Aurskog-Høland
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| County | Akershus | |
| District | Romerike | |
| Municipality | NO-0221 | |
| Administrative centre | Bjørkelangen | |
| Mayor (2003) | Karin Gulbrandsen (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 111 962 km² 894 km² 0.30 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 79 13,199 0.29 % 7.3 % 15/km² |
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| www.aurskog-holand.kommune.no |
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Aurskog-Høland is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. It is the biggest municipality in Akershus, covering 967 km².
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[edit] Geography
Main villages are Aurskog and Bjørkelangen, of which the latter one is the administrative center. Wood covers the lot of the area, but there is very good farmland as well. The rivers Haldenvassdraget and Hølandselva run through the district.
[edit] Economy
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 is manufactured in Aurskog.
[edit] The name
The municipalities of Aurskog, Setskog, Nordre Høland and Søndre Høland (the latter two formerly constituted Høland) were joined together in 1964.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat of arms is from modern times (1983). It shows a crawfish - a species that is plentiful within the municipality.
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Asker | Aurskog-Høland | Bærum | Eidsvoll | Enebakk | Fet | Frogn | Gjerdrum | Hurdal | Lørenskog | Nannestad | Nes | Nesodden | Nittedal | Oppegård | Rælingen | Skedsmo | Ski | Sørum | Ullensaker | Vestby | Ås |
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