Skedsmo
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| County | Akershus | |
| District | Romerike | |
| Municipality | NO-0231 | |
| Administrative centre | Lillestrøm | |
| Mayor (2006) | Anita Orlund (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 398 77 km² 75 km² 0.02 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 15 41,359 0.90 % 17.7 % 551/km² |
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| www.skedsmo.kommune.no |
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Skedsmo is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. Skedsmo is also a suburb of Oslo.
The centre of Skedsmo is Lillestrøm. Other important towns are Skedsmokorset, Skjetten and Strømmen. Kjeller is also located in Skedsmo.
In this area, the tribe of Raumas fought against King Olav Haraldsson, patron saint of Norway, in 1028. The area has become an important part of Norway's industrial history. Strømmen Verksted built the country's first trains, at Kjeller airplanes were constructed up to World War II, the sawmills at Lillestrøm processed lumber from the great forests, and a number of other entreprises have been important.
The local newspaper is Romerikes Blad (circulation 39,139 in 2004). The paper comes out daily.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Skedsmo (Norse Skeiðsmór), since the first church was built here. The first element is the genitive case of skeið n 'running track for horseracing', the last element is mór m 'heath, moor'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1974). It shows three horseheads. (See above under the name.)
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