Hønefoss
—  Unincorporated city  —
Hønefoss seen from the air. The river is Storelva.
Hønefoss Location within Norway
Coordinates: 60°10′N 10°18′E / 60.167, 10.3
Country	Norway
County	Buskerud
District	Ringerike
Municipality	Ringerike
City status	1852
Elevation	96 m (315 ft)
Population (January 1, 2007)[1]
- Total	13,930
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Hønefoss is an unincorporated city in Buskerud county, Norway, and the centre of the municipality of Ringerike. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Norway is divided into a number of traditional Districts Many districts have deep historical roots and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties Ringerike is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf Ringerike is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway This is a list of cities in Norway. The Norwegian name for City is by. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. This is a list of cities in Norway. The Norwegian name for City is by. is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf Ringerike is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway In 1852, Hønefoss got town status, and was separated from Norderhov. Norderhov is a former municipality in Buskerud county Norway It was created in 1837 as Norderhoug Formannskapsdistrikt. It celebrated its 150th year of township in 2002. In 1964, Hønefoss ceased being a separate municipality, and became part of Ringerike.

As of January 1, 2007, Hønefoss has 13,930 inhabitants,^[1] and is located north of lake Tyrifjorden, where the river Begna forms the waterfall of Hønefossen, giving the town its name. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Tyrifjorden is Norway 's fifth largest lake with an area of 137 km² has a volume of 13 km³ is 295 meters deep at its deepest and lies 63 meters above sea level Begna may refer to Begna Ethiopia Begna Oppland, a village in Norway Begna (river, in Norway Hønefoss is an industrial centre of inner Østlandet, containing several factories and other industry. Eastern Norway ( Norwegian: Østlandet ( Bokmål) or Austlandet ( Nynorsk) is the geographical region of the south-eastern

Economy

Hønefoss is home to several factories and other industry, with the Norske Skog Follum paper mill traditionally having had a significant impact on the town. Norske Skog Follum is a Paper mill located in Follum in Norway. A paper mill is a Factory devoted to making Paper from wood pulp and other ingredients using a Fourdrinier Machine or similar apparatus The paper mill, opened in 1873, is one of the largest producers of newsprint in Europe. Newsprint is low-cost non-archival Paper most commonly used to print Newspapers plus other publications and advertising material

Culture

Ringerikes Blad is a regional newspaper covering Ringerike, Hole and Jevnaker. Ringerikes Blad is a Local newspaper published in Hønefoss, Norway. Jevnaker is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway The parish of Jævnaker was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Established in 1845, the newspaper is published daily in Hønefoss. As of 2006, the newspaper has a daily circulation of 12,684. ^[2]

Transport

Hønefoss is connected to Bergen, Drammen and Oslo by the railway Bergensbanen, as well as to Gjøvik by Gjøvikbanen. is the second largest city in Norway. It is located on the south-western coast of Norway in the county of Hordaland in between a group of mountains known as De syv fjell There is also a town called Drammen in Wisconsin, named after the Norwegian city in 1877 (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Gjøvik is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway European route E16 runs through Hønefoss on its way from Oslo to Bergen. E16 is the designation of a main west-east road through Northern Ireland, Scotland and Norway, from Derry to Oslo, via Glasgow

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