s kommune

Municipality
Coat of arms
Akershus within
Norway
s within Akershus
Coordinates: 593937N 10471E
Country Norway
County Akershus
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s is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is
part of the Follo traditional region. The administrative
centre of the municipality is the village of s. The
parish of Aas was established as a municipality on 1
January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
s is one of the fastest growing municipalities in
Akershus, with a population of 16.386 in 2009, and a
growth of 539 in 2008.
[1]
s is the largest agricultural
municipality of Akershus, and home to the Norwegian
University of Life Sciences and the amusement park
Tusenfryd.
1 General information
1.1 Name
1.2 Coat-of-arms
2 Economy
3 Transportation
4 Population
4.1 Notable residents
5 Sister cities
6 References
7 External links
Name
The parish was named after the old s (Norse ss)
farm, since the first church was built there. The name is
identical with the word ss meaning "hill ridge". Prior
to 1921, the name was spelled Aas.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were
Coordinates: 593937N 10471E
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District Follo
Administrative centre s
Area
Total
103 km
2
(40 sq mi)
Land
101.3 km
2
(39.1 sq mi)
Area rank 383 in Norway
Population (2009)
Total 15,863
Density
156.6/km
2
(406/sq mi)
Change (10 years) 17.5 %
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-0214
Official language form Neutral
Website www.as.kommune.no
(http://www.as.kommune.no)
Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities
/0214)
granted on 23 July 1982. The three silver diamonds are
a symbol for the many archaeological findings in the
area. The diamond (rhombus) shape was taken as it
resembled many of the axes found in the area (Nstvet
ax). The silver colour resembles the flint, of which the
tools were made of. The number of three diamonds was
chosen to represent the three parishes in the
municipality: s, Kroer and Nordby.
[2][3]
The most important source of income is agriculture. s
is the largest agricultural municipality of Akershus:
providing the region with grain, vegetables, and dairy
products. Of the 101 square kilometres (39.0 sq mi) of
land in the municipality, about 39 square kilometres
(15.1 sq mi) are farmed and about 46 square kilometres
(17.8 sq mi) are forested.
[2]
Two of Norway's largest highways, European route E6 and European route E18, run through the municipality,
and many of the inhabitants commute to Oslo.
The da Vinci bridge
A 240 metres (787.4 ft) long bridge, which is a smaller scale recreation of a bridge that Leonardo da Vinci
proposed in 1502 for the crossing of the Golden Horn is located in the municipality. It was created by
Norwegian painter and artist Vebjrn Sand as part of his Da Vinci project. The bridge serves as a pedestrian
crossing over European route E18. This bridge is famous among Japanese tourists, as they are often seen
walking across.
As of 1 January 2009, s municipality covers 101.3 square kilometres (39 sq mi) and has 15,863 inhabitants.
[1]
In 2007, the s urban area had a population of 8,095.
[4]
The municipality also contains one additional urban
area, Togrenda, with a population of 2,783. Also, 1,566 inhabitants live in the Ski urban area.
Notable residents
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Wikimedia Commons has
media related to s.
Look up s in Wiktionary,
the free dictionary.
Simen Agdestein (born 1967) - chess grandmaster and former football star
Christian Magnus Falsen (17821830) - Norwegian constitutional father
Knut Hjeltnes (born 1952) - track and field athlete
Solveig Kringlebotn (born 1963) - soprano opera singer
The following cities are twinned with s:
[5]
- Ljungby Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden
- Paimio, Lnsi-Suomi, Finland
- Holbk Municipality, Region Sjlland, Denmark
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a

b
"Statistics Norway: Figures on s Municipality" (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0214). Retrieved 12
May 2009.
1.
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b
"Fakta om s kommune" (http://www.as.kommune.no/fakta-om-As-kommune.189891-27651.html). s
kommune. Retrieved 17 December 2008. (Norwegian)
2.
^ Norske Kommunevpen (1990). "Nye kommunevbener i Norden" (http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/a/as.htm). Retrieved
17 December 2008.
3.
^ "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality" (http://web.archive.org/web/20080106220228/http:
//www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/tab-2007-06-07-01-en.html). Statistics Norway. 1 January 2007.
Archived from the original (http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/tab-2007-06-07-01-en.html) on 6
January 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
4.
^ "Nyttige lenker i s" (http://kultursenteret.as.kommune.no/nyttige-lenker.131589.no.html). s kommune.
Retrieved 28 April 2012.
5.
Municipal fact sheet (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities
/0214) from Statistics Norway
Akershus travel guide from Wikivoyage
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