| Lørenskog kommune | |||
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| Coordinates (city): 59°53′56″N 10°57′51″E / 59.89889°N 10.96417°ECoordinates: 59°53′56″N 10°57′51″E / 59.89889°N 10.96417°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Akershus | ||
| District | Romerike | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0230 | ||
| Administrative centre | Skårer | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2004) | Åge Tovan (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 405 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 71 km2 (27.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 67 km2 (25.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 30,496 | ||
| - Density | 453/km2 (1,173.3/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 11.5 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 25 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Norwegian demonym | Lørenskoging[1] | ||
| Website | www.lorenskog.kommune.no | ||
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Lørenskog (help·info) is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lørenskog. Lørenskog was separated from the municipality of Skedsmo on 1 January 1908.
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General information
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old (and no longer existent) Leirheimr farm. The first element is leirr which means "clay" and the last element is heimr which means "homestead" or "farm". Thus: "the farm built on clay ground". The suffix skógr (meaning "wood") was added later, changing the meaning to "the woodlands around the farm Leirheimr". Prior to 1918, the name was spelled "Lørenskogen".
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 26 July 1957. The arms show a red waterwheel on a gold background. Sawmills, driven by waterwheels, used to be an important part of the municipality's economy.[2]
Geography
The municipality is located just east of the capital, Oslo, with many main roads going through it. Almost all the inhabitants live in the northern part of Lørenskog. The southern parts consist of forest, while farms and grain fields occupy the space in between. An important train station is situated in the district. Within Lørenskog, Losby is known for its waterwheel, which is represented in the municipal coat-of-arms of Lørenskog. Losby Golf and Country Club is located within the municipality.
Village
From 2006-2008, workers renovated the village of Lørenskog (the administrative center of the municipality), also called the "Metro Senter". This renovation includes a considerably larger shopping mall, a bus terminal with buses going in and out of Oslo every 15 minutes, perhaps a subway station, and the new Mailand Upper Secondary School.
Notable residents
- John Carew, Footballer
- Marit Larsen, Pop artist
- Marion Raven, Pop artist
- Johann Olav Koss, Former speed skater
- M2M, Pop artist
Sister cities
The following cities are twinned with Lørenskog:
- Garching bei München, Bavaria, Germany[3]
- Järvenpää, Etelä-Suomi, Finland[4]
- Rødovre, Region Hovedstaden, Denmark[5]
- Täby, Stockholm County, Sweden[6]
References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskriving_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn.
- ^ "Kommunevåpenet". Lørenskog kommune. http://www.lorenskog.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?AId=78&back=1&MId1=1988&MId2=1989. Retrieved 2008-12-20. (Norwegian)
- ^ "Norwegische Gemeinde Lørenskog bei Oslo". Stadt Garching bei München. http://www.garching.de/garching_im_ueberblick/staedtepartnerschaften/lorenskog/index.asp. Retrieved 2008-12-20. (German)
- ^ "Ystävyyskuntatoiminta". Järvenpää city. http://www.jarvenpaa.fi/sivu/index.tmpl?x=1343;sivu_id=1343. Retrieved 2008-12-20. (Finnish)
- ^ "Venskabsbyer". Rødovre kommune. http://www.rk.dk/top/links/stat_kommuner_ministerier/venskabsbyer0.html. Retrieved 2008-12-20. (Danish)
- ^ "Täbys vänorter". Täby kommun. http://www.taby.se/templates/TswComplexPage.aspx?id=2280. Retrieved 2008-12-20. (Swedish)
External links
Media related to Lørenskog at Wikimedia Commons
The Wiktionary definition of Lørenskog- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
- Akershus travel guide from Wikitravel
- The Losby waterwheel
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