Nittedal is a municipality and city in Akershus county , Norway . It is part of the traditional region of Romerike . The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rotnes .
4-464: Burås , also called Buraas , is a village in Nittedal , Akershus , Norway . This Akershus location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nittedal The parish of Nitedal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt ). The name ( Old Norse : Nitjudalr ) is an old district name. The first element is the genitive case of
8-546: A suburb to the capital. It is located on both sides of the Nitelva river. The southernmost population centre is Hagan. Further north lie the centres of Slattum, Rotnes , Åneby , Grønvoll , Varingskollen, and Hakadal . In 1902 the construction of the Gjøvik Line reached the west side of Nittedal, from Oslo and through the forest. Mayor Hilde Thorkildsen is on suspension from her position. As of July 2022, she
12-511: The municipality from Oslo to other parts of the country: the main highway and the railroad , they also can represent skiing tracks, an old winter transportation method. At the same time the two lines symbolize matches , as one of Norway's oldest match factories was founded in Nittedal. The lines also symbolize tree logs , as forestry is of great importance for the local economy. Nittedal lies directly northeast of Oslo and serves as
16-437: The river name Nitja (now Nitelva) and the last element is dalr which means " valley " or "dale". The meaning of the river name is unknown. Prior to 1918, the name was written "Nittedalen". The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 23 January 1987. The arms show the two silver lines running in a bend sinister direction on a green background. They represent the main transportation lines that run through
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