Lunner is a

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. It is part of the

traditional region A tradition is a system of beliefs or behaviors (folk custom) passed down within a group of people or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examp ...

Hadeland Hadeland () is a traditional district in the southeastern part of Norway. It is centered on the southern part of the large lake Randsfjorden in Innlandet and Akershus counties. The district consists of the municipalities Gran in Innlandet cou ...

. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Roa. Lunner was established when it was separated from the municipality of

Jevnaker Jevnaker is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Jevnaker with a population of 4,302. The parish of ''Jævnaker'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see form ...

on 1 January 1898. From 1 January 2020 the municipality belongs to

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county, it was

Oppland Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The ...

before that.

General information

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named after the old ''Lunner'' farm (

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

: ''Lunnar''), since the first church was built here. The name is the

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form of "

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". (The farm and the church are located on a long hill which was probably compared to a log.)

Coat-of-arms

The

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is from modern times. They were granted on 4 April 1986. The arms show a

Lily of the Valley Lily of the valley (''Convallaria majalis'' ), sometimes written lily-of-the-valley, is a woodland flowering plant with sweetly scented, pendent, bell-shaped white flowers borne in sprays in spring. It is native throughout the cool temperate No ...

, as a symbol for the

forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ...

s in the area. The Lily of the Valley is a very common

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in the

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and forests. The flowers also symbolize the eight schools in the municipality.

Geography

Lunner is bordered to the north by the municipality of Gran, to the east by

Nannestad Nannestad is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Teigebyen. History Nannestad was established as a municipality on 1 Janua ...

, to the south by

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

and

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

, and to the west by

. There are several population centers in the municipality. Amongst these are:

Harestua Harestua is a town in Lunner, Lunner kommune, Akershus, Akershus county, Norway. It has 2318 inhabitants. Harestua is located 46 kilometeres north of Oslo, and functions as a commuter town to the capital. It is served by Harestua Station on the Gj ...

Grua Grua is a village in the municipality of Lunner municipality, Akershus, Norway. Its population (2023) is 1,587. Mining Mining is the Resource extraction, extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Eart ...

, Roa, and the village of Lunner. Lunner is on a north–south axis (23.1 km with water included) and on an east–west axis. It lies at the southern end of Oppland county. The highest point is the Bislingflaka with a height of . Lakes in the region include

Avalsjøen Avalsjøen is a lake in the municipality of Lunner in Akershus county, Norway. See also *List of lakes in Norway This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by Counties of Norway, county. For the geography and history of lake ...

Transportation

The Gjøvikbane and Bergensbane railway lines pass through the municipality.

Attractions

Lunner church Lunner Church () is a medieval era stone church in Lunner municipality of Akershus county, Norway. The church dates from the 12th century. It is located on the hill of Lunnertoppen in the traditional district of Hadeland Hadeland () is a tradi ...

* Hadeland Mining Museum at Grua * Harestua Solar Observatory, near Piperen * Kloppstock

Music Festival A music festival is a festival, community event with music, performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock music, rock, blues, folk music, folk, jazz, classical music), nation ...

used to be held every summer at Harestua

Notable residents

* Trond Halvorsen Wirstad (1904 in Lunner – 1985) politician, Mayor of Lunner, 1947–1951 *

Ivar Ballangrud Ivar Eugen Ballangrud (né ''Eriksen'', 7 March 1904 – 1 June 1969) was a Norwegian speed skater, a four-time Olympic champion in speed skating. As the only triple gold medalist at the 1936 Winter Olympics, Ballangrud was the most successful a ...

(1904 in Lunner - 1969), a

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, triple gold medalist at the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 February 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Nazi Ger ...

* Josef Monsrud (1922 in Harestua – 2009) a forester and resistance member during WWII * Jorun Askersrud Nygaard (1929 in Lunner – 2012) a cross-country skier and track and field athlete * Knut Schreiner (born 1974) stage name ''"Euroboy"'' from the

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band

Turbonegro Turbonegro (Turboneger in Norway) is a Norwegian rock band, active from 1989 to 1998 and from 2002 to the present. The band combines glam rock, punk rock, and hard rock into a self-described "deathpunk" musical style. History Early years (19 ...

, grew up in

* Ivar Rønningen (born 1975 in Lunner) a former footballer with over 200 club caps * Steinar Strømnes (born 1987 in Roa) a footballer with over 300 club caps

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Lunner: * -

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, Etelä-Suomi,

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* - Vetlanda,

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References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

Statistics Norway Statistics Norway (, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every year on its web site. All rele ...

* {{authority control Hadeland Municipalities of Akershus