Buskerud County Municipality
Buskerud fylkeskommune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Norway | |
| Coordinates: 59°44′54.11″N 10°11′20.92″E / 59.7483639°N 10.1891444°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| Administrative center | Drammen |
| Government | |
| • County mayor | Roger Ryberg |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-06 |
| Employees | 1,800 |
| Schools | 13[1] |
| Transit authority | Vestviken Kollektivtrafikk |
Buskerud County Municipality (Norwegian: Buskerud fylkeskommune) was the regional governing administration of the old Buskerud county in Norway. The county municipality was established in its most recent form on 1 January 1976 when the law was changed to allow elected county councils in Norway. The county municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020, when Buskerud was merged with the neighboring counties of Akershus and Østfold, creating the new Viken county which is led by the Viken County Municipality. The administrative seat is located in Drammen and the county mayor was Roger Ryberg.
The main responsibilities of the county municipality included the running of the 13 upper secondary schools. It managed all the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage sites in the county. Public transport was managed through Vestviken Kollektivtrafikk.[1][2]
- ^ a b Buskerud County Municipality. "Fylkeskommunens oppgaver" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- ^ Berg, Ole T., ed. (11 January 2022). "fylkeskommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 February 2022.