A Bruksnummer or Property unit number is the number for a bruk which is part of a geographical unit in the Norwegian land registry and serves as part of the

Assessor's parcel number An assessor's parcel number, or APN, is a number assigned to parcels of real property by the tax assessor of a particular jurisdiction for purposes of identification and record-keeping. The assigned number is unique within the particular jurisdic ...

. The abbreviation is Bnr. Each

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

is divided into a certain number of

Gårdsnummer The gårdsnummer or cadastral unit number is the number of a farm unit in the Norwegian land register and it serves as the assessor's parcel number. The modern abbreviation is Gnr, although the Norske Gaardnavne ''Norske Gaardnavne'' (English: Norw ...

s. Each

is further divided into Bruksnummers. When a new property is established, it is assigned a new Bruksnnummer under the same

. A common way of writing a real estate designation is for example. 17/235, where 17 is the

and 235 is the bruksnummer. Another way of writing is Gnr 17, Bnr 235. A bruksnummer can also be assigned a Festenummer and Seksjonsnummer number which can also be traded and pledged.

Land Register Hierarchy

* - Fylkesnummer ** - Kommunenummer ***Gnr. –

****Bnr. – Bruksnummer *****Fnr. – Festenummer *****Snr. – Seksjonsnummer

External links

* Norwegian Farm Names
Oluf Rygh: Norwegian Farm NamesGårdsmatrikkelen for 1886Matrikkelutkastet av 1950
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