Jevnaker
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| County | Oppland | |
| District | Hadeland | |
| Municipality | ||
| Administrative centre | Jevnaker | |
| Mayor (2003) | Hilde Brørby Fivelsdal (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 224 Square kilometre>km² 195 km² 0.07 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2004>2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 159 6,334 0.14 % 8.0 % 33/km² | |
| Coordinates | ||
| [www.jevnaker.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
Geography
Jevnaker is situated at the southern end of the Randsfjorden. The municipality is bordered to the north by Gran, to the east by Lunner, and to the southwest by Ringerike in Buskerud county.Jevnaker municipality has an area of 224 km², measuring 25.5 km on a north-south axis and 21 km on an east-west axis. The municipality lies in the extreme south of the county of Oppland.
The highest point is Svarttjernshøgda with a height of 717 Meters.
The administrative centre is Jevnaker, with a population of 4303.
Economy
Jevnaker is home to Norema, one of Norways largest kitchen manufacturers and Hadeland Glassverk, an old glassblowing factory with over 600 000 visitors each year, ranking it as the third most popular tourist destination in Norway.What to see
- Hadeland Glassverk
- Kistefos Museum
- Gallery Roenland
| Municipalities of Oppland |
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| Dovre | Etnedal | Gausdal | Gjøvik | Gran | Jevnaker | Lesja | Lillehammer | Lom | Lunner | Nord-Aurdal | Nord-Fron | Nordre Land | Ringebu | Sel | Skjåk | Søndre Land | Sør-Aurdal | Sør-Fron | Vang | Vestre Slidre | Vestre Toten | Vågå | Østre Toten | Øyer | Øystre Slidre | |
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