Norderhov

Norderhov is a former municipality in Buskerud county, Norway.

It was created in 1837 as Norderhoug formannskapsdistrikt. According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 7,234. On 22 April 1852 the city of Hønefoss was separated from Norderhov to constitute a separate administrative unit. In 1857 the rural district Ådal was separated from Norderhov, leaving Norderhov with a population of 6,846.

In 1938 a part of Norderhov with 268 inhabitants was moved to Hønefoss, and on 1 January 1964 the rest was merged with Hønefoss, Ådal, Tyristrand and Hole to form the new municipality Ringerike. Norderhov was by far the largest municipality prior to the merger, with a population of 15,143.

The name

The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the old farm Norderhov (Old Norse Njardarhof), since the first church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the name Njord, the last element is hof n 'temple'.

Until 1865 the name was written "Norderhoug".

References

• Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Template:No icon
• Registreringssentral for historiske data. "Hjemmehørende folkemengde Buskerud 1801-1960". University of Tromsø. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help) Template:No icon