Fetsund is a village in the municipality Lillestrøm, Akershus, Norway. The name comes from the local geography, Fet means "where water meets grass". As for the -sund part, it simply means 'strait, inlet'. Accordingly, Fetsund is located at the strait of Glomma, Norway's largest river, just before it enters Øyeren nature reservation, and this is the place the logging industry in years past pulled the logs out of the water for transport to steam sawmills.
Today, Fetsund and its surrounding area is a small town and is mainly a residential area with very little industry. The old log industry is gone, but its buildings and site is still preserved as a national museum, Fetsund Lenser. Fetsund's close proximity to Lillestrøm and the nation's capital, Oslo, have contributed to the town growing much larger in recent years. Its small-town qualities, low population density, and closeness to the capital, makes it a preferred place to live.
Fetsund's history dates back to the ancient kings' road going from the medieval town of Oslo towards the neighbouring country Sweden. As Fetsund was the shortest distance by ferry or boat over the river Glomma, the place naturally grew into the urbanized area it is today. Now there are two bridges in Fetsund spanning the Glomma, and it is still the only crossing within the area.
Fetsund has a church with an altarpiece dating from the 17th century.
Fetsund's railway station was built in the 1860s, which still stands today and is used by people working in Oslo and to a lesser extent Lillestrøm.
Triviaedit
Øyeren nature reservation
Fetsund and its municipality is often referred as 'the green municipality', but mostly by the city's officials and in brochures. Jan Stenerud, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, is a native.
External linksedit
Fetsund Lensemuseum
Øyeren information centre (INØ)
January 01, 1970
fetsund, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, december, 2009, learn, when, remove. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Fetsund is a village in the municipality Lillestrom Akershus Norway The name comes from the local geography Fet means where water meets grass As for the sund part it simply means strait inlet Accordingly Fetsund is located at the strait of Glomma Norway s largest river just before it enters Oyeren nature reservation and this is the place the logging industry in years past pulled the logs out of the water for transport to steam sawmills FetsundVillageFetsundShow map of AkershusFetsundShow map of NorwayCoordinates 59 55 44 N 11 9 45 E 59 92889 N 11 16250 E 59 92889 11 16250CountryNorwayCountyAkershusMunicipalityLillestromTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Today Fetsund and its surrounding area is a small town and is mainly a residential area with very little industry The old log industry is gone but its buildings and site is still preserved as a national museum Fetsund Lenser Fetsund s close proximity to Lillestrom and the nation s capital Oslo have contributed to the town growing much larger in recent years Its small town qualities low population density and closeness to the capital makes it a preferred place to live Fetsund s history dates back to the ancient kings road going from the medieval town of Oslo towards the neighbouring country Sweden As Fetsund was the shortest distance by ferry or boat over the river Glomma the place naturally grew into the urbanized area it is today Now there are two bridges in Fetsund spanning the Glomma and it is still the only crossing within the area Fetsund has a church with an altarpiece dating from the 17th century Fetsund s railway station was built in the 1860s which still stands today and is used by people working in Oslo and to a lesser extent Lillestrom Trivia edit nbsp Oyeren nature reservation Fetsund and its municipality is often referred as the green municipality but mostly by the city s officials and in brochures Jan Stenerud Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee is a native External links editFetsund Lensemuseum Oyeren information centre INO Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fetsund amp oldid 1219738888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
