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{{Infobox kommune | name = Gjerdrum | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | official_name = | idnumber = 3230 | image_skyline = Gjerdrum i Akershus.jpg | county = Akershus | district = Romerike | capital = [[Ask, Akershus|Ask]] | demonym = Gjermsokning | language = [[Bokmål]] | coatofarms = Gjerdrum komm.svg | munwebpage = www.gjerdrum.kommune.no | mayor = Anders Ostensen<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/04/world/europe/norway-landslide.html|title=Rescuers Search for Survivors in Norway Landslide That Killed at Least 7|newspaper=The New York Times|date=4 January 2021|last1=Libell|first1=Henrik Pryser|last2=Kwai|first2=Isabella}}</ref> | mayor_party = Labor Party<ref>[https://www.arbeiderpartiet.no/ordforere/54979-anders-stensen Anders Østensen | Profil] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422194646/https://www.arbeiderpartiet.no/ordforere/54979-anders-stensen |date=2021-04-22 }}, ''Arbeiderpartiet.no''</ref> | mayor_as_of = 2011<ref>[https://www.gjerdrum.kommune.no/publisert-innhold/politikk-og-organisasjon/ordforer-og-varaordforer/ Ordfører i Gjerdrum kommune] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108205826/https://www.gjerdrum.kommune.no/publisert-innhold/politikk-og-organisasjon/ordforer-og-varaordforer/ |date=2021-01-08 }}, ''Gjerdrum.kommune.no''</ref><ref>[https://www.rb.no/lokale-nyheter/anders-ostensen-blir-gjerdrum-ordforer/s/1-95-5759779 Anders Østensen blir Gjerdrum-ordfører], ''Romerikes Blad'' (October 5, 2011)</ref><ref>[https://www.rb.no/valg2015/valg-gjerdrum/nyheter/forste-gjenvalg-pa-32-ar/s/5-43-156796 Første gjenvalg på 32 år], ''Romerikes Blad'' (October 15, 2015)</ref><ref>[https://www.rb.no/sp-skred-pa-romerike-disse-kan-bli-ordforere/s/5-43-1136062 Resultater etter kommunevalget i Gjerdrum], ''Romerikes Blad'' (September 9, 2019)</ref> | area_rank = 396 | area_total_km2 = 83 | area_land_km2 = 82 | area_water_percent = 0.03 | population_as_of = 2013 | population_rank = 192 | population_total = 6267 | populationpercent = 0.11 | population_density_km2= 60 | population_increase= 31.6 | coordinates = {{coord|60|4|57|N|11|0|52|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}} | utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6662335 | utm_easting = 0612078 | geo_cat = adm2nd }} '''Gjerdrum''' ({{IPA|no|ˈjæ̀rdrʉm|lang}}) is a [[Municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Akershus]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]] of [[Romerike]]. Gjerdrum borders the municipalities of [[Nannestad]], [[Nittedal]], and [[Ullensaker]], and [[Lillestrøm]]. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of [[Ask, Akershus|Ask]]. ==Name and coat of arms== The municipality (originally the [[parish]]) is named after the old Gjerdrum farm ([[Norse language|Norse]] ''Gerðarvin''). The first element is the [[genitive]] of a river name ''Gerð'' and the last element is ''vin'' '[[meadow]], [[pasture]]'. The river name is derived from the Norse word ''garðr'' meaning '[[fence]]' and so the meaning is 'the river whose function is a fence (or as a border)'. The [[coat of arms]] is from modern times. They were granted in 1993. The arms show a traditional Norwegian form of [[roundpole fence]]. The arms are also [[canting arms|canting]] because the name of the municipality refers to a fence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gjerdrum.kommune.no/Modules/theme.aspx?ObjectType=Article&ElementID=5079&Category.ID=10737 |title=Om kommunevåpenet i Gjerdrum |publisher=Gjerdrum kommune |access-date=2008-12-18 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724182051/http://www.gjerdrum.kommune.no/Modules/theme.aspx?ObjectType=Article&ElementID=5079&Category.ID=10737 |archive-date=2011-07-24 }}</ref> ==History== Gjerdrum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]]). [[Store norske leksikon]] says that artefacts indicate that humans have lived in Gjerdrum since [[Ancient history|ancient times]]; furthermore the names of places also indicate the same.