Aurskog-Høland
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| Aurskog-Høland kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Akershus | ||
| District | Romerike | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0221 | ||
| Administrative centre | Bjørkelangen | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2007) | Jan Mærli (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 111 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 962 km² (371.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 894 km² (345.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 13,199 | ||
| - Density | 15/km² (38.8/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 7.3 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 79 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
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| Website: www.aurskog-holand.kommune.no | |||
Aurskog-Høland is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. It is the biggest municipality in Akershus, covering 967 km².
The new municipality Aurskog-Høland was created January 1, 1966 - after the merger of the four old municipalities of Aurskog, Nordre Høland, Søndre Høland and Setskog.
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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 January 1, 1966.
[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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