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Gol Municipality

municipality in Buskerud, Norway
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Summary

Gol Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of municipality of norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (289 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Buskerud[3]
  • Country: Norway[4]
  • Head of government: Heidi Granli[5]
  • Capital: Gol[6]
  • Shares border with: Nesbyen[7], Ål[8], Hemsedal Municipality[9], Nord-Aurdal Municipality[10], Sør-Aurdal[11]
  • Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[12]
  • Postal code: 3550[13], 3551[14]
  • Commons category: Gol[15]
  • Inception: January 1, 1897[16]
  • Highest point: Nystølsvarden[17]
  • Official website: https://www.gol.kommune.no/[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Gol, Norway[19]
  • Population: 4578[20], 4608[21], 4636[22], 4667[23], 4767[24], 4986[25], 4888[26], 4902[27]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Gol[28]
  • Replaces: Gol og Hemsedal Municipality[29]
  • Number of households: 2201[30], 1541[31], 241[32], 219[33], 76[34], 124[35]
  • Demonym: goling[36]
  • Native label: Gol[37]
  • Area: 533 km²[38], 532.4850579268735 km²[39], 0 km²[40], 66.83421325952318 km²[41], 16.508909053132694 km²[42], 1.928416327606219 km²[43], 71.90965775209447 km²[44], 354.35277298273274 km²[45], 18.421748013000574 km²[46], 1.660764081061995 km²[47], 0.082586447604012 km²[48], 0.785990010117587 km²[49], 532.5 km²[50], 66.87 km²[51]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Gol Municipality include Gol Airport[52], an airport[53], in Norway[54].

Why It Matters

Gol Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Entities named for it include Gol Airport[52], an airport[53], in Norway[54].

Related Entities

Govdirectory Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  27. [29] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
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  47. [49] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . Area statistics for Norway 2020. wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . Area statistics for Norway 2020. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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