Nannestad
| Nannestad kommune | |||
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 Nannestad within Akershus |
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Akershus | ||
| District | Romerike | ||
| Administrative centre | Teigebyen | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2007-) | Anne-Ragni K. Amundsen (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 341 km2 (132 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 324 km2 (125 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 259 in Norway | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Total | 11 362 | ||
| • Rank | 102 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 23.0 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Nannestadsokning[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0238 | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Website | www |
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Nannestad is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Teigebyen. Nannestad was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
General information
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Nannestad farm (Old Norse: Nannastaðir), since the first church was built here. The first element is the genitive case of Nanni (an old Norse male name) and the last element is staðir which means "homestead" or "farm".
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted in 1990. The arms show three yellow coltsfoot flowers on a green background. This is a flower that is prevalent in the area.[2]
| Ancestry | Number |
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 Poland |
436 |
 Lithuania |
182 |
 Sweden |
133 |
 Philippines |
128 |
 Pakistan |
118 |
 Thailand |
97 |
 Germany |
61 |
 Sri Lanka |
51 |
Geography
Nannestad is located in northwestern Akershus county, with inhabitants concentrated at Romerikssletta. It includes the villages of Maura, Holter and Teigebyen, the latter being the administrative centre.
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Nannestad torg.JPG
Nannestad torg (plaza)
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Nannestad videregående skole2.JPG
Nannestad videregående skole (high school)
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Nannestad kommune.jpg
Field of Nannestad
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of Nannestad at Wiktionary- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
Akershus travel guide from Wikivoyage- Municipality website (Norwegian)
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