Skedsmo
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| County | Akershus | |
| District | Romerike | |
| Municipality | ||
| Administrative centre | Lillestrøm | |
| Mayor (2003) | Andreas Hamnes (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 77 Square kilometre>km² 75 km² 0.02 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2004>2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 15 41,359 0.90 % 17.7 % 551/km² | |
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| [www.skedsmo.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
The centre of Skedsmo is Lillestrøm. Other important towns are Skedsmokorset, Skjetten and Strømmen. Kjeller is also located in Skedsmo.
In this area, the tribe of Raumas fought against King Olav Haraldsson, patron saint of Norway, in 1028. The area has become an important part of Norway's industrial history. Strømmen Verksted built the country's first trains, at Kjeller airplanes were constructed up to World War II, the sawmills at Lillestrøm processed lumber from the great forests, and a number of other entreprises have been important.
The local newspaper is Romerikes Blad (circulation 39,139 in 2004). The paper comes out daily.
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