Ullensaker

Ullensaker is a municipalityin the county of Akershus, Norway. Neighbouring municipalities are Eidsvoll to the north, Nes to the east, S?rum to the south, Gjerdrum and Nannestad to the west.

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The municipality includes the town of Jessheim and the village of Kl?fta, but is mostly rural, with farming and horsebreeding as important trades. It is located in the vicinity of, but not neighbouring, Oslo, and is the location of Oslo Airport.

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There first traces of population in the area are 6000 years old .

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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...