Lørenskog

Almost all the inhabitants live in the northern part of Lørenskog. The southern parts consists of forest, while farms and grain field occupy the space in between. In the district an important train station is situated. A very beautiful part of Lørenskog is Losby. This place is known for the waterwheel in Losby, which is represented in the municipalital badge of Lørenskog. Some of Losby is today a golf course, along with lakes and farms.

1 The name
2 Coat-of-arms
3 Famous people from Lørenskog
4 External links

[edit] The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after an old (and disappeared) farm Leirheimr. The first element is leirr 'clay', the last element is heimr 'homestead, farm'. Thus: 'the farm built on clay ground'. The addition is skógr m 'wood', and the meaning of the whole name is 'the woodlands around the farm Leirheimr.'

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1957). It shows a waterwheel. (The timber saws, driven by waterwheels, used to be important for the municipality.)

[edit] Famous people from Lørenskog

John Carew, Footballer
Henning Berg, Footballer
Tommy Berntsen, Footballer
Marit Larsen, Pop artist
Marion Ravn, Pop artist

[edit] External links

The Losby waterwheel

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