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| County | Akershus | |
| Landscape | Romerike | |
| Municipality | NO-0230 | |
| Administrative centre | Lørenskog | |
| Mayor (2004) | Åge Tovan (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 405 71 km² 67 km² 0.02 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 25 30,496 0.67 % 11.5 % 453/km² | |
| Coordinates | Template:Coor dm | |
| www.lorenskog.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0230) | ||
Lørenskog is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. It is located just east of the capital, Oslo, with many main roads going trough. The name Lørenskog is derived from the word løren, leiren, meaning the mud and skog, meaning forest. Thus, the name means a muddy forest. This is not entirely fit, however.
Almost all the inhabitants lives in the nothern part of Lørenskog. The southern parts consists of forest, while farms and grain field occupy the space inbetween. In the district an important train station is situated. A very beautiful part of Lørenskog is Losby. This place is known for the waterwheel in Losby, which is represented in the municipalital badge of Lørenskog. Some of Losby is today a Golf course, along with lakes and farms.
Famous people from Lørenskog
- Thomas Alsgaard, Cross-Country skier
- John Carew, Footballer
- Henning Berg, Footballer
- Marion Ravn, Pop artist
- Marit Larsen, Pop artist
- Johann Olav Koss, Triple Olympic gold medal skater
- Tore Lie, Seven times national Norwegian table hockey champion
External links
- The Losby waterwheel (http://www.lorenskog.kommune.no/bilder/vassh-foto.jpg)
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