Nittedal

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Nittedal Municipality
Nittedal kommune
Municipality
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Akershus within Norway
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Nittedal within Akershus
Coordinates: 60°4′23″N10°52′20″E / 60.07306°N 10.87222°E / 60.07306; 10.87222
Country Norway
County Akershus
District Romerike
Administrative centre Rotnes
Government
 • Mayor (2020) Inge Solli (V)
Area
 • Total186 km2 (72 sq mi)
 • Land179 km2 (69 sq mi)
 • Rank#338 in Norway
Population
 (2006 Q2)
 • Total19,722
 • Rank#47 in Norway
 • Density108/km2 (280/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase2.svg +18%
Demonym(s) Nittedøl or
Nittedøling [1]
Official language
[2]
 •  Norwegian form Bokmål
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-3232 [3]
Website Official 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.

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

Name

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

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.

History

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

Demography

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

Administration

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

The following cities are twinned with Nittedal: [12]

Notable people

Jarle Bernhoft, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2011 Bernhoft2 Harry Wad.jpg
Jarle Bernhoft, 2011

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

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Hanne Staff, 2010

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  2. ↑ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
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  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.
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