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{{Infobox kommune
| name               = Ringerike
| native_name        =
| native_name_lang   =
| other_name         =
| official_name      =
| idnumber           = 3305
| image_skyline      = File:Randselva2002.jpg
| image_caption      = Town of Hønefoss
| county             = Buskerud
| district           = [[Ringerike (traditional district)|Ringerike]]
| capital            = [[Hønefoss]]
| language           = [[Bokmål]]
| coatofarms         = Ringerike_komm.svg
| demonym            = Ringeriking
| munwebpage         = www.ringerike.kommune.no
| mayor              = Kirsten Orebråten 
| mayor_party        = [[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]]
| mayor_as_of        = 2019
| area_rank          = 51
| area_total_km2      = 1552
| area_land_km2       = 1423
| area_water_percent  = 0.48
| population_as_of   = 2020
| population_rank    = 35
| population_total   = 30641
| populationpercent  = 0.61
| population_density_km2= 21,55
| population_increase= 2.4
| coordinates        = {{coord|60|12|19|N|10|9|9|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
| utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6674843 | utm_easting = 0563890 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Ringerike''' is a [[Municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Buskerud]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]] of [[Ringerike (traditional district)|Ringerike]]. The administrative centre of the municipality is the [[List of cities in Norway|town]] of [[Hønefoss]].

The municipality of Ringerike was created on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the town of [[Hønefoss]] and the rural municipalities of [[Hole Municipality|Hole]], [[Norderhov Municipality|Norderhov]], [[Tyristrand]], and [[Ådal]]. However, the area of Hole was removed from the municipality of Ringerike on 1 January 1977 to become a separate municipality once again. The historic area of Ringerike included not just the modern municipality of Ringerike but also Hole and [[Krødsherad Municipality|Krødsherad]], [[Modum Municipality|Modum]], and [[Sigdal Municipality|Sigdal]].<ref>[http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/Historia%26Passio.pdf Vol. XIII: ''A History Of Norway'' And ''The Passion And Miracles Of The Blessed Óláfr''] Viking Society for Northern Research, Anthony Faulkes and Richard Perkins, p. 128</ref>

==General information==

===Etymology===
The Old [[Norse language|Norse]] form of this name was ''Hringaríki''. The first element is (probably) the [[genitive]] [[plural]] of ''hringir'', the name of an old [[Germanic peoples|Germanic]] tribe. The last element is ''ríki'' n 'kingdom, [[reich]]'. (See also [[Romerike]].)<ref name=Om>{{cite web|url=http://www.ringerike.kommune.no/Om-Ringerike/Kommunevapen-/|title=Kommunevåpen|publisher=Ringerike kommune|access-date=2009-01-11|language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] were granted on 16 June 1967. The arms show a gold [[Circle|ring]] on a red background. The colours [[red]] and [[gold (color)|gold]] represent royalty and are the royal colors of Norway. The ring is a [[canting arms|canting]] symbol and at the same time symbolises the unity of the area, which has been a separate entity (even considered a [[petty kingdom]]) since medieval times.<ref name=Om /><ref>{{cite web|first=Norske|last=Kommunevåpen|year=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/r/ringerik.htm|access-date=2009-01-11}}</ref>

{| style="float: center;" class="wikitable"
|+ '''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Ringerike by country of origin in 2017'''<ref>{{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=1 August 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 }}</ref>
 
|-
! style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry
! style="background:#efefef;"|Number
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||663
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||198
|-
| {{flag|Germany}}||190
|-
| {{flag|Kosovo}}||179
|-
| {{flag|Iraq}}||162
|-
| {{flag|Russia}}||160
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}||159
|-
| {{flag|Bosnia-Herzegovina}}||149
|-
| {{flag|Iran}}||147
|-
| {{flag|Thailand}}||135
|-
| {{flag|Syria}}||126
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||124
|}
[[File:Honefoss flyfoto3.jpg|300px|thumb|right|[[Hønefoss]], largest town and the administrative centre of Ringerike]]

==Geography==
The municipality of Ringerike is bordered on the north by [[Sør-Aurdal Municipality]] and [[Søndre Land Municipality]]; on the east by [[Gran Municipality]], [[Jevnaker Municipality]], [[Lunner Municipality]], and [[Oslo Municipality]]; in the south by [[Bærum Municipality]], [[Hole Municipality]], and [[Modum Municipality]]; and in the west by [[Krødsherad Municipality]] and [[Flå Municipality]].

