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Lillestrøm is a
municipality in
Viken county. It is located in the
traditional district of
Romerike. With a population of 85,757 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populated municipality in Viken. It was founded on 1 January 2020 as a merger between former municipalities
Fet
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,
Skedsmo and
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 ...
. The administrative centre of the municipality is the
town of Lillestrøm. The town of Lillestrøm is a part of the
Oslo metropolitan area. With 83,821 inhabitants, Lillestrøm is the 4th largest municipality in
Viken. Sondre Kvambe, (Formely known as Daventa) played a crucial part in the history of
Lillestrøm.
History
![Lillestrøm komm (1961)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Lillestr%C3%B8m_komm_%281961%29.svg)
The name means "the little
art of
Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas.
There is no generally agreed definition of what ...
Strøm", Strøm being the name of an old and large farm (
Old Norse: ''straumr'', which also meant "stream" as well).
Lillestrøm's history dates back to the times river powered sawmills came into use for the production of building materials. Later Lillestrøm got its own steam sawmill which laid the base for the development of the area which became the town. The area was, by and large, a moss covered swamp-like area, at the time considered almost uninhabitable. However, the almost non-existent property values were judged to be a fair exchange and so the workers started living and settling in the area around the sawmill, and Lillestrøm was born.
On 1 January 1908 Lillestrøm became a
municipality of its own, having been split from
Skedsmo. At that time Lillestrøm municipality had a population of 4,351. On 1 January 1962 the two municipalities were reunited under the name Skedsmo. Before the merger Lillestrøm municipality had a population of 10,840.
In 1997, Skedsmo municipal council declared Lillestrøm to be a town (''by'') in its own right (a purely honorary status which has no effect upon the organization of local government, but is a matter of local pride nonetheless). The event is commemorated in an annual 4-day street fair, which includes music by high-profile Norwegian artists on several outdoor stages, food stalls, retail business exhibitions, and thrill rides. The whole thing (with free admission to all) is held in Lillestrøm's main thoroughfare and its connecting streets, which are closed to all vehicles for the duration.
In 2002, Norway Trade Fairs moved from
Skøyen
Skøyen is a neighborhood of Oslo, Norway. It is located in the western part of the city, in the borough of Ullern. The district has an increasing share of business activities, a development started in the 80s.
Skøyen is the site of Skøyenpar ...
to Lillestrøm.
Transport
Road
Norwegian national road 159 is a four-lane motorway connecting central Lillestrøm directly to Oslo. The
European route E6
European route E6 ( no, Europavei 6, sv, Europaväg 6, or simply E6) is the main north-south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and t ...
bypasses Lillestrøm a few kilometres to the west on its way from Oslo to the north of the country.
National road 22, running from northwest to southeast, passes through the northern outskirts of the conurbation.
Rail
Lillestrøm is connected to Oslo by two separate railway lines. The
Trunk Line
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(opened 1854) runs to Oslo via the
Grorud valley and is used mostly by commuter trains calling at all stations, as well as freight trains. Non-stop commuter trains, airport express trains, and long-distance expresses use the high-speed
Gardermoen Line
The Gardermoen Line ( no, Gardermobanen) is a high-speed railway line between Oslo and Eidsvoll, Norway, running past Lillestrøm and Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. The line is long and replaced the older Hoved Line as the main line north-east of Os ...
(opened 1999), which runs mostly in tunnel to Oslo.
The Trunk Line north of Lillestrøm carries frequent local passenger trains as far as
Dal as well as freight trains to
Eidsvoll,
Lillehammer
Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...
, and
Trondheim.
The Gardermoen Line (the stretch of which north of Lillestrøm opened in 1998) is used by airport express trains, regional trains to
Eidsvoll and
Lillehammer
Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...
, and long-distance passenger services to
Trondheim.
Running north-east from Lillestrøm, the
Kongsvinger Line
The Kongsvinger Line ( no, Kongsvingerbanen) is a railway line between the towns of Lillestrøm and Kongsvinger in Norway and onwards to Charlottenberg in Sweden. The railway was opened on 3 October 1862 and is Norway's second standard gauge line ...
(opened 1862) conveys hourly local trains to
Kongsvinger as well as a number of longer-distance trains, passenger and freight, to and from
Sweden
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.
Air
Kjeller, a village north of the town of Lillestrøm, is the site of
Kjeller Airfield, founded in 1912, which has the closest operational
runway to Oslo city centre. However, this is overshadowed by the much larger international airport at
Gardermoen (opened 1998), which is further north but just 12 minutes away from
Lillestrøm railway station by high-speed rail.
