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Lier, Norway

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{{Infobox kommune

| name = Lier

| native_name =

| native_name_lang =

| other_name =

| official_name =

| idnumber = 3312

| image_skyline = File:Rådhuset i Lierbyen - panoramio.jpg

|image_caption = City Hall in Lierbyen

| county = Buskerud

| district =

| capital = Lierbyen

| language = Bokmål

| coatofarms = Lier komm.svg

| flag = Flag of Lier.gif

| demonym = Liung

| munwebpage = www.lier.kommune.no

| mayor = Gunn Cecilie Ringdal

| mayor_party = H

| mayor_as_of = 2015

| area_rank = 277

| area_total_km2 = 301

| area_land_km2 = 281

| area_water_percent = 0.09

| population_as_of = 24971

| population_rank = 40

| population_total = 21594

| populationpercent = 0.47

| population_density_km2= 77

| population_increase= 9.8

| coordinates = {{coord|59.7937863|N|10.2660000|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}

| utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6637296 | utm_easting = 0567993 | geo_cat = adm2nd

}}

Lier is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lierbyen. The municipality of Lier was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area Åssiden was transferred from Lier to the neighboring municipality of Drammen on 1 July 1951.

Norway's longest indoor shopping center, Liertoppen, is located in Lierskogen. The newspaper Lierposten is published in Lier.[https://snl.no/Lierposten Store norske leksikon: Lierposten.]

General information

=Name=

The Old Norse form of the name was Líðir. The name is the plural form of líð which means "hillside".

=Coat of arms=

The coat of arms and was designed by Hallvard Trætteberg and granted on 14 August 1970. The arms show five silver-colored apple blossoms on a red background. The area is well known for the production of various types of fruit, berries, vegetables, and flowers, so this was chosen as a symbol of the area's lush scenery and agriculture.{{cite web|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|year=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/l/lier.htm|access-date=2009-01-10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lier.kommune.no/templates/Page.aspx?id=244 |title=Liers kommunevåpen |publisher=Lier kommune |access-date=2009-01-10 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180513/http://www.lier.kommune.no/templates/Page.aspx?id=244 |archive-date=24 July 2011 }}

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|+ Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Lier by country of origin in 2017{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents |publisher=ssb.no |access-date=30 July 2017|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date= 2 July 2015 }}

style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry

! style="background:#efefef;"|Number

{{flag|Poland}}1,199
{{flag|Lithuania}}343
{{flag|Somalia}}310
{{flag|India}}301
{{flag|Pakistan}}245
{{flag|Iraq}}197
{{flag|Vietnam}}186
{{flag|Germany}}166
{{flag|Sweden}}162
{{flag|Kosovo}}153

Geography

Lier borders to the municipalities of Asker, Bærum, Drammen, Modum and Hole. It includes the villages of Lierbyen, Sylling, Sjåstad, Nøste, Gullaug, Lierskogen, and Tranby.

Lier is thought of as a "green lung" for Norway's capital, Oslo, with its vast number of fields and apple trees. It is also famous for its agricultural products as strawberries and vegetables.

The Gilhusodden Nature Preserve is home of many different bird species. The area is also used for recreation, especially swimming and sunbathing, with its long, shallow beach.

Notable residents

File:St. Hallvard .jpg

File:Sæbjørn Buttedahl (1926).jpg

{{maincat|People from Lier, Norway|People from Lier}}

File:Frogner kirke (Lier) 20080608-4.jpg

File:Frogner prestegård.jpg

Twin towns – sister cities

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway}}

Lier is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Utveksling er topp|url=https://www.lierposten.no/nyheter/sylling/utveksling-er-topp/s/5-65-5703|website=lierposten.no|publisher=Lierposten|language=no|date=2015-04-14|access-date=2021-01-31}}

Gallery

File:Liertoppen Shopping Center Front 20110921.jpg|Liertoppen Shopping Center

File:Lier rockeverksted.jpg|Gamle Hegg skole

File:Jacobsen elektro main office.jpg| Jacobsen Elektro main office

File:Hvalsdammen i Lier - panoramio (2).jpg| Hvalsdammen

References

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External links

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201625/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0626 Municipal fact sheet] from Statistics Norway
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  • [http://www.lier-bygdetun.no/ Lier Bygdetun]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110726151637/http://lier.historielag.org/engsum.htm Lier Historielag]
  • [http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2016259 Sylling churchyard]

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Category:Municipalities of Buskerud

Category:Villages in Buskerud