The flag of Akershus represents Akershus county, Norway. Designed by Finn Fagerli, it was approved by Royal Resolution on 11 December 1987. The flag is a banner of the Coat of arms of Akershus which is a silver step-gable on a blue field. It is rare among Norwegian flags in being square. The design is a reference to Akershus Castle where several of the buildings feature such gables. The castle was the seat of the governor of Akershus Amt, the predecessor of today's county.
Akershus is a county in Norway, with Oslo as its administrative centre, though Oslo is not located within Akershus. Akershus has been a region in Eastern Norway with Oslo as its main city since the Middle Ages, and is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo and ultimately after the medieval farm Aker in Oslo. From the Middle Ages to 1919, Akershus was a main fief and main county that included most of Eastern Norway, and from the 17th century until 2020 and again from 2024, Akershus also has a more narrow meaning as a smaller central county in the Greater Oslo Region. Akershus is Norway's largest county by population with over 716,000 inhabitants.
Akershus Fortress or Akershus Castle is a medieval castle in the Norwegian capital Oslo that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for the city. Since the Middle Ages the fortress has been the namesake and centre of the main fief and later main county of Akershus, which was originally one of Norway's four main regions and which included most of Eastern Norway. The fortress itself was located within the Akershus main county until 1919, and also within the smaller Akershus sub county until 1842.
The Furuset Line is a 5.6-kilometer (3.5 mi) long line on the Oslo Metro between Hellerud and Ellingsrudåsen in Oslo, Norway. Running mostly underground, it passes through the southern part of Groruddalen, serving neighborhoods in the boroughs of Alna and Furuset. The line is served by Line 2 of the metro with four or eight trains per hour. The line is owned by Kollektivtransportproduksjon and operated by Oslo T-banedrift on contract with Ruter using MX3000 trains.
Rolf Reikvam is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV). He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1997.
Avalsjøen is a lake in the municipality of Lunner in Akershus county, Norway.
Lyseren is a lake in the municipalities of Enebakk in Akershus county and Indre Østfold in Østfold county, Norway.
Rødenessjøen is a lake in the municipalities of Aurskog-Høland in Akershus county and Marker in Østfold county, Norway.
Øgderen is a lake in the municipalities of Aurskog-Høland in Akershus county and Trøgstad in Østfold county, Norway.
Samsjøen is a lake in the municipalities of Ringerike in Buskerud county and Jevnaker in Akershus county.
Øyangen is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Gran in Innlandet county and Hurdal in Akershus county in Norway. The 4.03-square-kilometre (1.56 sq mi) lake lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of the village of Jaren and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the west of the larger lake Hurdalsjøen.
Hurdalssjøen is a lake in the municipalities of Hurdal, Eidsvoll and Nannestad in Akershus county, Norway.
Bjørkelangen is a lake in the municipality of Aurskog-Høland in Akershus county, Norway.
The coat of arms of Akershus was approved by Royal Resolution on 11 December 1987 and was designed by Finn Fagerli. The arms is a silver step-gable on a blue field and is a reference to Akershus Castle where several of the buildings feature such gables. The castle was the seat of the governor of Akershus amt, the predecessor of today's county.
Mangen is a lake in the municipalities of Eidskog in Innlandet county and Aurskog-Høland in Akershus county, Norway. The 4.129-square-kilometre (1.594 sq mi) lake lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the village of Aursmoen and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the village of Skotterud.
Kjell Engebretsen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Nils Aage Jegstad is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Hagbart Emanuel Berner was a Norwegian lawyer, Liberal Party politician and newspaper editor. He was one of Norway's leading liberal progressives of his time. He represented the Liberal Party as a member of parliament from 1880 to 1888, as Auditor General of Norway from 1883 to 1898 and as Burgomaster of Christiania from 1892 to 1912. He was the first editor-in-chief of the liberal newspaper Dagbladet and the co-founder and first president of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights. In 1882 he introduced the parliamentary act that admitted women to the university.
The Foundation for Student Life in Oslo and Akershus is a student welfare organisation in Oslo, Norway. It was known as the Foundation for Student Life in Oslo until January 2011, when it expanded into Akershus.
Eidsvold Turnforening is a Norwegian sport club from Eidsvoll, Akershus. It has sections for association football, team handball, track and field, gymnastics and speed skating.
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