Lakes in the region include:
*[[Samsjøen (Ringerike)|Samsjøen]]
*[[Øyangen (Ringerike)|Øyangen]]
*[[Sperillen]]
*[[Ullerentjernet]]
*[[Vestre Bjonevatnet]]

It is also home to mountain ranges, including [[Ådalsfjella]].
[[File:Ringerikspoteter.jpg|thumb|Ringerike potato]]

==Climate==
Ringerike has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Dfb]]) with relatively warm summers and cold winters with snow on the ground. The all-time high {{convert|33.7|C}} was recorded July 2018. The all-time low {{convert|-27.1|°C}} was recorded 6 January 2024.
{{Weather box
|location = Hønefoss 1991-2020 (Høyby, 140 m, average high/low 2006-2024, extremes 2005-2023, precip days 1961-90)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 13
|Feb record high C = 14.2
|Mar record high C = 20.5
|Apr record high C = 23.9
|May record high C = 30.1
|Jun record high C = 31.6
|Jul record high C = 33.7
|Aug record high C = 29.1
|Sep record high C = 24.7
|Oct record high C = 19.2
|Nov record high C = 15.7
|Dec record high C = 12.2
|year record high C = 
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
|Jan mean C=-4.1
|Feb mean C=-3.5
|Mar mean C=0.5
|Apr mean C=5.3
|May mean C=10.6
|Jun mean C=14.8
|Jul mean C=17.3
|Aug mean C=15.9
|Sep mean C=11.5
|Oct mean C=5.5
|Nov mean C=0.8
|Dec mean C=-3.3
|year mean C=
|Jan high C = -1.6
|Feb high C = 0.3
|Mar high C = 5.8
|Apr high C = 11.6
|May high C = 17.1
|Jun high C = 21.5
|Jul high C = 23.1
|Aug high C = 21.2
|Sep high C = 16.9
|Oct high C =  9.8
|Nov high C =  3.9
|Dec high C = -0.6
|Jan low C = -7.1
|Feb low C = -6.2
|Mar low C = -3.2
|Apr low C = 0.6
|May low C = 5.7
|Jun low C = 10.3
|Jul low C = 12.5
|Aug low C = 11.3
|Sep low C = 7.9
|Oct low C = 3
|Nov low C = -1.1
|Dec low C = -5.7
|Jan record low C = -27.1
|Feb record low C = -24.7
|Mar record low C = -19
|Apr record low C = -9.3
|May record low C = -3.2
|Jun record low C =  2.7
|Jul record low C =  5.2
|Aug record low C =  1.8
|Sep record low C = -2.8
|Oct record low C = -8.3
|Nov record low C = -16.2
|Dec record low C = -21.8
|year record low C = 
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 35
|Feb precipitation mm = 25
|Mar precipitation mm = 27
|Apr precipitation mm = 32
|May precipitation mm = 54
|Jun precipitation mm = 70
|Jul precipitation mm = 73
|Aug precipitation mm = 85
|Sep precipitation mm = 65
|Oct precipitation mm = 62
|Nov precipitation mm = 50
|Dec precipitation mm = 32
|unit precipitation days = 1.0&nbsp;mm
|Jan precipitation days= 8
|Feb precipitation days= 6
|Mar precipitation days= 7
|Apr precipitation days= 7
|May precipitation days= 9
|Jun precipitation days= 9
|Jul precipitation days= 11
|Aug precipitation days= 10
|Sep precipitation days= 10
|Oct precipitation days= 10
|Nov precipitation days= 9
|Dec precipitation days= 8
|source 1 = Norwegian Meteorological Institute eklima.met.no <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sharki.oslo.dnmi.no/portal/page?_pageid=73,39035,73_39080&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |title=EKlima |access-date=2021-06-29 |archive-date=2021-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128080558/http://sharki.oslo.dnmi.no/portal/page?_pageid=73,39035,73_39080&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |url-status=live }}</ref>
|source 2 = Seklima<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norsk Klimaservicesenter |url=https://seklima.met.no/observations/}}</ref>
}}

