Sørum was a

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. It is part of the

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. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of

Sørumsand Sørumsand is a small railway town, situated in Lillestrøm municipality in Akershus in Norway. Sørumsand was the terminus of Urskog-Hølandsbanen also known as "Tertitten". Stomperud A well known figure from Sørumsand (Sørum) is the cartoo ...

. Sørum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see

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). The municipality of

Blaker Blaker is a village and a former municipality of Akershus county, Norway. History The municipality was established on 1 July 1919, when Aurskog was split in two. At the time of establishment, Blaker had a population of 2,533. On 1 January 1962, ...

was merged with Sørum on 1 January 1962. Since 1 January 2020, Sørum has been part of Lillestrøm municipality.

Frogner Old Church

Frogner Old Church (''Frogner gamle kirke'') dates from ca. 1180. It is part of the Norwegian Church and belongs to Østre Romerike deanery in Diocese of Borg. The edifice is in stone and has 90 seats. The Medieval era church burned in 1918, the walls repaired in 1936, floors and ceilings in 1948. The restoration was completed in 1977.

General information

Name

The municipality (originally the

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

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: ''Suðrheimr''), since the first church was built here. The first element is ''suðr'' which means "southern" and the last element is ''heimr'' which means "

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" or "

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Coat-of-arms

The

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is from modern times. They were granted on 26 June 1981. The arms show a red

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with five petals on a yellow background. The rose is derived from the arms of the

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of Sudreim ''(Sudreimsætten)'', one of the most influential noble families in Norway at the time. Their name was derived from what is now known as Sørum.

Geography

Sørum municipality was located in the central part of Akershus county. To the north Sørum bordered the municipality of

Ullensaker Ullensaker is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality 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 city of Jessheim. I ...

, to the east

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and

Aurskog-Høland Aurskog-Høland is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bjørkelangen. The municipality of Rømskog, in Østfold county was m ...

, in the south

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, and the west

Skedsmo Skedsmo was a Municipalities of Norway, municipality 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 was the List of cities in No ...

and

Gjerdrum Gjerdrum () is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. Gjerdrum borders the municipalities of Nannestad, Nittedal, and Ullensaker, and Lillestrøm. The administrative centre of the municipal ...

Sister cities

The following cities were twinned with Sørum: * –

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References

External links

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Municipal fact sheet
from

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Sørumsand videregående skole

Official website

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