Lørenskog

L?renskog is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. It is located just east of the capital, Oslo, with many main roads going trough. The name L?renskog is derived from the word l?ren, leiren, meaning the mud and skog, meaning forest. Thus, the name means a muddy forest. This is not entirely fit, however.

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Almost all the inhabitants lives in the nothern part of L?renskog. The southern parts consists of forest, while farms and grain field occupy the space inbetween.

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In the district an important train station is situated. A very beautiful part of L?renskog is Losby. This place is known for the waterwheel in Losby, which is represented in the municipalital badge of L?renskog. Some of Losby is today a Golf course, along with lakes and farms.

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Municipality: A municipality or "general-purpose district" (compare with: "special-purpose district") is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government....

County: Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. Counts are called "earls" in post-Celtic Great Britain and Ireland - the term is from Old Norse jarl and was introduced by the Vikings - but there is no correlation between "county" and "earldom." Rather, t...

Akershus: Akershus is a county in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and ?stfold. It borders Sweden for a short distance (V?rmland). Akershus is the second largest county in population after Oslo. The county is named after Akershus Fortress. The county administration is in Oslo, which is not p...