Såner is a parish and village in
Vestby
Vestby is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Follo traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vestby.
General information Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is nam ...
municipality,
Akershus
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county,
Norway
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.
The name
The parish is named after the old farm Såner (
Norse ''Sánar''), since the first church was built there. The name is probably the plural form of an old rivername (see under
Son
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Social issues
In pre-industrial societies and some current ...
).
Until 1921 the name was written "Saaner".
Citations
*Godal, Anne Marit (ed.).
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Villages in Akershus
Vestby
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