Fetsund

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Fetsund bridge

Fetsund is the city center of the municipality Fet in the county of Akershus, Norway. The name comes from the way the area is, and 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 it is the place the logging industry in years past pulled the logs out of the water for transport to steam sawmills.

Today Fetsund and it's surrounding area is a small town and is mainly a residencial area with very little industry. The old log industry is gone, but it's buildings and site is still preserved as a national musem, fetsund Lenser. Fetsunds close proximity to Lillestrøm and the nations capitol, Oslo, have been contributing to the fact that the town hasn't grown much larger in the years gone by. On the other hand, it's smalltown qualities, low population density, and closeness to the capitol, makes it a preferred place to live by the working class who would otherwise be confined to the more cramped living space in Oslo's metropolitan suburbs.

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 river Glomma, the place naturally grew into the town it is today. Today there are two bridges in Fetsund spanning the Glomma, and it is still the only crossing within great distance. Fetsund's church has an alterpiece dating from the 17th century.

Fetsund got it's railway station in the 1860's, which is still standing today and put to good use by commuters working in Oslo.