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'Nedre Eiker' is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway.
The old municipality of Eiker was divided into Nedre Eiker and Øvre Eiker July 1, 1885.
The municipality borders on Lier, Drammen, Hof and Øvre Eiker.
The majority of the residents live in the villages of Mjøndalen, Krokstadelva, Solbergelva and Steinberg.
The Drammenselva river flows through Nedre Eiker.

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The name

Coat-of-arms

Famous residents

External links

The name

The meaning of ''Nedre Eiker'' is '(the) lower (part of) Eiker'.
See > Øvre Eiker

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1970). It shows three leaves of oak.

Famous residents

★ Lars Korvald, former Prime Minister of Norway

★ Herman Wildenvey,(1886 - 1959), poet and author

External links

★ Culture in Nedre Eiker on the map from Kulturnett.no