Viken - Viken

The Fylke Viken is located in the region of Østlandet in the southeast of Norway, it stretches from the Hemsedalsfjell and the Hardangervidda in the northwest to the Hurumland on the Oslofjord in the southeast. The province was created in connection with a regional reform in January 2020 through the merger of the Fylken Akershus, Buskerud and Østfold.

places

Map of Viken

Viken consists of the following municipalities:

  • 1 ÅlWebsite of this institutionÅl in the encyclopedia WikipediaÅl in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsÅl (Q113538) in the Wikidata database
  • 2 DrammingWebsite of this institutionDrammen in the encyclopedia WikipediaDrammen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsDrammen (Q26525) in the Wikidata database
  • 3 DrøbakDrøbak in the Wikipedia encyclopediaDrøbak in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsDrøbak (Q995477) in the Wikidata database
  • 4 OathfulWebsite of this institutionOath full in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageOath full in the encyclopedia WikipediaEidsvoll in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsEidsvoll (Q57080) in the Wikidata database
  • 5 FlesbergWebsite of this institutionFlesberg in the encyclopedia WikipediaFlesberg in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsFlesberg (Q93633) in the Wikidata database
  • 6 FlåWebsite of this institutionFlå in the encyclopedia WikipediaFlå in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsFlå (Q93703) in the Wikidata database
  • 7 GolWebsite of this institutionGol in the Wikipedia encyclopediaGol in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryGol (Q493301) in the Wikidata database
  • 8 HurumWebsite of this institutionHurum in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHurum in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHurum (Q488611) in the Wikidata database
  • 9 KongsbergWebsite of this institutionKongsberg in the encyclopedia WikipediaKongsberg in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsKongsberg (Q108988) in the Wikidata database
  • 10 ModumWebsite of this institutionModum in the Wikipedia encyclopediaModum in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsModum (Q484001) in the Wikidata database
  • 11 SandvikaWebsite of this institutionSandvika in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageSandvika in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSandvika in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSandvika (Q651744) in the Wikidata database
  • 12 skiWebsite of this institutionSki in another language in the Wikivoyage travel guideSki in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSki in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSki (Q57912) in the Wikidata database
  • 13 AskimWebsite of this institutionAskim in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageAskim in the Wikipedia encyclopediaAskim in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryAskim (Q109469) in the Wikidata database
  • 14 FredrikstadWebsite of this institutionFredrikstad in the Wikipedia encyclopediaFredrikstad in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsFredrikstad (Q107135) in the Wikidata database
  • 15 HeapsWebsite of this institutionHalden in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHalden in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHalden (Q109042) in the Wikidata database
  • 16 MossWebsite of this institutionMoss in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMoss in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryMoss (Q109021) in the Wikidata database
  • 17 MysenMysen in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageMysen in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMysen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMysen (Q2719327) in the Wikidata database
  • 18 SarpsborgWebsite of this institutionSarpsborg in the encyclopedia WikipediaSarpsborg in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSarpsborg (Q108025) in the Wikidata database
  • 19 HvalerWebsite of this institutionHvaler in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageHvaler in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHvaler in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHvaler (Q488435) in the Wikidata database

Other goals

Dramming
Kongensgruve in Kongsberg
Golsfjell

background

Buskerud is traditionally divided into four landscapes, Eiker, Ringerike, Numedal and Hallingdal

language

getting there

The most important airport for traveling to Fylke Buskerud is the Oslo Airport GardermoenWebsite of this institutionOslo-Gardermoen Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaOslo-Gardermoen Airport in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryOslo-Gardermoen Airport (Q210559) in the Wikidata database(IATA: OSL). A little further away, but may also be suitable Torp AirportTorp Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaTorp Airport in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryTorp Airport (Q957105) in the Wikidata database(IATA: TRF) at Sandefjord (at the end of the Oslofjord, west bank) and the regional airport in Fagernes north of Hallingdal.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

Hardangervidda
  • Hardangervidda National Park. The national park was established in 1981 and is Norway's largest nature reserve. The national park has a size of 3422 km², the whole Hardangervidda plateau is the largest plateau in Europe with 8000-9000 km². The Hardangervidda is one of the most famous Norwegian hiking areas. There are very many marked (red T) Hiking trailscrossing the barren 1000 m to 1600 m high plateau. You will spend the night in managed or self-catering huts Norwegian Trekking Association DNT or in your own tent. On the Rallarvegen Both cyclists and hikers can cross the northern Hardangervidda.
Fjellsjøkampen
Oslofjord
  • Akershus has numerous rivers and over 2000 lakes.

The highest mountains are the Fjellsjøkampen with 812.3 m in the municipality of Hurdal and the only 8 cm lower Lush eyes with 812.2 m, on the border between Hurdal and Gran in oppland.

The region also borders the Oslofjord on a small section.

activities

kitchen

nightlife

security

climate

In January the average temperature is -8 ° C to -11 ° C, in July the average temperature is around 16 ° C in the lowlands and around 10 ° C at 1000 m above sea level.

Near the Oslo Fjord, it is a little milder in winter and summer.

The lowest temperatures are -30 ° C to -35 ° C in the inner areas, the lowest in Nesbyen at -38 ° C. The heat record was measured in Nesbyen in June 1970 with 35.6 ° C.

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