Hole, Norway
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Hole is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Ringerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vik. Hole is located around lake Tyrifjorden and extends to the woodland around Oslo. The soil is fertile and suited to growing fruit, berries and other agricultural products.
Hole Municipality
Hole kommune | |
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Coordinates: 60°2′52″N 10°17′28″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Buskerud |
District | Ringerike |
Administrative centre | Vik |
Government | |
• Mayor (2003) | Syver Leivestad (H) |
Area | |
• Total | 198 km2 (76 sq mi) |
• Land | 134 km2 (52 sq mi) |
• Rank | #329 in Norway |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 5,199 |
• Rank | #187 in Norway |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +13.6% |
Demonym | Holeværing[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-3310[3] |
Website | Official website |
The municipality of Hole was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The annex of Tyristrand was separated from Hole on 1 July 1916 to become a municipality of its own. The municipality of Hole was merged into the neighboring municipality of Ringerike in 1964, however, this merger ended in 1977 when Hole was restored as a separate municipality.
Infrastructure: the road (E16) between Sandvika and Hønefoss has been Norway's most deadly, for the ten-year period that ended in 2021; nine people died.[4]