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Nesodden is a municipality in Akershus in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Greater Oslo Region and many residents of the peninsula Nesodden commute to work in Oslo. It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality is Nesoddtangen. The parish of ''Næsodden'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt. General information Name The name (Old Norse: ''Nesoddi'') is an old district name. The first element is ''nes'' which means "headland" and the last element is (the definite form of) ''odde'' which means "point". The very tip of the peninsula is called Nesoddtangen, where the last element is (the definite form of) ''tange'' which means " spit". In fact, all three elements in this name have (nearly) the same meaning, so it can be translated roughly as peninsula-peninsula-peninsula. Nesodden Church Nesodden Church (''Nesodden kirke'') is located in Nesodden parish in Follo rural dea ...
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Nesodden is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus in Akershus Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Greater Oslo Region and many residents of the peninsula Nesodden commute to work in Oslo. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Follo, Norway, Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality is Nesoddtangen. The parish of ''Næsodden'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt. General information Name The name (Old Norse: ''Nesoddi'') is an old district name. The first element is ''nes'' which means "headland" and the last element is (the definite form of) ''odde'' which means "point". The very tip of the List of peninsulas, peninsula is called Nesoddtangen, where the last element is (the definite form of) ''tange'' which means "spit (landform), spit". In fact, all three elements in this name have (nearly) the same meaning, so it can be translated roughly as peninsula-peninsula ...
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