Brandbu Municipality
Brandbu Municipality
Brandbu herred | |
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View of the village of Brandbu | |
Oppland within Norway | |
Brandbu within Oppland | |
| Coordinates: 60°25′20″N 10°30′15″E / 60.42214°N 10.50428°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 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1946–1961) | Jens Røisli (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 481.7 km2 (186.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #205 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 757 m (2,484 ft) |
| Population (1961) | |
• Total | 6,480 |
| • Rank | #113 in Norway |
| • Density | 13.5/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −1.2% |
| Demonym | Brandbuing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0535 |
Brandbu is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The 481.7-square-kilometre (186.0 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.
Prior to its dissolution in 1962, the 481.7-square-kilometre (186.0 sq mi) municipality was the 205th largest by area out of the 731 municipalities in Norway. Brandbu Municipality was the 113th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 6,480. The municipality's population density was 13.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (35/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 1.2% over the previous 10-year period.