Gjerdrum

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Gjerdrum kommune
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms of Gjerdrum kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Gjerdrum kommune
Akershus within
Norway
Gjerdrum within Akershus
Gjerdrum within Akershus
Coordinates: 60°4′57″N 11°0′52″E / 60.0825, 11.01444
Country Norway
County Akershus
District Romerike
Municipality ID NO-0234
Administrative centre Ask
Government
 - Mayor (2007) Hanne Bakke von Clemm (H)
Area (Nr. 396 in Norway)
 - Total 83 km² (32 sq mi)
 - Land 82 km² (31.7 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 - Total 5,353
 - Density 60/km² (155.4/sq mi)
 - Change (10 years) 31.6 %
 - Rank in Norway 192
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Official language form Bokmål
Demonym Gjermsokning[1]
Data from Statistics Norway
Website: www.gjerdrum.kommune.no

Gjerdrum is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway.

Gjerdrum was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

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[edit] Geography

It borders the municipalities Nannestad, Nittedal, Lørenskog, Skedsmo, Nittedal and Sørum. The administrative centre of Gjerdrum is Ask.

[edit] The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Gjerdrum (Norse Gerðarvin). The first element is the genitive case of a rivername Gerð, the last element is vin f 'meadow, pasture'. The rivername is derived from the Norse word garðr m 'fence' - and the meaning is 'the river which function as a fence (and/or as a border)'.

[edit] Football Team

Gjerdrum Idrettslag (G.I.L) is the name of the local football team. Gjerdrum IL is also used for the municipality's Sports Association ( hence; Idrettslag) as a whole, thus the football team tend to only use the name Gjerdrum. Gjerdrum (IL) has status as an amateur side, and are currently at level 6 (5th Division) in the Norwegian League System. Cautious optimism is surrounding the team at the moment, as ambitions are rising throughout the football 'department' (G.I.L Fotball) of the Idrettslag.

Facts:

All-time high: Level 3

Arch Rivals: Holter IL

Coach: Kjell Alkvist

Assistant: Steffen Rasmussen

5th Div.( Level 6) League Position 2006: 11th of 14 teams.

Website: [1]

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1993). It shows a traditional Norwegian form of fence: a skigard. (See above under the information of the name.)