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Buskerud extends from Hurum at the Oslofjord to the Halling mountains and Hardanger. Its western part is a mountaneous plateau with forested valleys and high, grassy pastures; its eastern part contains a lowland basin with many lakes and streams. Tyrifjorden and Krøderen are the biggest lakes. Numedalslågen , the third longest river in Norway, starting in Hordaland, runs through Buskerud unto Vestfold where it reaches the sea, while river Begna sweeps into lake Sperillen.

The area Ringerike may once have been a small kingdom. During the 10th century, Norway's kings Olav Trygvasson and Olav Haraldsson grew up at Bønsnes in Ringerike. HønefossHonefoss is a town in Norway, administratively part of Ringerike. It has 13 400 inhabitans. It is located north of lake Tyrifjorden, where Begna river forms Hone waterfalls, giving the town its name. It is the place of many factories. In 2002 Honefoss cel is the district capital of Ringerike. In the NumedalNumedal is the Westernmost valley in South-Eastern Norway. Numedal, running mainly North-South, extends from Kongsberg in the South to Rodberg in the North. The river Numedalslagen Norway's third longest, flows through Numedal before emptying into the Out valley, silver has been mined in KongsbergKongsberg (lit. The King's Mountain) is a municipality and town in the county of Buskerud, Norway. It has 22,657 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. Including the surrounding rural districts, the administrative area is 792 km². The town was founded in 1624 from the 17th century but was discontinued in 1957. Weapons industry had been developed in Kongsberg from 1814, and various high tech industry companies now represent the town's major employers. At ModumThe municipality Modum in the county of Buskerud, Norway, has 12,541 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. Modum is home to one of the largest ski jumping hills in the world, Vikersundbakken. The area does also have a long tradition of skiing with several gr there once was a cobolt production works (Blaafarveværket, "The Blue-Color Works").

Today, agriculture, lumbering, wood-pulp mills, and industry are the county's main economic activities; ample hydroelectric power is produced by Begna and Rands rivers.