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Municipality in Akershus, Norway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ullensaker is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Jessheim. It has a population of 40,459 inhabitants. Norway's largest international airport Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, is located in Ullensaker.
Ullensaker Municipality
Ullensaker kommune | |
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Ullesaker | |
Coordinates: 60°10′15″N 11°11′17″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Akershus |
District | Romerike |
Administrative centre | Jessheim |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Ståle Lien Hansen (FrP) |
Area | |
• Total | 252 km2 (97 sq mi) |
• Land | 250 km2 (100 sq mi) |
• Rank | #301 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 43,814 [1] |
• Rank | #25 in Norway |
• Density | 173/km2 (450/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +34.5% |
Demonym | Ullsokning[2] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-3209[4] |
Income (per capita) | 1NOK kr (2022) |
Website | Official website |
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Ullensaker farm. The name is first recorded in 1300 as Ullinshof. The first element is the genitive case of the name Ullinn (a sideform of Ullr). The last element was originally hof which means "temple", but this was later (around 1500 AD) changed to aker meaning "acre" or "field".
Ullensaker does not have an heraldic coat-of-arms properly granted. The municipality uses a non-heraldic badge that is from modern times. The logo was adopted on 8 November 1979, and it shows the god Ullr of Norse mythology holding a bow and three arrows. The colors on the logo can vary.[5]
Ullensaker borders with Eidsvoll to the north, Nes to the east, Sørum to the south, and Gjerdrum and Nannestad to the west. The international airport that serves as the main airport of Norway, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, is located in Ullensaker. The municipality has two major population centres: the village of Kløfta and the city of Jessheim, the latter one houses the administration center of Ullensaker. There is also a Royal Norwegian Army base at Sessvollmoen as well as a Royal Norwegian Air Force air station, Gardermoen Air Station.
Ullensaker has had a huge population increase over the past fifty years. This increase has been slightly accelerating over the past few years. From 2000 to 2007, the population of Ullensaker increased by almost 6,000 people. The recent increase is partly attributed to the founding of Oslo Airport, Gardermoen.[6]
Raknehaugen, the largest burial mound in the Nordic countries, has been carbon dated to around 550; the age of the mound is disputed.[7]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1951 | 9,195 | — |
1961 | 11,611 | +26.3% |
1971 | 15,800 | +36.1% |
1981 | 16,906 | +7.0% |
1991 | 18,116 | +7.2% |
2001 | 20,987 | +15.8% |
2011 | 30,081 | +43.3% |
2021 | 40,459 | +34.5% |
2031? | 49,447 | +22.2% |
Source: Statistics Norway.[8] |
In 2021, 1,390 inhabitants had Polish parents and/or were Polish (themselves); 1,048 had Pakistani parents and/or were Pakistani.[9]
Ancestry | Number |
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Poland | 1390 |
Pakistan | 1048 |
Lithuania | 771 |
Afghanistan | 641 |
Iraq | 688 |
Sweden | 578[10] |
Sri Lanka | 452 |
Vietnam | 378 |
Kosovo | 327 |
Philippines | 315 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | 266 |
Thailand | 243 |
The following cities are twinned with Ullensaker:
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