Nittedal is a

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and city in

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. It is part of the

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Romerike Romerike is a Districts of Norway, traditional district located north-east of Oslo, in what is today south-eastern Norway. It consists of the Akershus municipalities Lillestrøm, Lørenskog, Nittedal, Rælingen and Aurskog-Høland in the southern ...

. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of

Rotnes Rotnes is the administrative centre of Nittedal municipality, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan M ...

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

formannskapsdistrikt () was the name of a Norwegian self-governing municipality. The name was used from the establishment these municipalities in 1838 until the name fell out of use in 1863. The municipalities had their legal basis from two laws enacted on 14 Jan ...

Name

The name (

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: ''Nitjudalr'') is an old district name. The first element is the

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of the river name ''Nitja'' (now Nitelva) and the last element is ''dalr'' which means "

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" or "dale". The meaning of the river name is unknown. Prior to 1918, the name was written "Nittedalen".

Coat-of-arms

The

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is from modern times. They were granted on 23 January 1987. The arms show the two silver lines running in a

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direction on a green background. They represent the main transportation lines that run through the municipality from

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 ...

to other parts of the country: the main

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and the

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, they also can represent

skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International S ...

tracks, an old winter transportation method. At the same time the two lines symbolize

match A match is a tool for starting a fire. Typically, matches are made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper. One end is coated with a material that can be ignited by friction generated by striking the match against a suitable surface. Wooden matc ...

es, as one of Norway's oldest match factories was founded in Nittedal. The lines also symbolize tree logs, as

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and Natural environment, environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and ...

is of great importance for the local economy.

Geography

Nittedal lies directly northeast of

and serves as a

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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,

Åneby Åneby is a village in the municipality of Nittedal, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and ...

Grønvoll Grønvoll is a village in the municipality of Nittedal, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen ...

, Varingskollen, and

Hakadal Hakadal is a village in the northern part of Nittedal municipality in Akershus, Norway. The village and parish is the site of Hakadal Church (''Hakadal Kirke''). Hakadal Church dates to around 1610 and was originally constructed in a rectangu ...

History

In 1902 the construction of the

Gjøvik Line The Gjøvik Line () is a Norwegian railway line between Oslo and Gjøvik. It was originally named the North Line (''Nordbanen'') and ran between Grefsen and Røykenvik. The line was completed to Gjøvik in 1902. The Gjøvik Line was one of t ...

reached the west side of Nittedal, from Oslo and through the forest.

Demography

Administration

Mayor Hilde Thorkildsen is on suspension from her position. she is still under trial for corruption.

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Nittedal: * -

Fredensborg Fredensborg () is a railway town located in Fredensborg Municipality, North Zealand, some 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is most known for Fredensborg Palace, one of the official residences of the Danish royal family. As of 1 Janua ...

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* - Håbo,

Uppsala County Uppsala County () is a county or '' län'' on the eastern coast of Sweden, whose capital is the city of Uppsala. It borders the counties of Dalarna, Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea. Province The nor ...

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* -

Ingå Ingå (; , ) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern coast of the country. Ingå is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Ingå is approximately , while the Raseborg sub-region, sub-region has a popul ...

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Notable people

Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2011 Bernhoft2 Harry Wad

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

Peter Østbye Peter Nielsen Østbye (20 February 1855 - Norway—2 February 1943) was a Norwegian philologist and academic administrator. He taught classical languages and was a proponent of learning the Latin language. He was an education official at Fredr ...

(1855 in Nittedal - 1943) a philologist and academic administrator * Svend Rasmussen Svendsen (1864 in Nittedal – 1945) a

Norwegian American Norwegian Americans () are Americans with ancestral roots in Norway. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the latter half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than 4.5 milli ...

impressionist artist *

Hans Prydz Hans Prydz (4 March 1868 – 19 August 1957) was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Conservative Party. Personal life He was born in Grini in Bærum Municipality, as the son of lieutenant colonel Christen Edvard Prydz (1835–1909) and ...

