker, an agricultural district with a long history.

The majority of the residents live in the villages of Mjøndalen, Krokstadelva, Solbergelva and Steinberg.

The Drammenselva river flows through Nedre Eiker.

[edit] The name

The meaning of Nedre Eiker is '(the) lower (part of) Eiker'.

See > Øvre Eiker

[edit] Famous residents

  • Lars Korvald, former Prime Minister of Norway
  • Herman Wildenvey,(1886 - 1959), poet and author

[edit] External links


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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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