Hurum

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Hurum kommune
Locator map showing Hurum within Buskerud
County Buskerud
District
Municipality NO-0628
Administrative centre Klokkarstua
Mayor (2003) Roger Ryberg (Ap)
Official language form Bokmål
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage		 Ranked 354
163 km²
156 km²
0.05 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 120
8,781
0.19 %
11.5 %
56/km²
Coordinates 59°36′N, 10°31′E
www.hurum.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 59°36′N, 10°31′E

Hurum is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway. It borders Røyken to the north. To the west the coastline is located close to the eastern coast of Vestfold with Svelvik. It is connected to the eastern side of the Oslofjord via Oslofjordtunnel, one of the longest underwater tunnels of its kind in Northern Europe. The tunnel is 7.2 km long and connects Hurumhalvøya to Akershus county.

Hurum is located on the southern part of Hurumhalvøya, which is the peninsula between Oslofjord and Drammensfjord. The administrative centre is Klokkarstua, while the most populous villages are Tofte and Sætre. It's also nice places like Kana, Holmsbu, filtvet and more.

Hurum was once suggested as the location for the new national airport of Norway. The plan was however abandoned, and the main airport is now situated at Gardermoen in Akershus county.

The Norse form of the name was Húðrimar. The meaning of the first element is unknown, the last element is the plural form of rimi m 'ridge'.

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1979). The blue wavy lines represent the two waters of Oslofjord and Drammensfjord.

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Municipalities of Buskerud Buskerud coat of arms

Drammen | Flesberg | Flå | Gol | Hemsedal | Hol | Hole | Hurum | Kongsberg | Krødsherad | Lier | Modum | Nedre Eiker | Nes | Nore og Uvdal | Ringerike | Rollag | Røyken | Sigdal | Øvre Eiker | Ål
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