Sørum

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Sørum kommune
Locator map showing Sørum within Akershus
County Akershus
District Romerike
Municipality NO-0226
Administrative centre Sørumsand
Mayor (2003) Hans Marius Johnsen (Ap)
Official language form Neutral
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage		 Ranked 327
207 km²
200 km²
0.06 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 85
12,768
0.28 %
12.7 %
64/km²
Coordinates 60°0′N, 11°15′E
www.sorum.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 60°0′N, 11°15′E

Sørum is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. To the north it borders Ullensaker, to the east Nes and Aurskog-Høland, in the south to Fet and to the west to Skedsmo and Gjerdrum.

[edit] The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Sørum (Norse Suđrheimr), since the first church was built here. The first element is suđr 'southern', the last element is heimr m 'home, homestead, farm'.

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1981), but it is based upon a Middle Age coat-of-arms of a nobleman from the municipality. It shows a red rose.

[edit] External links


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Municipalities of Akershus Akershus coat of arms

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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