Education
![Kjellervollaskole](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Kjellervollaskole.JPG)
Lillestrøm is home to the following
primary
Primary or primaries may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Music Groups and labels
* Primary (band), from Australia
* Primary (musician), hip hop musician and record producer from South Korea
* Primary Music, Israeli record label
Works
* ...
,
lower secondary, and
upper secondary schools:
Primary
Lower secondary
*Bingsfoss ungdomsskole
*Kjellervolla skole
*Østersund ungdomsskole
High school
*Lillestrøm videregående skole
*Skedsmo videregående skole
Government
Lillestrøm municipality is controlled by the local
Labor party, with
Jørgen Vik as the mayor, he has been mayor since the 2020 merger.
The head office of
Accident Investigation Board Norway
The Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA; no, Statens havarikommisjon, SHK) is the government agency responsible for investigating transport-related accidents within Norway. Specifically, it investigates aviation accidents and incident ...
is located in Lillestrøm, and is led by
Grete Myhre
Grete or Grethe is a feminine given name, a derivate of Margaret. It is most often used in Scandinavia (not including Sweden), Estonia, and German-speaking Europe.
People Given name
*Grete Berget (1954–2017), Norwegian politician
*Grete Daut ...
.
The University College of
Norwegian Correctional Service
The Norwegian Correctional Service (in Norwegian: ''Kriminalomsorgen'') is a government agency responsible for the implementation of detention and punishment in a way that is reassuring for the society and for preventing crimes. The agency is gove ...
(Kriminalomsorgens høgskole og utdanningssenter, KRUS) is in Lillestrøm.
Facilities
Facilities in Lillestrøm include hotels, Norway trade fairs, a brand new cinema, a mall, Lillestrøm torv, restaurants, a high speed commuter train that reaches both Oslo and Gardermoen airport (the
Gardermoen Line
The Gardermoen Line ( no, Gardermobanen) is a high-speed railway line between Oslo and Eidsvoll, Norway, running past Lillestrøm and Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. The line is long and replaced the older Hoved Line as the main line north-east of Os ...
), a community cultural house (kulturhus), and a community outdoor swimming pool complex. At
Kjeller, just outside the city, there is a military airport (1912) and several research institutes.
Sport
The local
football
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team,
Lillestrøm SK, plays in the
Norwegian first division. Their home ground is
Åråsen Stadion.
The nearby
Lillestrøm stadion is used for training, and was an
ice hockey venue at the
1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...
. There are also two indoor arenas, one multi-purpose (
Skedsmohallen Skedsmohallen is an indoor arena located in Lillestrøm, Norway. It was built between 1981 and 1982. Today it is primarily used for handball, but was used extensively for concerts in the 1980s and early 1990s. Its viability as a concert venue deteri ...
) and one for football (
LSK-Hallen
LSK-Hallen is an indoor football arena in Lillestrøm, Norway. It is owned, used, and operated by Lillestrøm Sportsklubb. It has a capacity of 3,000 people.
The women's football team LSK Kvinner FK
LSK Kvinner Fotballklubb is a Norwegian w ...
), and in 2007 a track and field stadium Romerike Friidrettsstadion was built as a cooperation between the municipalities Skedsmo,
Rælingen
Rælingen is a village and 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 Fjerdingby. Rælingen was separated from the municipa ...
and
Lørenskog.
The local track and field club is named Minerva. Athletes such as
Hanne Haugland
Hanne Haugland (born 14 December 1967 in Haugesund) is a former Norwegian high jumper. She represented the clubs Haugesund IL, IL i BUL, SK Vidar and IF Minerva during her senior career.
In her early international career she finished eleven ...
and
Håkon Särnblom
Håkon Särnblom (born 3 March 1966) is a retired Norwegian high jumper. He represented IK Tjalve and IF Minerva during his active career.
He finished tenth at the 1988 European Indoor Championships, fourteenth at the 1990 European Indoor Champ ...
have represented the club.
Rugby is represented by newly formed Rugby League club Lillestrøm Lions RLK.
Notable people
![Anne Holt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Anne_Holt.jpg)
*
Claus Wiese (1924–1987) a Norwegian actor and American-based radio broadcaster
*
Ole Edvard Borgen
Ole Edvard Borgen (8 November 1925 – 24 March 2009) was a Norwegian theologian and Methodist bishop.
He was born in Lillestrøm as a son of meat merchant Omar Emil Borgen (1900–1985) and Harda Pytte (1901–1989), and older brother of Peder Bo ...
(1925–2009) a Norwegian theologian and Methodist bishop
*
Carl Fredrik Lowzow
Carl Fredrik Lowzow (5 August 1927 in Oslo – October 20, 2009 ) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1977, and was re-elected on two occasions.
On the local level ...