==Economy==
Billions of [[Norwegian kroner]] has been invested (as of 2022) in infrastructure, as a result of a government order (''oppdragsbrev'') in 2015; the municipality had to do their part in regard to the project "[[Ringerike Line]]"; the national budget is not final yet (as of October 2022) and government money for the project has not yet been allocated.<ref>https://www.nrk.no/osloogviken/ringerike-kommune-har-investert-milliarder-_-vil-saksoke-staten-for-loftebrudd-om-ringeriksbanen-1.16153380 [Feels hoodwinked – now the municipality wants to sue the government]. [[NRK]].no. Retrieved 2022-10-27.</ref>

Ringerike is famous for two [[agriculture]] products; Ringerike [[potato]] (''Ringerikspotet'') and Ringerike [[pea]] (''Ringeriksert''). [[Jens Aabel]] first started production of Ringerike potato around 1867. The Ringerike pea has obtained PDO ([[Protected Geographical Status|protected designation of origin]]).<!-- The Ringerike potato has applied for the same protection, and is waiting for the result from the Agriculture department (2003).--> In June 2007, the Ringerike potato got "protected geographical indication" (PGI) under the name ''Ringerikspotet fra Ringerike.'' Six farmers are now producing and packing this special potato at Ask in Ringerike. Most of the potatoes are sold in the Oslo area.
<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://www.skogoglandskap.no/Artsbeskrivelser/ringerikspotet/default_view   |title=   Ringerikspotet - landsort med varemerke
|publisher=  Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi  |access-date= October 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.matmerk.no/matspesialiteter/bedrifter/roeyse_ringerikserter_dyrkerlag?produkt_serial=1161153464.98 |title= Ringerikserter |publisher= matmerk.no |access-date= October 1, 2017 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070212135205/http://www.matmerk.no/matspesialiteter/bedrifter/roeyse_ringerikserter_dyrkerlag?produkt_serial=1161153464.98 |archive-date=12 February 2007 }}</ref>

The town was also home to the commercial operations of the [[Norwegian Mapping Authority]] which in 2004 divested these to the then Ugland IT Group, later renamed [[Nordeca]]. The offices were closed in 2010 with all operations moving to [[Lysaker]] due to increasing computerization of map-making.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ugland ut, Tronrud inn |url=https://www.ringblad.no/nyheter/ugland-ut-tronrud-inn/s/1-97-5072816 |publisher=Ringerikes Blad |access-date=30 March 2022 |language=no |date=15 April 2010}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
Covers people in the wider Municipality, {{See also|Hønefoss#Notable_Residents}}
[[File:Norwegian&#039;s CEO Bjørn Kjos (cropped).jpg|140px|thumb|Bjørn Kjos, 2014]]
[[File:Bård Frydenlund portrait september 2018.jpg|140px|thumb|Bård Frydenlund, 2018]]
* [[Helge Ellingsen Waagaard]] (1781 in Norderhov – 1817) a farmer and non-commissioned military officer, a rep. at the [[Norwegian Constituent Assembly]]
* [[Michael Færden]] (1836 in Norderhov – 1912), a Norwegian priest and author
* [[Andrea Gram]] (1853 in Ask – 1927), a Norwegian painter of landscapes and portraits
* [[Rolf Bull-Hansen]] (1888 in Norderhov – 1970), a Norwegian educator and author
* [[Elling M. Solheim]] (1905 in Norderhov – 1971), a poet, playwright and short story writer
* [[Olav Brænden]] (1919 in Norderhov – 1989), a Norwegian pharmacist, drug expert and inventor
* [[Olav Aspheim]] (1921 in Ringerike – 1948), a member of the WWII fascist party [[Nasjonal Samling]]
* [[Eyvind Fjeld Halvorsen]] (1922 in Ringerike – 2013), a Norwegian [[philologist]]
* [[Arild Hiim]] (born 1945 in Ringerike – 2024), politician and member of parliament
* [[Bjørn Kjos]] (born 1946 in Sokna), founder and CEO of [[Norwegian Air Shuttle]].
* [[:no:Bjørn Skogmo|Bjørn Skogmo, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (1948 in Jevnaker - 2020), writer
* [[Kjell B. Hansen]] (1957–2020), a politician, Mayor of Ringerike 2007-2019 
* [[Bård frydenlund]] (born 1972 in Ringerike), an author and historian, CEO at [[Eidsvoll 1814]]

