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Nittedal

Coordinates: 60°4′23″N 10°52′20″E / 60.07306°N 10.87222°E / 60.07306; 10.87222
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Nittedal Municipality
Nittedal kommune
Municipality
Flag of Nittedal Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Nittedal Municipality
Coat of arms
Akershus within Norway
Akershus within Norway
Nittedal within Akershus
Nittedal within Akershus
Coordinates: 60°4′23″N 10°52′20″E / 60.07306°N 10.87222°E / 60.07306; 10.87222
CountryNorway
CountyAkershus
DistrictRomerike
Administrative centreRotnes
Government
 • Mayor (2020)Inge Solli (V)
Area
 • Total
186 km2 (72 sq mi)
 • Land179 km2 (69 sq mi)
 • Rank#338 in Norway
Population
 (2006 Q2)
 • Total
19,722
 • Rank#47 in Norway
 • Density108/km2 (280/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +18%
Demonym(s)Nittedøl or
Nittedøling[1]
Official language
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 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3232[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Nittedal is a municipality and city in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rotnes.

The parish of Nitedal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

Name

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The name (Old Norse: Nitjudalr) is an old district name. The first element is the genitive case of the river name Nitja (now Nitelva) and the last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale". The meaning of the river name is unknown. Prior to 1918, the name was written "Nittedalen".

Coat-of-arms

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The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 23 January 1987. The arms show the two silver lines running in a bend sinister direction on a green background. They represent the main transportation lines that run through the municipality from Oslo to other parts of the country: the main highway and the railroad, they also can represent skiing tracks, an old winter transportation method. At the same time the two lines symbolize matches, as one of Norway's oldest match factories was founded in Nittedal. The lines also symbolize tree logs, as forestry is of great importance for the local economy.[4][5]

Geography

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Nittedal town hall.

Nittedal lies directly northeast of Oslo and serves as a suburb to the capital. It is located on both sides of the Nitelva river. The southernmost population centre is Hagan. Further north lie the centres of Slattum, Rotnes, Åneby, Grønvoll, Varingskollen, and Hakadal.

Further information: Blekketjernshøgda

History

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In 1902 the construction of the Gjøvik Line reached the west side of Nittedal, from Oslo and through the forest.[6]

Demography

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Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Nittedal by country of origin in 2017[7]
Ancestry Number
 Poland 462
 Sri Lanka 329
 Pakistan 303
 Sweden 241
 Vietnam 197
 Lithuania 178
 Denmark 139
 Germany 103
 India 103
 Philippines 94

Administration

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Mayor Hilde Thorkildsen is on suspension from her position.[8] As of July 2022, she is still under trial for corruption.[9][10][11]

Sister cities

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The following cities are twinned with Nittedal:[12]

Notable people

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Jarle Bernhoft, 2011

This list includes people who were born or have resided in Nittedal:

Hanne Staff, 2010

Sport

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  • Hroar Elvenes (1932 in Hakadal – 2014) a speed skater, competed in four Winter Olympics
  • Odd Martinsen (born 1942) cross-country skier, multiple Olympic medallist, father of Bente Skari
  • Terje Thorslund (born 1945) a former Norwegian champion javelin thrower
  • Bente Skari (born 1972 in Nittedal) cross-country skier, multiple Olympic medallist
  • Hanne Staff (born 1972 in Nittedal) an orienteering athlete
  • Stine Bredal Oftedal (born 1991 in Nittedal) handball player, European, World, and Olympic champion

References

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  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  5. ^ "Nittedals kommunevåpen" (in Norwegian). Nittedal kommune. Retrieved 2008-12-20.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ https://snl.no/Nittedal "Etter at Gjøvikbanen i 1902 var ført fra Oslo over skogen til vestsiden av Nittedal, vokste det her opp villabebyggelser, særlig ved Nittedal stasjon."
  7. ^ "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". ssb.no. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Ordfører tiltalt for grov korrupsjon – politiets telefonavlytting blir bevis i retten". www.nrk.no. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  9. ^ https://e24.no/naeringsliv/i/dnX39B/tidligere-nittedal-ordfoerer-frifunnet-i-lagmannsretten. E24.no. Retrieved 7 July 2022
  10. ^ https://direkte.vg.no/nyhetsdognet/news/anker-frifinnelse-av-tidligere-nittedal-ordfoerer.TWT3ntcu1 (1 November 2021) Retrieved 1 November 2021
  11. ^ https://www.nrk.no/osloogviken/nittedal-ordforer-hilde-kristine-nysten-thorkildsen-frifunnet-i-korrupsjonssak-1.15695799. Retrieved 19 October 2021. "– Vi vil nå bruke ankefristen til å vurdere hvorvidt det er aktuelt for påtalemyndigheten å inngi anke til lagmannsretten, sier assisterende sjef Inge Svae-Grotli."
  12. ^ "Lenker" (in Norwegian). Nittedal kommune. Retrieved 2008-12-20.[permanent dead link‍]
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