Krødsherad
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| County | Buskerud | |
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| Municipality | NO-0622 | |
| Administrative centre | Noresund | |
| Mayor (2003) | Olav Skinnes (Tverrpolitisk bygdeliste) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 248 375 km² 340 km² 0.12 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 327 2,201 0.05 % -4.6 % 6/km² |
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| www.krodsherad.kommune.no |
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Krødsherad is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway. It 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.
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The municipality lies only 10 old Norwegian miles[1] 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.
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- ^ >The old Norwegian mile is 11.295 km.
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Drammen | Flesberg | Flå | Gol | Hemsedal | Hol | Hole | Hurum | Kongsberg | Krødsherad | Lier | Modum | Nedre Eiker | Nes | Nore og Uvdal | Ringerike | Rollag | Røyken | Sigdal | Øvre Eiker | Ål |
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