A Festenummer or Lease number is part of a unit in the Norwegian property register. The abbreviation is Fnr. Each municipality 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. Under a

Bruksnummer 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. The abbreviation is Bnr. Each municipality is divided into a cert ...

, a Festenummer can be established as an independent unit that can be traded and pledged . The festenummer indicates that the property is a rental plot, where an annual rental fee is paid to the owner of the Bruksnummer. A common way of writing a land registry designation is for example. 17/235/2, where 17 is the Gårdsnummer, 235 is the Bruksnummer and 2 is the Festenummer. Another way of writing is Gnr 17, Bnr. 235, Fnr 2.

Land Register Hierarchy

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

****Bnr. –

*****Fnr. – Festenummer *****Snr. – Seksjonsnummer

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