Flesberg

Flesberg Municipality
Flesberg kommune
Flesberg Council Offices at Lampeland
Flesberg Council Offices at Lampeland
Buskerud within Norway
Buskerud within Norway
Flesberg within Buskerud
Flesberg within Buskerud
Coordinates: 59°50′52″N 9°28′56″E / 59.84778°N 9.48222°E / 59.84778; 9.48222
CountryNorway
CountyBuskerud
DistrictNumedal
Administrative centreLampeland
Government
 • Mayor (2003)Egil Langgård (Ap)
Area
 • Total562 km2 (217 sq mi)
 • Land538 km2 (208 sq mi)
 • Rank#190 in Norway
Population
 (2004)
 • Total2,512
 • Rank#302 in Norway
 • Density5/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +0.2%
DemonymFlesberging[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3334[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Flesberg is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lampeland.

The economy of Flesberg is dominated by forestry and agriculture, as well as the cluster of high-tech industries in neighbouring Kongsberg.

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.