Nittedal

Nittedal is a municipality and city 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 Rotnes.

Nittedal kommune
Municipality
Flag of Nittedal kommune
Flag
Coat of arms of Nittedal kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Nittedal kommune
Viken within
Norway
Nittedal within Viken
Nittedal within Viken
Coordinates: 60°4′23″N 10°52′20″E
CountryNorway
CountyViken
DistrictRomerike
Administrative centreRotnes
Government
 • Mayor (2020)Inge Solli (V)
Area
 • Total186 km2 (72 sq mi)
 • Land179 km2 (69 sq mi)
 • Rank#338 in Norway
Population
 (2006 Q2)
 • Total19,722
 • Rank#47 in Norway
 • Density108/km2 (280/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +18%
Demonym(s)Nittedøl or
Nittedøling[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3031
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

The parish of Nitedal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

Name

The name (Old Norse: Nitjudalr) is an old district name. The first element is the genitive case of the river name Nitja (now Nitelva) and the last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale". The meaning of the river name is unknown. Prior to 1918, the name was written "Nittedalen".

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 23 January 1987. The arms show the two silver lines running in a bend sinister direction on a green background. They represent the main transportation lines that run through the municipality from Oslo to other parts of the country: the main highway and the railroad, they also can represent skiing tracks, an old winter transportation method. At the same time the two lines symbolize matches, as one of Norway's oldest match factories was founded in Nittedal. The lines also symbolize tree logs, as forestry is of great importance for the local economy.[3][4]

Geography
Nittedal town hall.

Nittedal lies directly northeast of Oslo and serves as a suburb to the capital. It is located on both sides of the Nitelva river. The southernmost population centre is Hagan. Further north lie the centres of Slattum, Rotnes, Åneby, Grønvoll, Varingskollen, and Hakadal.

Further information: Blekketjernshøgda

History

In 1902 the construction of the Gjøvik Line reached the west side of Nittedal, from Oslo and through the forest.[5]

Demography
Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Nittedal by country of origin in 2017[6]
Ancestry Number
 Poland462
 Sri Lanka329
 Pakistan303
 Sweden241
 Vietnam197
 Lithuania178
 Denmark139
 Germany103
 India103
 Philippines94

Administration

Mayor Hilde Thorkildsen is on suspension from her position.[7] As of July 2022, she is still under trial for corruption.[8][9][10]

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Nittedal:[11]

Notable people
Jarle Bernhoft, 2011

This list includes people who were born or have resided in Nittedal:

Hanne Staff, 2010

Sport

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  4. "Nittedals kommunevåpen" (in Norwegian). Nittedal kommune. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  5. https://snl.no/Nittedal "Etter at Gjøvikbanen i 1902 var ført fra Oslo over skogen til vestsiden av Nittedal, vokste det her opp villabebyggelser, særlig ved Nittedal stasjon."
  6. "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". ssb.no. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  7. "Ordfører tiltalt for grov korrupsjon – politiets telefonavlytting blir bevis i retten". www.nrk.no. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  8. https://e24.no/naeringsliv/i/dnX39B/tidligere-nittedal-ordfoerer-frifunnet-i-lagmannsretten. E24.no. Retrieved 7 July 2022
  9. https://direkte.vg.no/nyhetsdognet/news/anker-frifinnelse-av-tidligere-nittedal-ordfoerer.TWT3ntcu1 (1 November 2021) Retrieved 1 November 2021
  10. https://www.nrk.no/osloogviken/nittedal-ordforer-hilde-kristine-nysten-thorkildsen-frifunnet-i-korrupsjonssak-1.15695799. Retrieved 19 October 2021. "– Vi vil nå bruke ankefristen til å vurdere hvorvidt det er aktuelt for påtalemyndigheten å inngi anke til lagmannsretten, sier assisterende sjef Inge Svae-Grotli."
  11. "Lenker" (in Norwegian). Nittedal kommune. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
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