Ringerike is a municipality in the traditional and electoral district Buskerud in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Ringerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hønefoss. The municipality of Ringerike was created on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the town of Hønefoss and the rural municipalities of Hole, Norderhov, Tyristrand, and Ådal. However, the area of Hole was removed from the municipality of Ringerike on 1 January 1977 to become a separate municipality once again. The historic area of Ringerike included not just the modern municipality of Ringerike but also Hole and Krødsherad,

Modum Modum is a municipality in Buskerud in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vikersund. The municipality of Modum was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area has a long tr ...

and Sigdal.

General information

Etymology

The Old Norse form of this name was ''Hringaríki''. The first element is (probably) the

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plural of ''hringir'', the name of an old Germanic tribe. The last element is ''ríki'' n 'kingdom, reich'. (See also Romerike.)

Coat of arms

The coat of arms were granted on 16 June 1967. The arms show a gold ring on a red background. The colours red and gold represent royalty and are the royal colors of Norway. The ring is a canting symbol and at the same time symbolises the unity of the area, which has been a separate entity (even considered a petty kingdom) since medieval times. Honefoss flyfoto3

Geography

The municipality of Ringerike is bordered on the north by the municipalities of Sør-Aurdal and Søndre Land; on the east by

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, Jevnaker, Lunner, and Oslo; in the south by Bærum, Hole, and

; and in the west by Krødsherad and Flå. Lakes in the region include: * Samsjøen * Øyangen * Sperillen *

Ullerentjernet Ullerentjernet is a small lake located in the municipality of Ringerike in Viken county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western ...

* Vestre Bjonevatnet It is also home to mountain ranges, including Ådalsfjella. Ringerikspoteter

Climate

Ringerike has a humid continental climate ( Dfb) with relatively warm summers and cold winters, often with snow on the ground lasting for weeks. The all-time high was recorded July 2018. The all-time low was recorded January 2010.

Economy

Billions of Norwegian kroner has been invested (as of 2022) in infrastructure, as a result of a government order (''oppdragsbrev'') in 2015; the municipality had to do their part in regard to the project " Ringerike Line"; the national budget is not final yet (as of October 2022) and government money for the project has not yet been allocated. Ringerike is famous for two agriculture products; Ringerike potato (''Ringerikspotet'') and Ringerike pea (''Ringeriksert'').

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first started production of Ringerike potato around 1867. The Ringerike pea has obtained PDO (

protected designation of origin The protected designation of origin (PDO) is a type of geographical indication of the European Union and the United Kingdom aimed at preserving the designations of origin of food-related products. The designation was created in 1992 and its main ...

). In June 2007, the Ringerike potato got "protected geographical indication" (PGI) under the name ''Ringerikspotet fra Ringerike.'' Six farmers are now producing and packing this special potato at Ask in Ringerike. Most of the potatoes are sold in the Oslo area. The town was also home to the commercial operations of the Norwegian Mapping Authority which in 2004 divested these to the then Ugland IT Group, later renamed Nordeca. The offices were closed in 2010 with all operations moving to Lysaker due to increasing computerization of map-making.

Notable residents

Covers people in the wider Municipality, *

Helge Ellingsen Waagaard Helge Ellingsen Waagaard (27 January 1781 – 25 March 1817) was a Norwegian farmer and non-commissioned military officer. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly. Helge Ellingsen Waagaard was born at Vågård ...

(1781 in Norderhov – 1817) a farmer and non-commissioned military officer, a rep. at the

Norwegian Constituent Assembly The Norwegian Constituent Assembly (in Norwegian ''Grunnlovsforsamlingen'', also known as ''Riksforsamlingen'') is the name given to the 1814 constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in Norway, that adopted the Norwegian Constitution and formalised th ...

* Michael Færden (1836 in Norderhov – 1912) a Norwegian priest and author *

Andrea Gram Grete Ingeborg Johanne Andrea Gram (20 March 1853 – 10 May 1927) was a Norwegian painter. She is best known for her landscapes and portraits. She was born at the family estate ''Ask gods'' in the village of Ask at Norderhov parish in Busker ...

(1853 in Ask – 1927) a Norwegian painter of landscapes and portraits *

Rolf Bull-Hansen Rolf Bull-Hansen (29 February 18888 October 1970) was a Norwegian educator and author. Biography He was born at Norderhov in Buskerud, Norway. He was a son of headmaster and parish priest Fredrik Vilhelm Bull Hansen (1852-1923) and Caroline Stee ...

