Brandbu (municipality)
Brandbu is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The 471-square-kilometre (182 sq mi) municipality existed from 1897 until its dissolution in 1962. The area is now part of Gran Municipality in the traditional district of Hadeland. The administrative centre was the village of Brandbu. The municipality included land on both sides of the large lake Randsfjorden, although most of the municipal residents lived on the east side of the lake.
Brandbu Municipality
Brandbu herred | |
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Former municipality | |
View of the village of Brandbu | |
Oppland within Norway | |
Brandbu within Oppland | |
| Coordinates: 60°25′20″N 10°30′15″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Oppland |
| District | Hadeland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1897 |
| • Preceded by | Gran Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1962 |
| • Succeeded by | Gran Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Brandbu |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 471 km2 (182 sq mi) |
| Population (1962) | |
| • Total | 6,477 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Brandbuing |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0535 |
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