(1868–1957) a physician and Mayor of Nittedal 1913/22 & 1928/34 *

Gunnar Haarstad Gunnar Haarstad (12 November 1916 – 13 April 1992) was a Norwegian jurist and police officer, a resistance member during World War II, and later head of the Norwegian Police Surveillance Agency for fifteen years. Early life and career Haar ...

(1916 in Nittedal – 1992) a jurist, police officer, a resistance member during World War II, and head of the

Norwegian Police Security Service The Norwegian Police Security Service (, ) is the police security agency of Norway. The agency was previously known as ''POT'' (' or Police Surveillance Agency), the name change was decided by the Parliament of Norway on 2 June 2001. History an ...

for fifteen years *

Tor Brustad Tor Brustad (20 December 1926 – 12 September 2016) was a Norwegian biophysicist. Personal life Brustad was born in Nittedal on 20 December 1926, to schoolteacher Johan Ludvig Brustad and Aslaug Kristoffersen. He married Berte-Marie Bj� ...

(1926 in Nittedal – 2016) a Norwegian biophysicist * Nils Vogt (1926 in Hakadal – 2000) a Norwegian civil servant and diplomat * Kjell Magne Yri (born 1943) a Norwegian priest and linguist, lives in Nittedal *

Inge Solli Inge Hallgeir Solli (born 10 April 1959) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the term 2005–2009. On the local level, he has been a member of ...

(born 1959) a Norwegian politician, deputy county Mayor of Akershus *

Ib Thomsen Ib Thomsen (born 6 October 1961) is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. He is a representative of Akershus in the ''Storting The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution ...

(born 1961) politician *

Jarle Bernhoft Jarle Bernhoft (; Jarle Norman Bernhoft-Sjødin; born 21 June 1976), known professionally as Bernhoft (often stylized as Bern/hoft), is a Norwegian singer, musician and songwriter. His best known songs are "Streetlights", " Shout" (a Tears for ...

(born 1976 in Nittedal) stage name ''Bernhoft'', singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and lyricist *

Marte Wexelsen Goksøyr Marte Wexelsen Goksøyr (born 1982) is a Norwegian actress, public speaker, writer and public debater. Born with Down syndrome, she has made a public stance against stigmatisation of disabled people and against selective abortions. Early life an ...

(born 1982 in Nittedal) an actress, public speaker, writer and public debater with Down syndrome Hanne Staff WOC 2010

Sport

Hroar Elvenes Hroar Elvenes (2 April 1932 – 4 December 2014) was a Norway, Norwegian former speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics, in the 1956 Winter Olympics, in the 1960 Winter Olympics, and in the 1964 Winter Olympics. He was born in Hakada ...

(1932 in Hakadal – 2014) a speed skater, competed in four Winter Olympics *

Odd Martinsen Odd-Willy Martinsen (born 20 December 1942) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. He won three medals at the Winter Olympics, a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay (1968) and silvers in the 30 ...

(born 1942) cross-country skier, multiple Olympic medallist, father of

Bente Skari Bente Skari, née Martinsen, (born 10 September 1972) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. She is one of the most successful cross-country skiers ever. Career She won her first Olympic medals in 1998, and won her first gold medal in the 2 ...

Terje Thorslund Terje Thorslund (born 15 March 1945) is a former Norwegian javelin thrower. At the 1976 Summer Olympics he finished eleventh in the javelin final with a throw of 78.24 metres. He won the bronze medal at the 1974 European Championships and finis ...

(born 1945) a former Norwegian champion javelin thrower *

(born 1972 in Nittedal) cross-country skier, multiple Olympic medallist *

Hanne Staff Hanne Staff (born 3 February 1972) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who has won three individual World Orienteering Championships gold medals. She retired from international orienteering at the end of the 2004 season where she became worl ...

(born 1972 in Nittedal) an orienteering athlete *

Stine Bredal Oftedal Stine Oftedal Dahmke (, born 25 September 1991) is a former Norwegian professional handball player for the Norwegian national team, where she was the team captain for nine years and who last played for Győri ETO KC. She is one time Olympic cha ...

(born 1991 in Nittedal) handball player, European, World, and Olympic champion

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 ...

*
Varingen
the local newspaper

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