Lørenskog
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| County | Akershus | |
| District | Romerike | |
| Municipality | ||
| Administrative centre | Lørenskog | |
| Mayor (2004) | Åge Tovan (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 71 Square kilometre>km² 67 km² 0.02 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2004>2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 25 30,496 0.67 % 11.5 % 453/km² | |
| Coordinates | ||
| [www.lorenskog.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
Almost all the inhabitants live in the northern part of Lørenskog. The southern parts consists of forest, while farms and grain field occupy the space in between. In the district an important train station is situated. A very beautiful part of Lørenskog is Losby. This place is known for the waterwheel in Losby, which is represented in the municipalital badge of Lørenskog. Some of Losby is today a Golf course, along with lakes and farms.
Famous people from Lørenskog
- Thomas Alsgaard, Cross-Country skier
- John Carew, Footballer
- Henning Berg, Footballer
- Marion Ravn, Pop artist
- Marit Larsen, Pop artist
- Johann Olav Koss, Triple Olympic gold medal skater
- Tore Lie, Seven times national Norwegian table hockey champion
External links
| Municipalities of Akershus |
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