Sørum

For other uses, see Sørum (surname).
Sørum Municipality
Sørum kommune
Former municipality
Frogner Old Church
Frogner Old Church
Flag of Sørum Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Sørum Municipality
Coat of arms
Akershus within Norway
Akershus within Norway
Sørum within Akershus
Sørum within Akershus
Coordinates: 60°0′21″N 11°15′34″E / 60.00583°N 11.25944°E / 60.00583; 11.25944
CountryNorway
CountyAkershus
DistrictRomerike
Administrative centreSørumsand
Government
 • Mayor (2011)Are Tomasgaard (Ap)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
207 km2 (80 sq mi)
 • Land200 km2 (80 sq mi)
 • Rank#327 in Norway
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
12,768
 • Rank#85 in Norway
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +12.7%
DemonymSørumsokning[1]
Official language
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 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0226[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Sørum was a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Sørumsand. Sørum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The municipality of Blaker was merged with Sørum on 1 January 1962.

Since 1 January 2020, Sørum has been part of Lillestrøm municipality.

Frogner Old Church

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Frogner Old Church (Frogner gamle kirke) dates from ca. 1180. It is part of the Norwegian Church and belongs to Østre Romerike deanery in Diocese of Borg.

The edifice is in stone and has 90 seats. The Medieval era church burned in 1918, the walls repaired in 1936, floors and ceilings in 1948. The restoration was completed in 1977.[4]

General information

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Name

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Sørum farm (Old Norse: Suðrheimr), since the first church was built here. The first element is suðr which means "southern" and the last element is heimr which means "home/homestead" or "farm".

Coat-of-arms

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The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 26 June 1981. The arms show a red rose with five petals on a yellow background. The rose is derived from the arms of the medieval dynasty of Sudreim (Sudreimsætten), one of the most influential noble families in Norway at the time. Their name was derived from what is now known as Sørum.[5][6]

Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Sørum by country of origin in 2017[7]
Ancestry Number
 Poland 532
 Lithuania 362
 Sweden 185
 Pakistan 169
 Sri Lanka 139
 Iran 117
 Germany 114
 Denmark 88
 Thailand 86
 Afghanistan 79

Geography

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Sørum municipality was located in the central part of Akershus county. To the north Sørum bordered the municipality of Ullensaker, to the east Nes and Aurskog-Høland, in the south Fet, and the west Skedsmo and Gjerdrum.

Sister cities

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The following cities were twinned with Sørum:[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie. "Frogner gamle kirke". Norges Kirker. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  5. ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  6. ^ "Sørum kommunevåpen" (in Norwegian). Sørum kommune. Archived from the original on 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  7. ^ "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". ssb.no. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Vennskapskommuner" (in Norwegian). Sørum kommune. Archived from the original on 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
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