Gol, Norway

Gol is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Gol which is also the population center. Gol was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Hemsedal was separated from Gol in 1897 to become a separate municipality. The municipality of Gol is bordered to the north by the municipality of Nord-Aurdal (in Oppland county), to the east by Sør-Aurdal (in Oppland county), to the south by Nes, and to the west by Ål and Hemsedal.

Gol Municipality
Gol kommune
Municipality
Buskerud within Norway
Gol within Buskerud
Coordinates: 60°45′1″N 8°59′5″E
CountryNorway
CountyBuskerud
DistrictHallingdal
Administrative centreGol
Government
  Mayor (2003)Jan-Halvard Brekko (Ap)
Area
  Total533 km2 (206 sq mi)
  Land514 km2 (198 sq mi)
  Rank#200 in Norway
Population
 (2004)
  Total4,372
  Rank#218 in Norway
  Density8/km2 (20/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 +1.4%
DemonymGoling
Official language
  Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3324
WebsiteOfficial website
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