Nesbyen (Norway
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Name (Latin)
Nesbyen (Norway : Kommune)
Other forms of name
Nes (Viken fylke, Norway : Kommune)
Nes kommune (Buskerud fylke, Norway)
Nes (Buskerud fylke, Norway : Kommune)
Coordinates
9.101111111 9.101111111 60.55833333 60.55833333 (gooearth )
Associated country
Norway
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- BGN, viewed June 16, 2021(Nesbyen Kommune [Approved], Nes, Nes Herad, Nes Kommune [Variants]; ADM2 in Viken fylke, Norway; 60°31'57"N, 009°04'32"E (60.532438, 9.075567))
- Norgeskart [Norwegian national map], viewed June 16, 2021(Nesbyen, Kommune in Viken fylke, 60.5679872, 9.1018179)
- Store Norske Leksikon [Norwegian encyclopedia], viewed online June 16, 2021(Nesbyen is a kommune in Viken fylke...The kommune changed its name to Nesbyen on 01.01.2020 because the establishment of Viken fylke could lead to confusion with Nes Kommune in the former Akershus)
- Gamle hus i Nes, 1992:t.p. (Nes kommune) p. 19 (Nes kommune grenser mot Flå, Nore, Gol og Ål kommuner i Buskerud og mot Sør-Aurdal kommune i Oppland)
- Norges statskalender, 1988:p. 596 (Nes; kommune nr. 16; Buskerud fylke)
Wikipedia description:
Nesbyen is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Nesbyen. The parish of Næs was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Flå was separated from Nes on 1 January 1905 to become a separate municipality. The name was changed from Nes to Nesbyen in 2020.
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