| Jevnaker | |
| Idnumber: | 3236 |
| County: | Akershus |
| District: | Hadeland |
| Capital: | Jevnaker |
| Language: | Bokmål |
| Demonym: | Jevnakersokning |
| Coatofarms: | Jevnaker komm.svg |
| Munwebpage: | www.jevnaker.kommune.no |
| Mayor: | Hilde Brørby Fivelsdal |
| Mayor Party: | Ap |
| Mayor As Of: | 2003 |
| Area Rank: | 317 |
| Area Total Km2: | 224 |
| Area Land Km2: | 195 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Population Rank: | 159 |
| Population Total: | 6312 |
| Populationpercent: | 0.14 |
| Population Density Km2: | 33 |
| Population Increase: | 8.0 |
| Coordinates: | 60.2711°N 10.4019°W |
| Utm Zone: | 32V |
| Utm Northing: | 6682455 |
| Utm Easting: | 0577555 |
| Geo Cat: | adm2nd |
Jevnaker is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Jevnaker with a population of 4,302.
The parish of Jævnaker was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Lunner was separated from the municipality of Jevnaker on 1 January 1898 to form a municipality of its own. From 2020 to 2023 the municipality belonged to Viken county, it was Oppland before that.
The municipality is (together with Gran and Lunner) a part of the Hadeland traditional region. The Hadeland region has a population of about 30,000. The region spreads over a large area including several villages and towns.
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Jevnaker farm (Old Norse: Jafnakr), since the first church was built here. The first element is jafn which means "even" or "flat" and the last element is akr which means "field" or "acre". Prior to 1889, the name was written "Jævnaker".[1]
The coat-of-arms is from modern times, granted in 1983. The arms show three silver-colored glasses, since glassblowing has been a long tradition and industry in the municipality (see Hadeland Glassverk). The red colour of the background was also chosen as the colour of the glass when hot.[2] [3]
Jevnaker is situated at the southern end of the Randsfjorden. The municipality is bordered to the north by the municipality of Gran, to the east by Lunner, and to the southwest by Ringerike (in Buskerud county).
Jevnaker municipality has an area of 224km2, measuring 25.5km (15.8miles) on a north–south axis and 21km (13miles) on an east–west axis. The municipality lies in the extreme south of Oppland county.
The highest point is Svarttjernshøgda with a height of 717m (2,352feet).
Jevnaker is home to Hadeland Glassverk, an old glassblowing factory with over 600,000 visitors each year, ranking it as the third most popular tourist destination in Norway.
The Kistefos Træsliberi, an industrial museum with a very impressive Art collection, is also located in Jevnaker
In 2015, 96 inhabitants had Polish parents and/or were Polish (themselves); 66 had Lithuanian parents and/or were Lithuanian.[4]
| -- | + Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Jevnaker by country of origin in 2017--> | |
|---|---|---|
| Ancestry | Number | |
 Poland | 96 | |
 Lithuania | 66 | |
 Germany | 41[5] | |
| 35 | ||
 Denmark | 32 | |
| 30 | ||
 Sweden | 27 |