(1927–2009) local and national politician
*
Peder Borgen Peder Johan Borgen (born 26 January 1928 in Lillestrøm, Norway) is a Norwegian Methodist minister, has a Doctorate in Theology, and is a retired professor at Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He is considered a pioneer "within the th ...
(born 1928) a Norwegian Methodist minister, researches the
Dead Sea Scrolls
*
Gerd Grønvold Saue
Gerd Grønvold Saue (20 January 1930 – 22 June 2022) was a Norwegian journalist, literary critic, novelist, hymnwriter, and peace activist. Her authorship mainly comprised novels, many of which convey her Christian views.
Biography
She grew up i ...
(born 1930) journalist, novelist, hymnwriter and peace activist
*
Jan Mangerud
Jan Mangerud (born 29 November 1937 in Oslo) is a Norwegian geologist who grew up in Lillestrøm, Akershus, and currently lives in Rådal, Bergen.
Scientific career
Mangerud graduated from the University of Oslo with a Bachelor's degree (cand ...
(born 1937) geologist, grew up in Lillestrøm
*
Arild Andersen (born 1945) a Norwegian jazz bass player, born in Strømmen
*
Sasha Gabor
Gábor Sárközy or Gabor Sarkøzy (born Sámuel Guttmann, 6 June 1945 – 27 June 2008), known professionally as Sasha Gabor, was a Hungarian-Norwegian actor and director. As a young man, he moved to Norway as a Hungarian refugee, eventually mo ...
(1945–2008) a Hungarian-Norwegian actor and director
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retrieved 19 February 2021
*
Ole Kristian Ruud (born 1958) a conductor at the
Norwegian Academy of Music
*
Anne Holt (born 1958) author, lawyer and politician; grew up in Lillestrøm
*
Bjarne Andre Myklebust
Bjarne Andre Myklebust (born 27 September 1972) is a Norwegian media professional and Head of Distribution at Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation NRK.
He has developed and implemented Internet strategies for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corp. through ...
(born 1972), media professional for
NRK
*
Chris Holsten
Christoffer "Chris" (Neymar) Holsten (born May 4, 1993) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and producer.
...
(born 1993) a Norwegian singer and songwriter
Sport
![Tom Lund (1977)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Tom_Lund_%281977%29.jpg)
*
Tom Lund (born 1950), footballer, 247 club caps with
Lillestrøm SK and 47 for
Norway
*
Kay Stenshjemmet
Kay Arne Stenshjemmet (born 9 August 1953) is a former speed skater from Norway.
Short biography
Together with Amund Sjøbrend, Sten Stensen, and Jan Egil Storholt, Kay Stenshjemmet was one of the legendary ''four S-es'' (which sounds like "four ...
(born 1953), speed skater, two silver medals at the
1980 Winter Olympics
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Lake Placid was elected ...
*
Erik Solér (born 1960) a former footballer with 39 caps with
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team ( no, Norges herrelandslag i fotball, or informally ''Landslaget'') represents Norway in men's international football and is controlled by the Norwegian Football Federation, the governing body for football in ...
*
Bjørn Nyland (born 1962) a Norwegian speed skater
*
Bente Nordby
Bente Dalum Nordby (born 23 July 1974) is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper, who last played for Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France. She played with the Norway women's national football team from 1991 to 2007.
Career
Nordby is the se ...
(born 1974) a former football goalkeeper, with 172 caps with
Norway women
*
PÃ¥l Steffen Andresen
Pål Steffen Andresen (born 19 May 1982) is a Norwegian football defender who plays for Strømmen IF, Strømmen.
Club career
Andresen spent his entire career with Lillestrøm SK before joining Ull/Kisa in 2012. He has been capped 4 times for the ...
(born 1982) footballer with over 320 club caps
*
Fredrik Gulbrandsen
Fredrik Aasmundrud Gulbrandsen (born 10 September 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Molde FK.
Club career Lillestrøm
Gulbrandsen began his career with his hometown club Lillestrøm. He made his debut in the ...
(born 1992) footballer with over 220 club caps
*
Thomas Skoglund
Thomas Skoglund (born 3 March 1983) is a former Norwegian handball player, who played for the Danish clubs GOG Svendborg and Team Tvis Holstebro and Norwegian clubs Fet, Haslum and Lillestrøm Topphåndbold.
He started his club career in F ...
(born 1993), handball player, 41 matches with the Norwegian national team
References
External links
Municipality websiteNorwegian Defense Research EstablishmentAirport train, "Flytoget"Lillestrøm torvLillstrøm Sportsclub, LSKLillestrøm cultural centreVisitLillestrom.no
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Municipalities of Viken (county)
Fet
Skedsmo
Sørum