Øvre Sandsvær is a former municipality in
Buskerud county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. Its name translates to Upper Sandsvær.
History
From 1837, Øvre Sandsvær was a part of the
Sandsvær presidency. The
kommune was created on January 1, 1908, when Sandsvær was split into Øvre Sandsvær and
Ytre Sandsvær. In 1939, one of the municipalities' districts was moved into the
Flesberg municipality. On January 1, 1964, Øvre and Ytre Sandsvær were incorporated into the
Kongsberg
Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production and fo ...
municipality.
Population
At the time of its creation in 1908, Øvre Sandsvær had a population of 2,464. In 1939, its population was 2,431. In 1964, just before it ceased to be recognized as a municipality, it had a population of 2,854.
References
External links
List of people in Øvre Sandsvær in 1910
Former municipalities of Norway
Kongsberg
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