Nittedal

Nittedal is a municipality and city in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rotnes. The parish of Nitedal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The name (Old Norse: Nitjudalr) is an old district name. The first element is the genitive case of the river name Nitja (now Nitelva) and the last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale". The meaning of the river name is unknown. Prior to 1918, the name was written "Nittedalen". The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 23 January 1987. The arms show the two silver lines running in a bend sinister direction on a green background. They represent the main transportation lines that run through the municipality from Oslo to other parts of the country: the main highway and the railroad, they also can represent skiing tracks, an old winter transportation method. At the same time the two lines symbolize matches, as one of Norway's oldest match factories was founded in Nittedal. The lines also symbolize tree logs, as forestry is of great importance for the local economy. Nittedal lies directly northeast of Oslo and serves as a suburb to the capital. It is located on both sides of the Nitelva river. The southernmost population centre is Hagan. Further north lie the centres of Slattum, Rotnes, Åneby, Grønvoll, Varingskollen, and Hakadal. In 1902 the construction of the Gjøvik Line reached the west side of Nittedal, from Oslo and through the forest. Mayor Hilde Thorkildsen is on suspension from her position. she is still under trial for corruption. The following cities are twinned with Nittedal: Fredensborg, Region Hovedstaden, Denmark Håbo, Uppsala County, Sweden Ingå, Uusimaa, Finland This list includes people who were born or have resided in Nittedal: Peter Østbye (1855 in Nittedal - 1943) a philologist and academic administrator Svend Rasmussen Svendsen (1864 in Nittedal – 1945) a Norwegian American i