Buskerud is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.

Buskerud extends from Hurum at the Oslofjord to the Halling mountains and Hardanger. Its western part is a mountainous plateau with forested valleys and high, grassy pastures; its eastern part contains a lowland basin with many lakes and streams. Tyrifjorden and Krøderen are the biggest lakes. Numedalslågen, the third longest river in Norway, starting in Hordaland, runs through Buskerud unto Vestfold where it reaches the sea, while river Begna sweeps into lake Sperillen.

The area Ringerike may once have been a small kingdom. During the 10th century, Norway's kings Olav Trygvason and Olav Haraldsson grew up at Bønsnes in Ringerike. Hønefoss is the district capital of Ringerike. In the Numedal valley, silver has been mined in Kongsberg from the 17th century but was discontinued in 1957. Weapons industry had been developed in Kongsberg from 1814, and various high tech industry companies now represent the town's major employers. At Modum there once was a Cobalt pigment production works (Blaafarveværket, "The Blue-Color Works"). Buskerud's coat of arms (created in April, 1966) features a blue bear whose coloring is symbolic of the Blue-Color Works. The silver background of Buskerud's coat of arms represents the silver industry in Kongsberg.

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NRK: En mann er pågrepet, siktet for å ha voldtatt en kvinne i Hønefoss natt til lørdag. http://bit.ly/7MOMgO
buskerud (NRK Buskerudsendinga) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:03:30 -0000
NRK: En mann er pågrepet, siktet for å ha voldtatt en kvinne i Hønefoss natt til lørdag. http://bit.ly/7MOMgO
@ericdrakee Freakin Buskerud looks like THE beautiful place to live. Kinda community & environs I'D like to be in year round.
AlanDrake (Alan Drake) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:49:57 -0000
@ericdrakee Freakin Buskerud looks like THE beautiful place to live. Kinda community & environs I'D like to be in year round.
NRK: Med ned mot 40 minusgrader i dag, hadde de 100 asylsøkerne rett og slett for lite klær. Men bygdefolket kom ... http://bit.ly/8TNPQn
buskerud (NRK Buskerudsendinga) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:26:50 -0000
NRK: Med ned mot 40 minusgrader i dag, hadde de 100 asylsøkerne rett og slett for lite klær. Men bygdefolket kom ... http://bit.ly/8TNPQn
NRK: Sjekk hvor løypene ligger klare for deg og skiene. Vi gir deg oversikten i alle tre fylkene. http://bit.ly/5LTQP4
buskerud (NRK Buskerudsendinga) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:25:25 -0000
NRK: Sjekk hvor løypene ligger klare for deg og skiene. Vi gir deg oversikten i alle tre fylkene. http://bit.ly/5LTQP4
NRK: Politiet har siktet Ringerike sykehus etter at 22-åring døde etter en kneoperasjon. http://bit.ly/8GNbO4
buskerud (NRK Buskerudsendinga) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:23:26 -0000
NRK: Politiet har siktet Ringerike sykehus etter at 22-åring døde etter en kneoperasjon. http://bit.ly/8GNbO4
Plutselig kom nissen til NRK Buskerud! Joho!
radiomann1 (Joakim Radiomann) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:27:59 -0000
Plutselig kom nissen til NRK Buskerud! Joho!

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