Holmsbu
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Holmsbu is a village in the municipality of Hurum
, Norway
, located by the Drammensfjord
. Its population (2005) is 351.
The seaport village received city (ladested) rights in 1847. It lost its rights January 1, 1964.
Hurum
Hurum is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village Klokkarstua. The municipality of Hurum was established on 1 January 1838 . The small village of Holmsbu was granted town status in 1847, but it did not become a municipality of its own...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, located by the Drammensfjord
Drammensfjord
Drammensfjord is a fjord in Norway that connects to Ytre Oslofjord on the west side. It stretches to the north and northeast. The Drammenselva river discharges into the head of the fjord...
. Its population (2005) is 351.
The seaport village received city (ladested) rights in 1847. It lost its rights January 1, 1964.