=== Sport ===
* [[Randi Thorvaldsen]] (1925 in Øvre Eiker – 2011), [[speedskater]]
* [[Erik Hagen]] (born 1975 in Veme), footballer with 360 club caps and 28 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Rune Hagen]] (born 1975 in Veme), a Norwegian former footballer with 280 club caps
* [[Tor Øyvind Hovda]] (born 1989 in Ringerike), a Norwegian footballer with 250 club caps

==International relations==
{{Main|List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway}}

===Twin towns — Sister cities===
The following cities are [[town twinning|twinned]] with Ringerike:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norden.no/ringerike.html|title=Vennskapskommuner|publisher=Norden.no|access-date=2009-01-11|language=no|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724182120/http://www.norden.no/ringerike.html|archive-date=2011-07-24}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[Aabenraa Municipality|Aabenraa]]''', [[Region of Southern Denmark]], [[Denmark]]
* {{flagicon|FIN}} '''[[Lohja]]''', [[Southern Finland]], [[Finland]]
* {{flagicon|NLD}} '''[[Emmeloord]]''', [[Flevoland]], [[Netherlands]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noordoostpolder.nl/Over_Noordoostpolder/Wetenswaardigheden/Internationale_betrekkingen|title=Internationale betrekkingen|access-date=2009-01-11|language=nl|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207223706/http://www.noordoostpolder.nl/Over_Noordoostpolder/Wetenswaardigheden/Internationale_betrekkingen|archive-date=2008-12-07}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|ISL}} '''[[Skagaströnd]]''', [[Iceland]]
* {{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Växjö Municipality|Växjö]]''', [[Kronoberg County]], [[Sweden]]
* {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Vera, Spain|Vera]]''', [[Almeria|Almería]], [[Spain]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://terrazacarmona.com/con_nacionales_mas2.html|title=Terraza Carmona Eventos|language=es}}</ref> in 1989

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Ringerike rådhus 01.jpg|Ringerike Town Hall  
File:Ringerikes museum på Ringerike.JPG|Ringerikes Museum 
File:EiendomsMegler1 00.jpg|Tandberggården in Hønefoss
File:Ringerike tingrett.jpg|Ringerike District Court 
File:Skøiengården 00.jpg|Skøiengården at Søndre Torv in Hønefoss
File:Honefoss-stasjon-1tb.jpg|Hønefoss Railway Station
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Kjølfjellet]]
*[[Ringerikes Blad]]
*[[Ringerike Line]]
*[[Ringerike Hospital]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Ringerike}}
{{wiktionary|Ringerike}}
{{Commons category|Ringerike}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930235729/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0605 Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]]
* [http://www.ringerike.kommune.no Ringerike Kommune]
* [http://www.ringerike-sykehus.no Ringerike Hospital]
*[http://www.ringblad.no Ringerikes Blad]
* {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130112041902/http://www.ringir.net/ Ringerike Sports councils]}} 
* [http://www.naturarv.no/ringerike.329227-31978.html Ringerike (Norwegian Natural Heritage)]
* [http://ringerike.kirken.no The Norwegian Church in Ringerike]
* [http://www.ringtf.no Ringerikes Tourist Information]
* [http://www.ringerikes.museum.no Ringerikes Museum]
* [http://www.hringariki.no/ Buskerud and Ringerikes millennium]
* [http://www.ringerikehistorielag.org Ringerike Historical Society]
{{Geographic location
|state     = collapsed
|Centre    = [[File:Ringerike komm.svg|20px]] Ringerike Municipality
|North     = [[Søndre Land Municipality]]<br />{{coat of arms|Innlandet}} county
|Northeast = [[Gran Municipality]]<br />{{coat of arms|Innlandet}} county
|ENE       = [[Jevnaker Municipality]] and [[Lunner Municipality]]<br />{{coat of arms|Akershus}} county
|East      = [[Oslo Municipality]]<br />{{coat of arms|Oslo}} county
|ESE       = [[Bærum Municipality]]<br />{{coat of arms|Akershus}} county
|Southeast = [[Hole Municipality]]
|South     = [[Modum Municipality]]
|Southwest = [[Krødsherad Municipality]]
|West      = [[Flå Municipality]]
|Northwest = [[Sør-Aurdal Municipality]]<br />{{coat of arms|Innlandet}} county
}}
{{Buskerud}}
{{Authority control}}

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