Rælingen
Rælingen is a village and municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fjerdingby. Rælingen was separated from the municipality of Fet on 1 July 1929.
Rælingen Municipality Rælingen kommune | |
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The village of Rælingen | |
| Flag | |
Akershus within Norway | |
Rælingen within Akershus | |
| Coordinates: 59°53′21″N 11°4′31″E / 59.88917°N 11.07528°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Akershus |
| District | Romerike |
| Administrative centre | Fjerdingby |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2007) | Ståle Grøtte (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72 km2 (28 sq mi) |
| • Land | 56 km2 (22 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #404 in Norway |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 14,720 |
| • Rank | #63 in Norway |
| • Density | 261/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +5.4% |
| Demonym | Ræling[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3224[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Data from Statistics Norway | |
General information edit
Name edit
The name is first mentioned around 1400 ("i Ræling"). It is probably an old district name (the name of the church site is Fjerdingby). The meaning of the name is unknown.
Coat-of-arms edit
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 30 April 1981. The arms show a yellow pitchfork on a green background. It is a symbol for the local agriculture. A large part of the municipality is lowland, which historically has mainly been used to produce hay. The pitchfork has three prongs representing the three rivers that run through the municipality: Nitelva, Leira, and Glomma.[4][5]
Geography edit
Located between Fet and Lørenskog, Rælingen includes the northwestern part of lake Øyeren. The northernmost part of the district is built and grown together with the Lillestrøm area.
The most important places in the municipality are Rælingen, Fjerdingby, Løvenstad, and Nordby. Large portions of the municipality are scarcely populated or uninhabited (forests).
Notable people edit
- Stine Buer, (Norwegian Wiki) (born 1971 in Rælingen) Norwegian TV-personality, actress and comedian[7]
- Guro Sibeko (born 1975) a Norwegian novelist, non-fiction writer and activist; brought up in Rælingen
- Ida Fladen, (Norwegian Wiki) (born 1986 in Rælingen) Norwegian radio and TV personality[8]
- Anders Gaasland (born 1992 in Rælingen)[9] politician, gay rights activist
- Kristoffer Ajer (born 1998 in Rælingen) footballer who currently plays for Brentford
- Christian Sørum (born 1995), Norwegian beach volleyball player
- Henrik Kristoffersen (born 1994), Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer, World Champion, and Olympic medalist[10]
- Arne Hurlen (born 1970 in Rælingen), Norwegian musician and singer in the Norwegian band Postgirobygget
Sister cities 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.
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). . Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
- ^ "Kommunevåpenet". Rælingen kommune. Retrieved 2008-12-20. [dead link] (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". ssb.no. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 24 February 2021
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 24 February 2021
- ^ KrF har tapt mange slag. Kan de overleve dette?. "Tidligere KrFU-leder Anders Gaasland (tidl. Gåsland) husker derimot "
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf: Henrik Kristoffersen in Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 24 Sep 2021 from https://snl.no/Henrik_Kristoffersen
- ^ "Vennskapskommuner". Rælingen kommune. Retrieved 2008-12-20. [dead link] (in Norwegian)
External links edit
- Media related to Rælingen at Wikimedia Commons
- The dictionary definition of Rælingen at Wiktionary
- from Statistics Norway
- Akershus travel guide from Wikivoyage