Nesodden

coat of arms	map
	Nesodden
Basic data
Commune number :	3023
Province  (county) :	Viken
Administrative headquarters:	Varden
Coordinates :	59 ° 48 '  N , 10 ° 39'  E Coordinates: 59 ° 48 '  N , 10 ° 39'  E
Surface:	61.46 km²
Residents:	19,616  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density :	319 inhabitants per km²
Language form :	Bokmål
Website:	nesodden.kommune.no
politics
Mayor :	Truls Wickholm  ( Ap ) (2019)
Location in the province of Viken

Nesodden is a municipality in Viken ( Norway ) and has 19,616 inhabitants (as of February 27, 2020). The administrative seat is in Varden . The residents of the parish are called Nesodding .

geography

Nesodden is located on the peninsula of the same name , bounded by the Oslofjord on the west side and the Bunnefjord on the east side, about seven kilometers south of Oslo . Furthermore, smaller islands such as Steilene , Ildjernet and Langøyene belong to the municipal area. While the land on the coast drops steeply, the terrain in the interior of the peninsula is rather hilly. The highest point in the municipality is Toåsen with 215  moh.

From 1995 to 2005 the population increased by 16 percent. The area in the north and west of the municipality is the most densely populated, with Torvik in the east and Fagerstrand in the south.

Nesodden is connected to downtown Oslo by a passenger ferry. The distance by land to Oslo is about 47 kilometers by road.

history

Before the regional reform in Norway , Nesodden belonged to the former Fylke Akershus . As part of the reform, Akershus was transferred to the newly created Viken province on January 1, 2020.

In the municipality is the Nesodden kirke , a Romanesque stone church from the twelfth century. It is protected as a cultural monument.

economy

More than half of the residents of Nesodden work outside the municipality, the majority of them in the Norwegian capital, Oslo. The Sunnaas Sykehus hospital is the second largest company after Nesodden municipality and offers rehabilitation measures for seriously injured patients. Both industrial and agricultural production are barely developed in the municipality.

coat of arms

The coat of arms of Nesodden, which has been official since 1986, shows a silver tip on a blue background. It is supposed to represent the peninsula between the two fjords.

sons and daughters of the town

• Stein Endresen (* 1959), show jumper
• Helene Rask (* 1980), model
• Alexander Rybak (* 1986), singer

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning
2. ↑ Svein Askheim: kirke Nesodden . In: Store norske leksikon . January 25, 2020 ( snl.no [accessed February 22, 2020]).
3. ↑ Om Nesodden commune. Nesodden Municipality, accessed February 22, 2020 (Norwegian). 

Web links

Commons : Nesodden  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Nesodden in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)