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 formannskapsdistrikt ). The municipality of Blaker was merged with Sørum on 1 January 1962.
17-550: Since 1 January 2020, Sørum has been part of Lillestrøm municipality . Frogner Old Church ( Frogner gamle kirke ) dates from ca. 1180. It is part of the Norwegian Church and belongs to Østre Romerike deanery in Diocese of Borg. The edifice is in stone and has 90 seats. The Medieval era church burned in 1918, the walls repaired in 1936, floors and ceilings in 1948. The restoration was completed in 1977. The municipality (originally
34-460: A brand new cinema, a mall, Lillestrøm torv, restaurants, a high speed commuter train that reaches both Oslo and Gardermoen airport (the Gardermoen Line ), 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. The local football team, Lillestrøm SK , plays in
51-410: 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
68-518: Is 117.3 km, of which 35.8 km is in Akershus and 81.5 km in Østfold . Route: Hvam - Kjeller - Lillestrøm - Vinsnes - Fetsund , crossing Glomma - south, and then east through Øyeren - Båstad - Skjønhaug - Mysen - Rakkestad - Ise - Hafslund - Årum - Torp [ no ] - Sellebakk - Lundheim - Øra . Prior to 1 January 2010, the road ran between Gjelleråsen and Halden , see fylkesvei 22 . In March 2019,
85-422: Is a four-lane motorway connecting central Lillestrøm directly to Oslo. The European route E6 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. Lillestrøm is connected to Oslo by two separate railway lines. The Trunk Line (opened 1854) runs to Oslo via
102-506: 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 to Lillestrøm. Norwegian national road 159
119-427: 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 is located in Lillestrøm, and is led by Grete Myhre . The University College of Norwegian Correctional Service (Kriminalomsorgens høgskole og utdanningssenter, KRUS) is in Lillestrøm. Facilities in Lillestrøm include hotels, Norway trade fairs,
136-456: Is derived from the arms of the medieval dynasty of Sudreim (Sudreimsætten) , one of the most influential noble families in Norway at the time. Their name was derived from what is now known as Sørum. Sørum municipality was located in the central part of Akershus county. To the north Sørum bordered the municipality of Ullensaker , to the east Nes and Aurskog-Høland , in the south Fet , and
153-517: Is named Minerva. Athletes such as Hanne Haugland and Håkon Särnblom have represented the club. Rugby is represented by newly formed Rugby League club Lillestrøm Lions RLK. 59°57′N 11°05′E / 59.950°N 11.083°E / 59.950; 11.083 Norwegian National Road 22 Riksvei 22 ( Rv22 ) runs between Hvam in Lillestrøm and Øra in Fredrikstad . The road
170-460: Is used by airport express trains, regional trains to Eidsvoll and Lillehammer , and long-distance passenger services to Trondheim . Running north-east from Lillestrøm, the Kongsvinger 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 . Kjeller , a village 2 km (1 mi) north of
187-570: 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 (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 , and Trondheim . The Gardermoen Line (the stretch of which north of Lillestrøm opened in 1998)
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#1732855951066204-535: 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 . There are also two indoor arenas, one multi-purpose ( Skedsmohallen ) and one for football ( LSK-Hallen ), and in 2007 a track and field stadium Romerike Friidrettsstadion was built as a cooperation between the municipalities Skedsmo, Rælingen and Lørenskog . The local track and field club
221-401: The parish ) is named after the old Sørum farm ( Old Norse : Suðrheimr ), since the first church was built here. The first element is suðr which means "southern" and the last element is heimr which means " home / homestead " or " farm ". The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 26 June 1981. The arms show a red rose with five petals on a yellow background. The rose
238-496: 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
255-492: The municipality is the town of Lillestrøm . The town of Lillestrøm is a part of the Oslo metropolitan area. The name means "the little [part of] 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
272-492: 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 25 km (16 mi) further north but just 12 minutes away from Lillestrøm railway station by high-speed rail. Lillestrøm is home to the following primary , lower secondary , and upper secondary schools: Lillestrøm municipality
289-504: The west Skedsmo and Gjerdrum . The following cities were twinned with Sørum: Lillestr%C3%B8m Lillestrøm is a municipality in Akershus 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 , Skedsmo and Sørum . The administrative centre of
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