Ullensaker is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in Akershus in

Viken Viken may refer to: *Viken, Scandinavia, a historical region *Viken (county), a Norwegian county established in 2020 *Viken, Sweden, a bimunicipal locality in Skåne County, Sweden *Viken (lake), a lake in Sweden, part of the part of the Göta cana ...

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. It is part of the

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Romerike Romerike is a traditional district located north-east of Oslo, in what is today south-eastern Norway. It consists of the Viken municipalities Lillestrøm, Lørenskog, Nittedal, Rælingen and Aurskog-Høland in the southern end (Nedre Romerike) ...

. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of

Jessheim Jessheim is a town in the Ullensaker municipality in Akershus of Norway. History The railway station with the Jessheim station was built in 1854 as part of the Hovedbanen line from Oslo to Eidsvoll. The railroad had at the initial construction o ...

. It has a population of 40,459 inhabitants. Norway's largest international airport

Oslo Airport, Gardermoen Oslo Airport ( no, Oslo lufthavn; ), alternatively referred to as Oslo Gardermoen Airport or simply Gardermoen, is the international airport serving Oslo, Norway, the capital and most populous city in the country. A hub for Flyr, Norse Atl ...

, is located in Ullensaker.

Name

The municipality (originally the

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...

) is named after the old ''Ullensaker'' farm. The name is first recorded in 1300 as ''Ullinshof''. The first element is the genitive case of the name ''Ullinn'' (a sideform of ''

Ullr In Norse mythology, Ullr (Old Norse: ) is a god associated with archery. Although literary attestations of Ullr are sparse, evidence including relatively ancient place-name evidence from Scandinavia suggests that he was a major god in earlier ...

''). The last element was originally '' hof'' which means "temple", but this was later (around 1500 AD) changed to ''aker'' meaning " acre" or "

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Coat-of-arms

Ullensaker does not have an heraldic

coat-of-arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its w ...

properly granted. The municipality uses a non-heraldic

badge A badge is a device or accessory, often containing the insignia of an organization, which is presented or displayed to indicate some feat of service, a special accomplishment, a symbol of authority granted by taking an oath (e.g., police and ...

that is from modern times. The logo was adopted on 8 November 1979, and it shows the god

of Norse mythology holding a bow and three arrows. The colors on the logo can vary.

Geography

Ullensaker borders with

Eidsvoll Eidsvoll (; sometimes written as ''Eidsvold'') is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet. General information ...

to the north,

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to the east,

Sørum Sørum was a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Sørumsand. Sørum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see ...

to the south, and

Gjerdrum Gjerdrum () is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. Gjerdrum borders the municipalities of Nannestad, Nittedal, and Ullensaker, and Lillestrøm. The administrative centre of the m ...

and

Nannestad Nannestad is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Teigebyen. History Nannestad was established as a municipality o ...

to the west. The international airport that serves as the main airport of Norway,

, is located in Ullensaker. The municipality has two major population centres: the village of

Kløfta Kløfta is a town located in Ullensaker, Akershus, Norway. It has a population of approximately 7,170 inhabitants. Kløfta has a soccer team called Kløfta IL, and a shopping market. Kløfta has three schools – a middle school and two first thr ...

and the city of

, the latter one houses the administration center of Ullensaker. There is also a

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base at

Sessvollmoen Sessvollmoen is a village in the municipality of Ullensaker, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernm ...

as well as a

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air station,

Gardermoen Air Station Station Group Gardermoen (Norwegian: Gardermoen flystasjon) is located about 50 km north of Oslo, Norway. It is colocated with Norway's main airport, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. 335 Squadron and 717 Squadron of the Royal Norwegian Air Force a ...

Society

Ullensaker has had a huge population increase over the past fifty years. This increase has been slightly accelerating over the past few years. From 2000 to 2007, the population of Ullensaker increased by almost 6,000 people. The recent increase is partly attributed to the founding of

History

Raknehaugen Rakni's Mound ( no, Raknehaugen) is a large mound at Ullensaker in Akershus county, Norway. It is the largest free-standing prehistoric monument in Norway and is one of the largest barrows in Northern Europe. It dates to the Migration Age and h ...

, the largest burial mound in the Nordic countries, has been

carbon dated Radiocarbon dating (also referred to as carbon dating or carbon-14 dating) is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radioactive isotope of carbon. The method was dev ...

to around 550; the age of the mound is disputed.