(1888 in Norderhov – 1970) a Norwegian educator and author * Elling M. Solheim (1905 in Norderhov – 1971) a poet, playwright and short story writer *

Olav Brænden Olav Johan Brænden (1 July 1919 – 14 July 1989) was a Norwegian pharmacist, drug expert and inventor. He led the construction and operation of the central laboratory for drug research at the United Nations Office at Geneva. He is also associa ...

(1919 in Norderhov – 1989) a Norwegian pharmacist, drug expert and inventor * Olav Aspheim (1921 in Ringerike – 1948) a member of the WWII fascist party Nasjonal Samling *

Eyvind Fjeld Halvorsen Eyvind Fjeld Halvorsen (4 May 1922 – 19 March 2013) was a Norwegian philologist. He was born in Ringerike. He was hired as a docent at the University of Oslo in 1954, took the dr.philos. degree in 1959 on the thesis ''The Norse Version of the ...

(1922 in Ringerike – 2013) a Norwegian philologist *

Arild Hiim Arild Hiim (born 17 August 1945 in Ringerike) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1989, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served in the position of ...

(born 1945 in Ringerike) politician and former member of parliament * Bjørn Kjos (born 1946 in Sokna) founder and CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle. * Bjørn Skogmo, (Norwegian Wiki) (1948 in Jevnaker - 2020) writer *

Kjell B. Hansen Kjell Børre Hansen (5 May 1957 – 31 May 2020) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legi ...

(1957–2020) a politician, Mayor of Ringerike 2007-2019 *

Bård frydenlund Bård is a Norwegian masculine given name. It is a Norwegian form of the Old Norse name ''Bárðr''. Sometimes it also appears as a surname. It may refer to: Given name * Bård Borgersen (born 1972), Norwegian football player * Bård Breien ( ...

(born 1972 in Ringerike) an author and historian, CEO at

Eidsvoll 1814 Eidsvoll 1814 is the Norwegian Constitution museum with Eidsvoll Manor House, where the Norwegian constitution was drafted and debated in 1814. The building is one of the best-known and most historically important buildings in Norway as the aren ...

Sport

* Randi Thorvaldsen (1925 in Øvre Eiker – 2011)

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Erik Hagen Erik Hagen (born 20 July 1975) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played as a centre-back in Norway and Russia, as well as for the Norwegian national team, earning 28 caps. Career Club During his time with Vålerenga, Hagen received the nic ...

(born 1975 in Veme) footballer with 360 club caps and 28 for Norway *

Rune Hagen Rune Hagen (born 20 July 1975) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a left midfielder. He had 3 appearances for the Norwegian U-23 national team in 1998. Playing career Norway Hagen's career started with Jevnaker in 1992, as 17-year-ol ...

(born 1975 in Veme) a Norwegian former footballer with 280 club caps *

Tor Øyvind Hovda Tor Øyvind Hovda (born 24 September 1989 in Ringerike) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Hønefoss as a midfielder. Club career Hovda played youth football for both Heradsbygda IL and later Hønefoss BK, where he made his first senio ...

(born 1989 in Ringerike) a Norwegian footballer with 250 club caps

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

The following cities are

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with Ringerike: * Aabenraa, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark * Lohja,

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, Finland * Emmeloord,

Flevoland Flevoland () is the twelfth and youngest province of the Netherlands, established in 1986, when the southern and eastern Flevopolders, together with the Noordoostpolder, were merged into one provincial entity. It is in the centre of the countr ...

, Netherlands * Skagaströnd, Iceland * Växjö, Kronoberg County,

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, Almería, Spain in 1989

Gallery

File:Ringerike rådhus 01.jpg, Ringerike Town Hall File:Ringerikes museum på Ringerike.JPG, Ringerikes Museum File:EiendomsMegler1 00.jpg, Tandberggården in Hønefoss File:Ringerike tingrett.jpg, Ringerike District Court File:Skøiengården 00.jpg, Skøiengården at Søndre Torv in Hønefoss File:Honefoss-stasjon-1tb.jpg, Hønefoss Railway Station

References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

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Ringerike Kommune

Ringerike HospitalRingerikes Blad

Ringerike Sports councils

The Norwegian Church in Ringerike

Ringerikes Tourist Information

Ringerikes Museum

Buskerud and Ringerikes millennium

Ringerike Historical Society
{{Authority control Municipalities of Buskerud Municipalities of Viken (county) Ringerike (traditional district)