Editing Buskerud (section)

==Etymology==
The county was named after the old manor [[Buskerud Manor|Buskerud]] ({{langx|non|Biskupsruð}}) (Biskopsrøysa) located on the west side of the [[Drammenselva|Drammen River]] in [[Åmot, Buskerud|Åmot]], [[Modum]] municipality. The first element is the genitive case of ''{{lang|non|biskup}}'', 'bishop' (referring to the [[Ancient Diocese of Hamar|Bishop of Hamar]]), the last element is ''{{lang|non|ruð}}'' n 'clearing, farm'. The farm was one of the largest in Buskerud, and the original name of the farm (before it became a benefice) was probably ''Modum''. At the time of the [[Reformation]] ({{circa|1536–39}}) the farm became property of the Crown at which time the farm then served as the residence of the king's bailiffs until 1668.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historieboka.no/Modules/historiebok_tidsepoke_tema_artikkel.aspx?ObjectType=Article&Article.ID=1965&Category.ID=1308 |title=Buskerud gård på Modum |publisher=historieboka |author=Einar Sørensen |access-date=February 5, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307160453/http://www.historieboka.no/Modules/historiebok_tidsepoke_tema_artikkel.aspx?ObjectType=Article&Article.ID=1965&Category.ID=1308 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/Buskerud_hovedg%C3%A5rd |title=Buskerud hovedgård|publisher=Store norske leksikon|author=Geir Thorsnæs|access-date= February 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.dokpro.uio.no/cgi-bin/stad/matr50|title=Buskerud, Modum herad |publisher=Matrikkelutkastet av 1950|access-date= February 5, 2016}}</ref>