is a

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in Viken

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. A suburb of

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

, it is part of the Oslo

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and the

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of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lørenskog. Lørenskog was separated from the municipality of

Skedsmo Skedsmo was a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality was the town of Lillestrøm. About one third of the municipal population lived in Lillestrøm. ...

on 1 January 1908.

General information

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 (and no longer existent) ''Leirheimr'' farm. The first element is ''leirr'' which means "

clay Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4). Clays develop plasticity when wet, due to a molecular film of water surrounding the clay parti ...

" and the last element is ''heimr'' which means " homestead" or "

farm A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used f ...

". Thus: "the farm built on clay ground". The

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''skógr'' (meaning "

wood Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin ...

") was added later, changing the meaning to "the woodlands around the farm ''Leirheimr''". Prior to 1918, the name was spelled "Lørenskogen".

Heraldry

Lørenskog's arms date from modern times. Granted on 26 July 1957, they show a red

waterwheel A water wheel is a machine for converting the energy of flowing or falling water into useful forms of power, often in a watermill. A water wheel consists of a wheel (usually constructed from wood or metal), with a number of blades or bucke ...

on a gold background. Water-driven

sawmill A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes (dimensi ...

s were once an important part of the municipality's economy. Lørenskog kirke 20080614-2

Lørenskog Church

Lørenskog Church (''Lørenskog kirke'') is a medieval era church. The building material was brick and quarried limestone. The church dates to ca. 1150. The church is of rectangular plan and has 140 seats. In 1608 the church received a pulpit. The west tower was made of wood and was erected in 1864. In the tower hangs two church bells, the larger made in 1874. Its walls are one meter thick, and the stones are held together with lime mortar. The exterior and interior plaster was repaired during the 1600s and 1700s. In 1956 old plaster was removed and walls re-plastered and painted. The current outward opening door was inserted in 1946.

Minorities

Geography

The municipality is located just east of the capital,

, with many main roads going through it. Almost all the inhabitants live in the northern part of Lørenskog. The southern parts consist of

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, while farms and grain fields occupy the space in between. An important train station, Lørenskog Station, is situated in the district. Within Lørenskog, Losby is known for its waterwheel, which is represented in the municipal coat-of-arms of Lørenskog. Losby Golf and Country Club is located within the municipality.

Village

From 2006-2008, workers renovated the village of Lørenskog (the administrative center of the municipality), also called the ''"Metro Senter"''. This renovation includes a considerably larger

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, a bus terminal with buses going in and out of Oslo every 15 minutes, possibly a future

subway station A metro station or subway station is a station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the system in th ...

, and the new Mailand

Upper Secondary School A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

Education

There are seven public elementary schools and four public

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located in Kjenn, Hammer, Løkenåsen and Fjellsrud. In addition there are two Upper Secondary Schools, namely Lørenskog Upper Secondary School and Mailand Upper Secondary School.

Notable residents

* Aslam Ahsan (born 1942) a Pakistani Norwegian politician, elected to Lørenskog municipal council in 1983 * Trond Granlund (born 1950) rock and folk singer and composer; lives in Lørenskog * Torgrim Sørnes (born 1956) physician, historian and author; lives in Lørenskog * Frode Barth (born 1968 in Lørenskog) a Norwegian musician (guitar) and composer * Marianne Aulie (born 1971 in Lørenskog) a Norwegian painter and former model * Lise Myhre (born 1975 in Lørenskog) a Norwegian cartoonist * Marianne Beate Kielland (born 1975 in Lørenskog) a Norwegian mezzo-soprano * Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide (born 1976 in Lørenskog) politician,

Minister of Defence (Norway) The Norwegian Minister of Defence is the head of the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. The position has existed since 1814. The incumbent minister since 12 April 2022 is Bjørn Arild Gram of the Centre Party. Between 1819 and 1885 the Ministry was ...

2013/2017 * Ida S. Skjelbakken (born 1979 in Lørenskog) an author, illustrator and bodyguard *

Marit Larsen Marit Elisabeth Larsen (born 1 July 1983) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She began playing violin at age of 5 and played it until the age of 8. She gained international fame during her teenage years as a member of the pop duo M2M with c ...

