Krødsherad
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| Krødsherad kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Buskerud | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0622 | ||
| Administrative centre | Noresund | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Olav Skinnes (Tverrpolitisk bygdeliste) | ||
| Area (Nr. 248 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 375 km² (144.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 340 km² (131.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 2,201 | ||
| - Density | 6/km² (15.5/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -4.6 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 327 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Demonym | Krylling[1] | ||
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| Website: www.krodsherad.kommune.no | |||
Krødsherad is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway.
Krødsherad was separated from Sigdal January 1, 1901.
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[edit] Geography
The district lies on the Krøderfjord in Hallingdal, and borders on the municipalities of Ringerike, Flå, Sigdal and Modum.
The civic centre, Noresund, is situated on the east side of lake Krøderen. In the south end of the same lake lies the other centre in Krødsherad; Krøderen. The Norefjell alpine skiing resort located in Krødsherad was host to the downhill and giant slalom competitions of the 1952 Olympic Winter Games.
[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was Krœðisherað. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the lake Krøderen, the last element is herað n 'district'. (See also the names Kvinnherad and Sauherad.) The meaning of the name Krœðir is unknown.
Until 1918 the name was written Krødsherred.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1981). It shows a saltire. (In older times the first element in the name Krødsherad was commonly misunderstood as the word kross 'cross'.)
[edit] Economy
The municipality lies only 10 old Norwegian miles[2] from Oslo. With the shoreline at Krøderen and the high mountains at Norefjell, the municipality enjoys a spectrum of natural environments from lake to mountain. As a result there are many vacation homes in the municipality and tourism is an important contribution element in the Krødsherad economy.
[edit] References
- ^ Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg (Norwegian)
- ^ >The old Norwegian mile is 11.295 km.
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