Demographics

In 2021, 1,390 inhabitants had Polish parents and/or were Polish (themselves); 1,048 had Pakistani parents and/or were Pakistani.

Attractions

- the largest

tumulus A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds or ''kurgans'', and may be found throughout much of the world. A cairn, which is a mound of stones bu ...

of Northern Europe * Trandumskogen - A memorial honoring 173

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s, 15

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citizens and 6

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that were executed by the nazis during World War II. * Gardermoen Culture Park - An area close to Gardermoen Airport, which serves as the Norwegian Air Force's airplane collection and the Scandinavian Airlines Museum's location.

Notable people

* Niels Laache (1831 in Ullensaker – 1892) a Norwegian revivalist, writer, and bishop *

Kristian Laake Kristian Kristiansen Laake (9 April 1875 – 3 August 1950) was a Norwegian military officer. He is best known for having commanded the Norwegian Army in the first days after the German invasion of Norway on 9 April 1940, and for having been ...

(1875 in Ullensaker - 1950) Former Commanding General of Norway * Gudmund Sundby (1878 in Ullensaker – 1973) a hydroelectric engineer and academic * Thor Gystad (born 1919 in Ullensaker - 2007) politician, Mayor of Ullensaker 1959 to 1969 * Harald Espelund (born 1948) organic farmer and Mayor of Ullensaker from 2003 to 2015 *

Laila Brenden Laila Brenden (born 1956) is a Norwegian author. She was born in Oslo, and now lives in Jessheim Jessheim is a town in the Ullensaker municipality in Akershus of Norway. History The railway station with the Jessheim station was built in 185 ...

(born 1956) a Norwegian author, lives in Jessheim * Knut Ljøgodt (born 1968 in Ullensaker) a Norwegian art historian *

Anniken Huitfeldt Anniken Scharning Huitfeldt (born 29 November 1969) is a Norwegian historian and politician for the Labour Party. She has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2021. She previously served as Minister of Children and Equality from 2008 to 2 ...

(born 1969) a historian and politician, grew up in Jessheim * Tanya Hansen (born 1973 in Jessheim) a Norwegian

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Thomas Enger Thomas Enger (born November 21, 1973 in Oslo) is a Norwegian writer and journalist. He grew up in Jessheim, but is now living in Oslo with his cohabitant and two children. He is a trained journalist and worked for Nettavisen ''Nettavisen'' is ...

(born 1973) a writer and journalist, grew up in Jessheim * Mani Hussaini (born 1987) a Kurdish-Norwegian politician, lived in Jessheim since 2001 Galder

Musicians & Bands

* Johannes Hanssen (1874 in Ullensaker – 1967) a bandmaster, composer and teacher * Stein Ove Berg (1948 in Kløfta – 2002) a Norwegian singer and songwriter * Stian Tomt Thoresen (born 1976 in Jessheim) stage name

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, vocalist and founder of

Dimmu Borgir Dimmu Borgir () is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band from Jessheim, formed in 1993. The name is derived from Dimmuborgir, a volcanic formation in Iceland, the name of which means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, ...

* Ivar Tristan Lundsten (born 1976 in Jessheim) stage name Brynjard Tristan, bassist and songwriter * Tom Rune Andersen (born 1976 in Jessheim) stage name

Galder Tom Rune Andersen (born 18 October 1976), also known by his stage name Galder, is a Norwegian guitarist and vocalist. He is from the small town of Jessheim, north of Oslo. He is a founding member of the melodic black metal band Old Man's Child ...

, a guitarist and vocalist * Andres Rafael Diaz (born 1976 in Jessheim) stage name Diaz, rapper * Antestor (formed 1990 in Jessheim) an

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band *

(formed 1993 in Jessheim) a symphonic black metal band

Sport

* Oscar Fonbæk (1887 in Ullensaker – 1965) long-distance runner, bronze and silver medallist at the 1908 Summer Olympics * Ole Kristian Furuseth (born 1967) a retired Norwegian alpine skier, skied for Ullensaker SK * brothers Thomas Roth (born 1991 in Sand) & Andreas Roth (born 1993 in Sand) Norwegian middle-distance runners

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Ullensaker: * -

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, Western Region,

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* -

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References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from Statistics Norway *
Ullensaker municipality websiteGardermoen culturepark
{{Authority control Municipalities of Akershus Municipalities of Viken (county)