Nedre Eiker
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| County | Buskerud | |
| District | Eiker | |
| Municipality | ||
| Administrative centre | Mjøndalen | |
| Mayor (2003) | Rolf Bergersen (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 122 Square kilometre>km² 114 km² 0.04 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2004>2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 42 21,377 0.47 % 11.5 % 187/km² | |
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| [www.nedre-eiker.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
Nedre Eiker is the lower part of Eiker, an agricultural district with a long history.
The majority of the residents live in the villages of Mjøndalen, Krokstadelva, Solbergelva and Steinberg.
The Drammenselva river flows through Nedre Eiker.
Famous residents
- Lars Korvald, former Prime Minister of Norway
- Herman Wildenvey,(1886 - 1959), poet and author
External links
| Municipalities of Buskerud |
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| 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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