Lier, Norway

Lier kommune
City Hall in Lierbyen
City Hall in Lierbyen
Flag of Lier kommune
Coat of arms of Lier kommune
Official logo of Lier kommune
Lier within Viken
Lier within Viken
Coordinates: 59°47′38″N 10°15′58″E / 59.7937863°N 10.2660000°E / 59.7937863; 10.2660000Coordinates: 59°47′38″N 10°15′58″E / 59.7937863°N 10.2660000°E / 59.7937863; 10.2660000
CountryNorway
CountyViken
DistrictMiddle Viken
Administrative centreLierbyen
Government
 • Mayor (2015)Gunn Cecilie Ringdal (H)
Area
 • Total301 km2 (116 sq mi)
 • Land281 km2 (108 sq mi)
 • Rank#277 in Norway
Population
(24971)
 • Total21,594
 • Rank#40 in Norway
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)Increase +9.8%
Demonym(s)Liung
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3049
WebsiteOfficial website

Lier is a municipality in Viken 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.

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.

Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Lier by country of origin in 2017
Ancestry Number
 Poland 1,199
 Lithuania 343
 Somalia 310
 India 301
 Pakistan 245
 Iraq 197
 Vietnam 186
 Germany 166
 Sweden 162
 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

St. Hallvard
Sæbjørn Buttedahl, 1926

Attractions

Frogner Kirke
Frogner parsonage
  • Bygdeborgen – village stronghold from the Middle Ages on Fosskollen
  • Frogner Kirke – romanesque parish church built in 1650
  • Gilhusodden – Nature Preserve
  • Gjellebekk skanse – defence bulwark during the Great Northern War which prevented a Swedish invasion of Norway in 1716
  • Lier Bygdetun – Rural Museum including a 40-acre (160,000 m2) farm
  • Hans Christian Heg statue - at Haugestad in the community of Lierbyen
  • St. Hallvard's minne – memorial of St. Hallvard, patron saint of Oslo
  • Sylling cemetery – Ten British RAF Airmen are buried in the Commonwealth War Graves Plot

Twin towns – sister cities

Lier is twinned with:

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