Hen
Hen is a small village in the municipality of Ringerike in Buskerud, Norway. Hen is situated between Hønefoss and Hallingby in Ådal. Hen is located near the Hensfossen waterfall on the Ådal River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 234 residents
- Description: settlement in Ringerike Municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Heen” and “Hen, Buskerud”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lilletjern and Hensfoss power station.
Hensfoss power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hensfoss power station is an industrial building.
Begna power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Begna power station is an industrial building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hønefoss and Haugsbygd.
Hønefoss
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ringerike is a district in Buskerud in the central lowlands of Eastern Norway. It's a popular tourist destination for day trips with Hadeland Glassverk as the biggest attraction. Hønefoss is situated 6 km south of Hen.
Haugsbygd
Suburb
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Haugsbygd is a village in Ringerike municipality, northeast of the center of Hønefoss, in Buskerud, Norway. Haugsbygd is situated 7 km southeast of Hen.
Åsbygda
Quarter
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Åsbygda is a small village in Ringerike municipality of Buskerud, Norway. Åsbygda can be said to include the areas along the Randselva river, down towards the village of Viul and north to the county border at Jevnaker on the Randsfjorden in Oppland. Åsbygda is situated 8 km east of Hen.
Hen
- Categories: human settlement, urban area in Norway, farm, and locality
- Location: Ringerike Municipality, Buskerud, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.21638° or 60° 12′ 59″ northLongitude
10.23102° or 10° 13′ 52″ eastPopulation
234Elevation
160 metres (525 feet)Open location code
9FGG668J+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 9665435095OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
3152981Wikidata ID
Q5712892
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Hen” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Hen”
- Dutch: “Hen”
- French: “Hen”
- German: “Hen”
- Irish: “Hen”
- Javanese: “Hen, Buskerud”
- Javanese: “Hen”
- Malay: “Hen, Buskerud”
- Malay: “Hen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hæn”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hávin”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Heen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hen (Ringerike)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hen (tettsted)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hen”
- Norwegian: “Hen”
- Swedish: “Hen, Buskerud”
- Swedish: “Hen”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hensfossen and Kudalen.
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