Lørenskog
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| County | Akershus | |
| District | Romerike | |
| Municipality | NO-0230 | |
| Administrative centre | Lørenskog | |
| Mayor (2004) | Åge Tovan (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 405 71 km² 67 km² 0.02 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 25 30,496 0.67 % 11.5 % 453/km² |
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| www.lorenskog.kommune.no |
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Lørenskog is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. It is located just east of the capital, Oslo, with many main roads going through.
Almost all the inhabitants live in the northern part of Lørenskog. The southern parts consists of forest, while farms and grain field occupy the space in between. In the district an important train station is situated. A very beautiful part of Lørenskog is Losby. This place is known for the waterwheel in Losby, which is represented in the municipalital badge of Lørenskog. Some of Losby is today a golf course, along with lakes and farms.
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[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after an old (and disappeared) farm Leirheimr. The first element is leirr 'clay', the last element is heimr 'homestead, farm'. Thus: 'the farm built on clay ground'. The addition is skógr m 'wood', and the meaning of the whole name is 'the woodlands around the farm Leirheimr.'
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1957). It shows a waterwheel. (The timber saws, driven by waterwheels, used to be important for the municipality.)
[edit] Famous people from Lørenskog
- John Carew, Footballer
- Henning Berg, Footballer
- Tommy Berntsen, Footballer
- Marit Larsen, Pop artist
- Marion Ravn, Pop artist
[edit] External links
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Asker | Aurskog-Høland | Bærum | Eidsvoll | Enebakk | Fet | Frogn | Gjerdrum | Hurdal | Lørenskog | Nannestad | Nes | Nesodden | Nittedal | Oppegård | Rælingen | Skedsmo | Ski | Sørum | Ullensaker | Vestby | Ås |
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