Lillestrøm
Lillestrøm is a Norwegian city with around 14,000 inhabitants, 18 kilometers east of the capital Oslo . It belonged to Akershus Province and Skedsmo Municipality until January 1, 2020 . Now it is in the new province of Viken and in the newly established municipality of Lillestrøm
It is home to the sports club Lillestrøm SK , whose first men's team plays in the second Norwegian football league OBOS-ligaen , and Akershus University .
The government organization for investigating accidents in the transport sector , the Statens Havarikommisjon for Transport ( SHT , Accident Investigation Board Norway ) is also based there.
traffic
The mayor Ole Jacob Flæten, who has been in office since 2011, is striving for a car-free city center. In 2014, he paid a premium to his citizens for not using private vehicles. He himself uses either a hydrogen car or a pedelec for work .
sons and daughters of the town
- Arild Andersen , Norwegian jazz bassist and composer
- Erik Solér , Norwegian football player
- Geir Karlstad , Norwegian Olympic champion in speed skating
- Alf Martinsen , Norwegian national soccer player (1936-1946, 25 appearances, 10 goals)
- Pål Thowsen , Norwegian jazz drummer
- Fredrik Gulbrandsen , Norwegian football player
Web links
- VisitLillestrom.no
- Lillestromby.no
- Link to maps: 59 ° 57 ' N , 11 ° 5' E
Individual evidence
- ↑ Navn på nye kommuner. February 19, 2019, accessed October 1, 2019 (Norwegian).
- ↑ aibn.no/contact , Statens Hacarikommisjon for Transport - website. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ↑ Gioia Baurmann: "Auto-giving up is worth it" , Die Zeit - Website, November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.