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Ullensaker
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| County | Akershus | |
| District | Romerike | |
| Municipality | NO-0235 | |
| Administrative centre | Jessheim | |
| Mayor (2003) | Harald Espelund (Frp) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 301 252 km² 250 km² 0.08 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 36 23,784 0.52 % 28.2 % 95/km² |
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| www.ullensaker.kommune.no |
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Ullensaker is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. Neighbouring municipalities are Eidsvoll to the north, Nes to the east, Sørum to the south, Gjerdrum and Nannestad to the west.
The municipality includes the town of Jessheim and the village of Kløfta, 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.
The first traces of population in the area are 6000 years old .
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Ullensaker, since the first church was built here. The name is first recorded in 1300 ("Ullinshof"). The first element is the genitive case of the name of the Norse god Ullin (a sideform of Ull). The last element is the word hof n 'temple'. The last element was, however, replaced by the word aker 'field, acre' in the beginning of the 16th century.
The coat of arms of Ullensaker shows the god Ullr.
| Municipalities of Akershus |  |
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Asker | Aurskog-Høland | Bærum | Eidsvoll | Enebakk | Fet | Frogn | Gjerdrum | Hurdal | Lørenskog | Nannestad | Nes | Nesodden | Nittedal | Oppegård | Rælingen | Skedsmo | Ski | Sørum | Ullensaker | Vestby | Ås |
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