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Buskerud () is a county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering , , , , and . It extends from and in the southeast to the mountain range in the northwest. The administrative centre of the county is .

Buskerud was one of the three counties merged into Viken on 1 January 2020. On 23 February 2022, the Viken County Council voted 49-38 to submit an application to the Norwegian government for a demerger of itself. Due to this, Buskerud (except the area forming the defunct municipalities of Røyken and Hurum) was re-established in 2024.

Etymology
The county was named after the old manor () (Biskopsrøysa) located on the west side of the in Åmot, municipality. The first element is the genitive case of biskup, 'bishop' (referring to the Bishop of Hamar), the last element is ruð n 'clearing, farm'. The farm was one of the largest in Buskerud, and the original name of the farm (before it became a benefice) was probably Modum. At the time of the () the farm became property of the Crown at which time the farm then served as the residence of the king's bailiffs until 1668.

Geography
Buskerud extended from at the to the Halling mountains and . The county was conventionally divided into traditional districts. These were , , Ringerike, Lower Buskerud, which was originally part of , and Western .

Hallingdal consisted of Flå, Nes, Gol, , Ål and Hol. consisted of , and Nore og Uvdal. Ringerike consisted of Hole, Krødsherad, , Ringerike and . Western Vingulmark consisted of and Røyken. Lower Buskerud consisted of , , , Lier, , Røyken and Øvre Eiker. The district was merged from parts that belonged to Vestfold and .

Buskerud's western part was a mountainous plateau with forested valleys and high, grassy pastures; its eastern part contains a lowland basin with many lakes and streams. and Krøderen were the biggest lakes. Numedalslågen, the third longest river in Norway, starting in , ran through Buskerud unto Vestfold where it reached the sea, while river Begna sweeps into lake .

Mountains

History
Buskerud was separated from as an amt of its own in 1685, but the amt was smaller than today. It then consisted of the present districts , , and Ringerike. The area of the present municipalities of , , , Lier, Nore og Uvdal, and Røyken were transferred from Akershus amt to Buskerud amt in 1760. The name Buskeruds amt was changed to Buskerud fylke in 1919. The municipality of was transferred from to Buskerud in 1964.

The area Ringerike may once have been a small kingdom. During the 10th century, Norway's kings and Olaf Haraldsson grew up at Bønsnes in Ringerike. In the valley of , silver was mined in from the 17th century until discontinued in 1957. Weapons industry had been developed in Kongsberg from 1814, and various high tech industry companies now represent the town's major employers. At there was also Blaafarveværket, a production works (Blue Colour Works).

Economy
Today, agriculture, lumber, wood-pulp mills and other related industries are the county's main economic activities; ample hydroelectric power is produced by the rivers Begna ( Begnaelva) and Rands ( Randselva) . Buskerud has also a large forested area. Substantial income is derived from high tech industries located in Kongsberg. Other significant income comes from the cabin areas in northern Buskerud.

Coat of arms
Buskerud's coat of arms were adopted in April 1966. It features a blue bear whose colours are symbolic of the blue colour works. The silver background of Buskerud's coat of arms represents the silver industry in Kongsberg.

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Municipalities
3301104 487317,68
30328 848792,27
3305Ringerike31 5811 555,10
3310Hole6 989194,80
3312Lier28 470301,33
3314Øvre Eiker20 779456,76
331614 665515,09
3318Krødsherad2 241374,63
3320Flå1 115704,48
33223 301809,64
3324Gol4 986532,51
33262 666753,47
3328Ål5 0071 171,29
3330Hol4 4961 858,36
33323 526842,15
33342 781561,92
33361 395449,28
3338Nore og Uvdal2 4862 502,33
TotalBuskerud269 81914 693,87

Districts

Cities

Parishes
  • Bakke
  • Dagali
  • Drammen
  • Efteløt
  • Eggedal
  • Eiker
  • Fiskum
  • Flesberg
  • Flå
  • Frogner
  • Gol
  • Haug, see Eiker
  • Haug i Norderhov
  • Hedenstad
  • Heggen
  • Hemsedal
  • Hol
  • Hole
  • Holmen
  • Holmsbu
  • Hurum
  • Hval
  • Hønefoss
  • Jondalen
  • Komnes
  • Krødsherad (Krydsherred)
  • Lier
  • Lunder
  • Lyngdal
  • Modum
  • Nedre Eiker
  • Nes (i Hallingdal)
  • Nes (i Ådal)
  • Norderhov
  • Nore
  • Nykirke
  • Opdal
  • Rollag
  • Røyken
  • Sandsvær
  • Sigdal (Holem)
  • Snarum
  • Sollihøgda
  • Strømsø
  • Svene
  • Sylling
  • Tangen
  • Tranby
  • Tuft
  • Tyristrand
  • Uvdal
  • Veggli
  • Viker
  • Ytre Ådal
  • Ådal
  • Ål
  • Drammen Branch (LDS, 1854-1952)
  • Drammen (Den Katolske Apostoliske Menighet, 1877-1935)
  • Drammen and Oslo (Den Katolske Apostoliske Menighet, 1872-1932)
  • Hurum Branch (LDS, 1855-1867)
  • Kongsberg Branch (LDS, 1939-1948* )

Villages

Former municipalities

Gallery
File:Blaafarveværket1.jpg|Blaafarveværket in Modum file:Hokksund stasjon front.jpg| Hokksund Station file:Frogner prestegård.jpg| Frogner Rectory in Lier file:Honefoss kirke.jpg| Hønefoss Church in Ringerike, burned down 2007.

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