(born 1983 in Lørenskog) &

Marion Raven Marion Elise Ravn (born 25 May 1984), better known abroad as Marion Raven, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. Raven formed the pop duo M2M with Marit Larsen, though they ceased performing together in 2002. Raven was later signed as a solo a ...

(born 1984 in Lørenskog) singer/songwriters with the pop duo M2M * Elisabeth Carew (born 1985 in Lørenskog) a Norwegian singer and songwriter * Kirby Ann Basken (born 1985 in Lørenskog) a Norwegian model, Miss Norway Universe 2007 * Kaja Norum (born 1989 in Lørenskog) a Norwegian model and figurativist painter

Sport

* Kjetil Siem (born 1960) journalist, author and sports official; Secretary-general of the

Football Association of Norway The Norwegian Football Federation ( nb, Norges Fotballforbund, nn, Noregs Fotballforbund; NFF) is the governing body of football in Norway. It was formed in 1902 and organises the men's and women's national teams, as well as the league systems ...

, lives in Lørenskog * Schirin Zorriassateiny (born 1964 in Lørenskog) a Norwegian rhythmic gymnast * Trine Hattestad (born 1966 in Lørenskog) a retired javelin thrower, bronze and gold medallist at the

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Hege Riise Hege Riise (born 18 July 1969) is a Norwegian football coach and former midfield player who is coaching the Norway women's national football team. One of the best footballers of her generation, she won the FIFA Women's World Cup, the Olympic Gam ...

(born 1969 in Lørenskog) a football coach and former player with 188 caps with Norway women * Pål Grotnes (1977 in Lørenskog) a professional ice hockey goaltender * John Carew ] (born 1979 in Lørenskog) former footballer with 365 club caps and 91 for Norway national football team, Norway * Ingrid Hjelmseth (born 1980 in Lørenskog) a former football goalkeeper with 361 club caps and 138 for Norway women *

Aksel Lund Svindal Aksel Lund Svindal (born 26 December 1982) is a Norwegian former World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Lørenskog in Akershus county, Svindal is a two-time overall World Cup champion (2007 and 2009), an Olympic gold medalist in super-G at the 2 ...

(born 1982 in Lørenskog) a former World Cup and Olympic medallist alpine ski racer *

Siren Sundby Siren Sundby (born 2 December 1982 in Lørenskog) is a former Norwegian sailor. She won an Olympic gold medal in the Europe-class in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also won the world championships in the Europe-class in 2003 and 2004. Sundby w ...

(born 1982 in Lørenskog) sailor, gold medallist at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

Christina Vukicevic Ljubica Christina Vukicevic Demidov ( sr, Ljubica Kristina Vukićević, Љубица Кристина Вукићевић, ; born 18 June 1987) is a Norwegian former hurdler. She represented Ski IL, and was coached by her father Pe ...

(born 1987) a Norwegian former hurdler

Twin towns – sister cities

Lørenskog is twinned with: *

Garching bei München Garching bei München (''Garching near Munich'') or Garching is a town in Bavaria, Germany, near Munich. It is the home of several research institutes and university departments on its campus. It became a city on 14 September 1990. Location The ...

, Germany *

Järvenpää Järvenpää (; sv, Träskända) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located on the Helsinki–Riihimäki railway track in Uusimaa region, some north of Helsinki. Neighbouring municipalities are Tuusula, Sipoo and Mäntsälä. People ...

, Finland *

Rødovre Rødovre is a town in eastern Denmark, seat of the Rødovre Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. The town's population 1 January 2019 was 39,907, and in addition 145 persons had no fixed address, which made up a total of 40,052 in the munici ...

, Denmark *

Täby Täby () was previously a trimunicipal locality, with 66,292 inhabitants in 2013. However, as from 2016, Statistics Sweden has amalgamated this locality with the Stockholm urban area. It is the seat of Täby Municipality in Stockholm County, Swe ...

, Sweden

References

External links

* *
Municipal fact sheet
from

Statistics Norway Statistics Norway ( no, Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every ye ...

*
The Losby waterwheel
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