Bærum
Bærum ([²bæːrʉm] (
listen)) is a city in Akershus County, Norway. The city was created as a municipality on 1 January 1838. It is a suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city.
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 Coat of arms  Akershus within Norway | |
 Bærum within Akershus | |
| Coordinates: 59°56′18″N 10°30′24″E / 59.93833°N 10.50667°ECoordinates: 59°56′18″N 10°30′24″E / 59.93833°N 10.50667°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Akershus |
| Administrative centre | Sandvika |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2011) | Lisbeth Hammer Krog (H) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 192 km2 (74 sq mi) |
| • Land | 189 km2 (73 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 334 in Norway |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 124,008 |
| • Rank | 5th in Norway |
| • Density | 547/km2 (1,420/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | 9.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0219 |
| Official language form | Bokmål[2] |
| Website | www |
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | ±% |
| 1951 | 35,838 | — |
| 1961 | 57,573 | +60.6% |
| 1971 | 76,580 | +33.0% |
| 1981 | 80,385 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 90,579 | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 101,340 | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 112,789 | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 114,489 | +1.5% |
| Source: Statistics Norway.[3] | ||
Bærum has the highest income per capita in Norway[4] and the highest proportion of university-educated individuals.[5]
The municipality has been voted the best Norwegian place to live in considering governance and public services to citizens.[6]
Bærum Media
Lysakerlokket road tunnel, E18 in Bærum, Akershus, Norway.
The head office of SAS Norway and an office of Widerøe in Fornebu
Diamanten, the head office of Norwegian Air Shuttle, in Fornebu
Source: Asker og Bærum-leksikon, Bærum kommune
Christian Fredrik Michelet, ca.1885
Gro Harlem Brundtland, 2011
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, 2013
portrett, kvinne, ballettdanserinne, koreograf, brystbilde, perlekjede. Påskrift: "Henny.".
Solveig Heilo at "Hamburger Kultursommer", Germany, 2011
100m European Championships Oslo 1946: "Holmvang gav oss gul"(Holmvang gave us gold)
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References
- ↑ Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn (in Norwegian)Språkrådet.
- ↑ Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar (in Norwegian)Lovdata.no.
- ↑ Projected population – Statistics Norway
- ↑ Skattelister 2008 (2009). Oslo: NRK.
- ↑ Næringsliv. Sandvika: Bærum kommune.
- ↑ Norges beste sted. Dagbladet (9 September 2011). Retrieved 8 January 2012.
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