Nesodden
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| Nesodden kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Akershus | ||
| District | Follo | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0216 | ||
| Administrative centre | Nesoddtangen | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2004) | Christian Hintze Holm (SV) | ||
| Area (Nr. 416 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 61 km² (23.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 61 km² (23.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 16,541 | ||
| - Density | 265/km² (686.3/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 16.1 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 61 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
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| Website: www.nesodden.kommune.no | |||
Nesodden is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway.
Nesodden was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Oppegård was separated from Nesodden July 1, 1915.
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[edit] Geography
Nesodden is located on the tip of the peninsula between main Oslofjord and its arm Bunnefjorden. It includes the villages Fjellstrand, Bjørnemyr, Nesoddtangen, and Fagerstrand, which is also the name of a reality show that was filmed on Fagerstrand and aired on TV 2 during the first half of 2005. Nesoddtangen has passenger ferry connections to Bærum and Oslo (23 min).
[edit] The name
The name (Norse Nesoddi) is an old district name. The first element is nes n 'headland', the last element is (the finite form of) odde m 'point'.
The very tip of the peninsula is nowadays called Nesoddtangen, where the last element is (the finite form of) tange m 'spit'. All the three elements in this name have (nearly) the same meaning!
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). The form is meant to resemble the form of the peninsula.
[edit] Famous residents
Several Norwegian celebrities currently live in Nesodden, such as News presenter Bjørn Hansen, actor Bjørn Sundquist, Jørgen Langhelle, Hildegunn Rise, Gard B. Eidsvold, prize winning author Hanne Ørstavik, politician Dagfinn Høybråten, model Helene Rask and the singer/songwriter Sondre Lerche comedian Åsleik Engmark composer Thomas von Sonnenberg singer Trine Rein
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