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818: 88: 693: 664: 789:) is the parish church for Hurum. This is a medieval era church dating from ca. 1150. The edifice is constructed of stone and has 150 seats. The original church was ravaged by fire the night after Christmas Day 1686. The following year the church received a new roof and turret. In 1849 the church was extensively rebuilt. The interior has undergone a number of changes in the course of time. The cemetery is surrounded by stone wall and has a chapel from 1938. Naval hero and native son, 1359: 100: 556: 71: 61: 646: 610: 628: 574: 778: 592: 538: 275: 49: 975: 809:
to create a new and larger Asker. Subsequently, on 21 June the same year, a majority of municipal councillors voted in favor of applying for the merger, which was subsequently accepted by the local councils of both Røyken and Asker. It was determined that the municipalities would officially merge on
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is from modern times. They were granted on 2 February 1979. The arms show two blue wavy lines on a silver background. This was chosen because the municipality is on a peninsula between two
1001: 1210: 793:(1665-1710) was buried in the church yard. The pulpit was received as a gift from his wife, Kirsten Røyem Huitfeldt (1671–1750). 1573: 113: 801:
On 9 May 2016, a referendum on the status of the municipality was held, with a majority of voters voting to merge Hurum with
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of Norway. The plan was, however, abandoned, due to fears of too much fog in Hurum, and the main airport is now situated at
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between the Oslofjord and Drammensfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Sætre, which together with
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in 1847, but it did not become a municipality of its own. It lost its town status on 1 January 1964.
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family, who played a major role in the local history. The family used a single bend as arms.
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Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Hurum by country of origin in 2017
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to the north. To the west the coastline is located close to the eastern coast of
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Hurum is located on the southern part of Hurumhalvøya, which is the
706: 428:. The municipality of Hurum was established on 1 January 1838 (see 306: 1468: 1435: 1397: 1314: 1298: 863:(1923 in Sætre – 2010) a linguist, preacher, and missionary in the 737: 730: 710: 405:. As of 1 January 2020 Hurum has merged with the municipalities of 395: 351: 160: 1501: 1493: 1460: 1385: 1185: 1117: 1071: 1025: 777: 758: 753: 714: 651: 615: 579: 444: 433: 283: 1681: 834:(1785 in Hurum – 1869) civil servant, historian and rep. at the 1639: 1549: 1483: 1302: 929: 597: 543: 477: 424:. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village 402: 148: 48: 1425: 443:
Hurum was once suggested as the location for the new national
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Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023).
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are one of the two most populated villages in Hurum.
