Nannestad

Nannestad kommune
Municipality

Coat of arms
Akershus within
Norway

Nannestad within Akershus
Coordinates: 60°14′44″N 10°57′10″E / 60.24556°N 10.95278°E / 60.24556; 10.95278Coordinates: 60°14′44″N 10°57′10″E / 60.24556°N 10.95278°E / 60.24556; 10.95278
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.nannestad.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

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]

Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Nannestad by country of origin in 2015[3]
Ancestry Number
 Poland436
 Lithuania182
 Sweden133
 Philippines128
 Pakistan118
 Thailand97
 Germany61
 Sri Lanka51

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  2. ↑ "Kommunevåpen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  3. ↑ "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". ssb.no. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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