Lier, Norway

Lier kommune
Municipality

Coat of arms
Buskerud within
Norway

Lier within Buskerud
Coordinates: 59°47′38″N 10°15′58″E / 59.7937863°N 10.2660000°ECoordinates: 59°47′38″N 10°15′58″E / 59.7937863°N 10.2660000°E
Country Norway
County Buskerud
Administrative centre Lier
Government
 • Mayor (2011) Helene Justad (H)
Area
 • Total 301 km2 (116 sq mi)
 • Land 281 km2 (108 sq mi)
Area rank 277 in Norway
Population (24971)
 • Total 21,594
 • Rank 40 in Norway
 • Density 77/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) 9.8 %
Demonym Liung[1]
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-0626
Official language form Bokmål
Website www.lier.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Lier is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lier. The municipality of Lier was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area Åssiden was transferred from Lier to the neighboring municipality of Drammen on 1 July 1951.

Norway's longest indoor shopping center, Liertoppen, is located in Lierskogen.

General information

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was Líðir. The name is the plural form of líð which means "hillside".

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times and was designed by Hallvard Trætteberg. They were granted on 14 August 1970. The arms show five silver-colored apple blossoms on a red background. They area is well known for the production of various types of fruit, berries, vegetables, and flowers, so this was chosen as a symbol of the area's lush scenery and agriculture.[2][3]

Geography

Lier borders to the municipalities of Asker and Bærum (in Akershus county) and Drammen, Modum, Nedre Eiker, Røyken and Hole (in Buskerud county). It includes the villages of Lier (Lierbyen), Sylling, Sjåstad, Nøste, Gullaug, Lierskogen, and Tranby.

Lier is thought of as a "green lung" for Norway's capital, Oslo, with its vast number of fields and apple trees. It is also famous for its agricultural products as strawberries and vegetables.

The Gilhusodden Nature Preserve is home of many different bird species. The area is also used for recreation, especially swimming and sunbathing, with its long, shallow beach.

Notable residents

Attractions

Frogner Kirke

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Lier:[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ↑ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 2009-01-10.
  3. ↑ "Liers kommunevåpen" (in Norwegian). Lier kommune. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
  4. ↑ "Vennskapskommuner" (in Norwegian). Lier kommune. Retrieved 2009-01-10.

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