Nesbyen (municipality)

Nesbyen Municipality
Nesbyen kommune
Administrative centre of Nesbyen
Administrative centre of Nesbyen
Coat of arms of Nesbyen Municipality
Buskerud within Norway
Buskerud within Norway
Nesbyen within Buskerud
Nesbyen within Buskerud
Coordinates: 60°33′30″N 9°6′4″E / 60.55833°N 9.10111°E / 60.55833; 9.10111
CountryNorway
CountyBuskerud
DistrictHallingdal
Administrative centreNesbyen
Government
 • Mayor (2015)Tore Haraldset (LL)
Area
 • Total810 km2 (310 sq mi)
 • Land773 km2 (298 sq mi)
 • Rank#135 in Norway
Population
 (2004)
 • Total3,467
 • Rank#248 in Norway
 • Density4/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +1.6%
DemonymNesning[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3322[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Nesbyen is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Nesbyen.

The parish of Næs was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Flå was separated from Nes on 1 January 1905 to become a separate municipality.

  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. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.