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 merged into Aurskog-Høland on 1 January 2020.
Aurskog-Høland Municipality
Aurskog-Høland kommune | |
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 Flag | |
 Akershus within Norway | |
 Aurskog-Høland within Akershus | |
| Coordinates: 59°50′24″N 11°34′6″E / 59.84000°N 11.56833°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Akershus |
| District | Romerike |
| Administrative centre | Bjørkelangen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Gudbrand Kvaal (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 962 km2 (371 sq mi) |
| • Land | 894 km2 (345 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #111 in Norway |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 13,199 |
| • Rank | #79 in Norway |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +7.3% |
| Demonyms | Aurskoging/Urskæving Hølending[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3226[3] |
| Website | Official website |
General information edit
Name edit
The new municipality of Aurskog-Høland was created on 1 January 1966 after the merger of the four old municipalities of Aurskog, Nordre Høland, Søndre Høland, and Setskog.
The name Aurskog comes from the old Ør farm (Old Norse: Aurr which means "gravel"). The last element is skog (Old Norse: skógr which means "wood" therefore the meaning of the full name is "the woods around the farm Aurr". Prior to 1918, the name was written "Urskog".[4]
The name Høland is an old district name. The first element is høy which means "hay" and the last element is land which means "land".[4]
Coat-of-arms edit
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 4 February 1983. The arms show a black European crayfish (Astacus astacus) on a gold background. It was derived from an older logo of the municipality. The logo showed a typical landscape of the area, a lake surrounded by woods and a crayfish in the lake. To place the whole composition in a shield to create the arms was not allowed according to Norwegian heraldic rules, so the crayfish was chosen as a symbol.[5][6]
Demographics edit
| Country background | Number |
|---|---|
 Poland |
736 |
 Lithuania |
259 |
 Sweden |
148 |
 Germany |
107 |
 Syria
|
107 |
 Thailand |
91 |
 Eritrea |
88 |
 Philippines |
86 |
 Romania |
82 |
 Pakistan |
79 |
 Denmark |
64 |
 Russia
|
55 |
 Netherlands
|
54 |
Geography edit
It is the biggest municipality in Akershus, covering 967 square kilometres (373.4 sq mi). Main villages are Aurskog and Bjørkelangen, of which the latter one is the administrative center. Forests cover much of the area, but there is very good farmland as well. The rivers of Haldenvassdraget and Hølandselva run through the district.
Economy edit
An important printing office, PDC Tangen AS and a crushing mill are situated here. Oslo is less than one hour's drive to the west.
The Think electric car was manufactured in Aurskog.
Notable people edit
- Christian Christensen Kollerud (1767–1833) a farmer, rep. on Norwegian Constitutional Assembly
- Engebret Soot (1786–1859) a Norwegian engineer and canal builder
- Johan Vaaler (1866–1910) a Norwegian inventor and patent clerk
- Anders Heyerdahl (1832–1918) a Norwegian violinist, composer and folk music collector
- Betzy Akersloot-Berg (1850–1922) a seascape and landscape painter, lived in Vlieland
- Gunnar Nordbye (1888–1977) a United States district judge in Minnesota.
- Anette Tønsberg (born 1970) a speed skater, competed at the 1992 and 1998 Winter Olympics
- Lasse Ottesen (born 1974) a former ski jumper, silver medallist at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Charlotte Frogner (born 1981) a Norwegian actress [8]
Sister cities edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ a b "Historie om Aurskog-Høland" (in Norwegian). Aurskog-Høland kommune. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ "Om Aurskog-Høland" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on July 9, 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ "09817: Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population (M) 2010 - 2021". PX-Web SSB. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 14 November 2020
- ^ "Vennskaps kommuner" (in Norwegian). Aurskog-Høland kommune. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
External links edit
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
Akershus travel guide from Wikivoyage