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The meaning of the first element 13: 696:Monument to Admiral Ivar Huitfeldt 14: 1731: 1574:Former Municipalities in Buskerud 1252: 836:Norwegian Constitutional Assembly 825: 1357: 662: 644: 626: 608: 590: 572: 554: 536: 274: 273: 225:156 km (60 sq mi) 217:163 km (63 sq mi) 98: 86: 69: 59: 47: 18:Municipality in Buskerud, Norway 1225: 1202: 1179: 1157: 1134: 1111: 1088: 772: 491: 1065: 1042: 1019: 1006:The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com 994: 968: 946: 921: 907: 893: 812:2019 Norwegian local elections 1: 955:"Nye kommunevåbener i Norden" 886: 1327:Buskerud County Municipality 1165:"Huitfeldt, Ivar, 1665-1710" 953:Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). 700: 454: 417:located in the newly formed 7: 1145:. Hurum kirkelige fellesråd 1099:. Hurum kirkelige fellesråd 1053:. Hurum kirkelige fellesråd 917:(in Norwegian). Lovdata.no. 903:(in Norwegian). Språkrådet. 810:1 January 2020. During the 379:Data from Statistics Norway 10: 1736: 1167:. Dansk biografisk Lexikon 685:Hurum was the site of the 680: 179:Administrative centre 1581: 1566: 1562: 1520: 1492: 1459: 1416: 1407: 1364: 1355: 1309: 705:The municipality borders 376: 362: 350: 329: 312: 299: 292: 282: 266: 258: 250: 242: 237: 229: 221: 213: 208: 193: 188: 178: 166: 154: 144: 109: 97: 85: 55: 46: 37: 23: 978:. ssb.no. Archived from 432:). The small village of 797:Merging and dissolution 459: 822: 782: 697: 262:56/km (150/sq mi) 92:Buskerud within Norway 29: 935:Store norske leksikon 856:Fred. Olsen & Co. 820: 780: 721:, one of the longest 695: 468:form of the name was 331: • Summer ( 129:59.60306°N 10.51806°E 104:Hurum within Buskerud 1259:Municipal fact sheet 1120:"Kongsdelene kapell" 852:Thomas Fredrik Olsen 821:Fred. Olsen, ca.1900 689:on 20 November 1949. 430:formannskapsdistrikt 267: • Change 259: • Density 1325:County government: 1234:"Valgresultat 2019" 1143:"Kongsdelene Kirke" 838:at Eidsvoll in 1814 763:Kongsdelene Church 523: 200:Monica Vee Bratli ( 194: • Mayor 125: /  823: 783: 698: 687:Hurum air disaster 519: 415:Asker Municipality 254:#120 in Norway 243: • Total 233:#354 in Norway 214: • Total 134:59.60306; 10.51806 25:Hurum Municipality 1699: 1698: 1695: 1694: 1691: 1690: 1684: (1857-1964) 1678: (1908-1964) 1672: (1908-1964) 1666: (1901-1962) 1660: (1916-1964) 1654: (1838-1844) 1648: (1838-1964) 1642: (1838-1964) 1636: (1838-1908) 1630: (1838-2020) 1624: (1858-1961) 1618: (1838-1964) 1612: (1885-2020) 1606: (1852-1964) 1600: (1838-2020) 1594: (1838-1897) 1588: (1838-1885) 1576: 1558: 1557: 1263:Statistics Norway 940:Kunnskapsforlaget 832:Gustav Peter Blom 748:Churches in Hurum 678: 677: 385: 384: 294:Official language 251: • Rank 230: • Rank 222: • Land 1727: 1572: 1568: 1567: 1564: 1563: 1414: 1413: 1366:Towns and cities 1361: 1335:County Governors 1292: 1285: 1278: 1269: 1268: 1246: 1245: 1243: 1241: 1229: 1223: 1222: 1220: 1218: 1206: 1200: 1199: 1197: 1195: 1183: 1177: 1176: 1174: 1172: 1161: 1155: 1154: 1152: 1150: 1138: 1132: 1131: 1129: 1127: 1115: 1109: 1108: 1106: 1104: 1092: 1086: 1085: 1083: 1081: 1074:"Holmsbu kapell" 1069: 1063: 1062: 1060: 1058: 1046: 1040: 1039: 1037: 1035: 1028:"Filtvet kapell" 1023: 1017: 1016: 1014: 1012: 998: 992: 991: 989: 987: 972: 966: 965: 963: 961: 950: 944: 943: 938:(in Norwegian). 925: 919: 918: 911: 905: 904: 897: 882:, lives in Sætre 723:undersea tunnels 668: 666: 665: 650: 648: 647: 632: 630: 629: 614: 612: 611: 596: 594: 593: 578: 576: 575: 560: 558: 557: 542: 540: 539: 524: 518: 413:to form the new 372: 371: 369:Official website 336: 288:Huring or Høring 277: 276: 270: 197: 140: 139: 137: 136: 135: 130: 126: 123: 122: 121: 118: 102: 90: 73: 63: 51: 32: 21: 20: 1735: 1734: 1730: 1729: 1728: 1726: 1725: 1724: 1705: 1704: 1702: 1700: 1687: 1592:Gol og Hemsedal 1577: 1554: 1516: 1488: 1455: 1403: 1362: 1351: 1305: 1296: 1255: 1250: 1249: 1239: 1237: 1230: 1226: 1216: 1214: 1213:. Hurum Kommune 1207: 1203: 1193: 1191: 1190:. Norges Kirker 1184: 1180: 1170: 1168: 1163: 1162: 1158: 1148: 1146: 1139: 1135: 1125: 1123: 1122:. Norges Kirker 1116: 1112: 1102: 1100: 1097:"Holmsbu Kirke" 1093: 1089: 1079: 1077: 1076:. Norges Kirker 1070: 1066: 1056: 1054: 1051:"Filtvet Kirke" 1047: 1043: 1033: 1031: 1030:. 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