<ref>https://snl.no/Gjerdrum "Gjerdrum var tidlig bosatt, noe både oldtidsfunn og stedsnavnene vitner om"</ref> ===2020 landslide=== {{Main|2020 Gjerdrum landslide}} On 30 December 2020 a [[quick clay]] [[landslide]] occurred in the village of Ask<ref>[https://www.smp.no/ntb/innenriks/2021/01/01/Helsevesenet-om-Gjerdrum-skredet-%E2%80%93-Vi-har-fortsatt-tro-p%C3%A5-%C3%A5-finne-overlevende-23251825.ece Helsevesenet om Gjerdrum-skredet: – Vi har fortsatt tro på å finne overlevende] ''tr. "The health service about the Gjerdrum landslide: - We still believe in finding survivors"'' 1 January 2021 ''www.smp.no'', accessed 2 January 2021</ref> within Gjerdum municipality. 10 people died.<ref>[https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/R96ozr/en-person-funnet-doed-i-skredomraadet Én person funnet død i skredområdet] ''tr. "One person was found dead in the landslide area"'' 1 January 2021 ''www.vg.no'', accessed 2 January 2021</ref> The slide measured {{convert|700|by|300|m}}, injured 10 people (including one seriously), left 10 unaccounted for and led to 1,000 being evacuated from the village, with several homes having been destroyed in the slide.<ref name=bbc-gjerdrum-landslide>{{Cite news|title=Norway landslide: Houses buried in Gjerdrum village near Oslo|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55484627|date=30 December 2020|access-date=30 December 2020|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> ==Geography== Gjerdrum lies on the southwestern part of the [[Romerike Plain]] (''Romerikssletta''); this eastern part of the municipality lies at a low altitude and is covered by significant<ref>https://snl.no/Gjerdrum "Gjerdrum omfatter den sørvestre del av Romerikssletta. Denne østlige delen av kommunen er lavtliggende og dekket av mektige lag leire som ble avsatt i havet mot slutten av siste istid"</ref> layers of clay that was deposited, towards the end of the previous ice age. The quick-clay at Gjerdrum was deposited (in a [[fjord]])<ref>https://www.dn.no/innlegg/gjerdrum/geologi/offentlig-forvaltning/innlegg-hvem-skal-gi-tillatelse-til-bygging-pa-farlig-grunn/2-1-938506 "Knut Bjørlykke, professor i geologi ved Universitetet i Oslo" [...]</ref> around 8,000 or 9,000 years ago, when the sea level was around 200 meters higher. ==Demographics== In 2021, 1258 inhabitants were immigrants or Norwegian-born to immigrant parents. 264 inhabitants had Polish parents or were Polish themselves; 173 had Lithuanian parents or were Lithuanian.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=09817: Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population (M) 2010 - 2021|url=http://www.ssb.no/en/statbanken/statbank/table/09817/|access-date=2021-07-07|website=PX-Web SSB|language=en}}</ref> {| style="float: center;" class="wikitable" <!--|+ '''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Gjerdrum by country of origin in 2015'''--> |- ! style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry ! style="background:#efefef;"|Number<ref name=":0" /> |- | {{flag|Poland}}||264 |- | {{flag|Lithuania}}||173 |- | {{flag|Sweden}}||70 |- |{{flag|Pakistan}} |67 |- |{{flag|Philippines}} |56 |- | {{flag|Iraq}}||43 |- |{{flag|Denmark}} |35 |- |{{flag|Thailand}} |35 |- |{{flag|Latvia}} |34 |- |{{flag|Syria}} |30 |- |{{flag| Trinidad and Tobago}} |3 |} ==Sports== The local sports team is [[Gjerdrum IL]]. == People from Gjerdrum == * [[Christian Krohg (government minister)|Christian Krohg]] (1777–1828) politician, cabinet member, [[Member of parliament|MP]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Christian_Krohg_-_1|title = Christian Krohg - 1|date = 25 February 2020}}</ref> * [[Olaf Devik]] (1886 in Gjerdrum – 1987) meteorologist and physicist <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://snl.no/Olaf_Martin_Devik|title = Olaf Martin Devik|date = 26 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Olaf_Devik|title = Olaf Devik|date = 25 February 2020}}</ref> * [[Daniel Franck]] (born 1974) a snowboarder, silver medallist in the men's halfpipe in the [[1998 Winter Olympics]] * [[Petter Fagerhaug]] (born 1997 in Gjerdrum) cross-country mountain biker * [[Kristoffer Skjerping]] (born 1993) a former road racing cyclist, lives in Gjerdrum * [[Helene Spilling]] (born 1996), a professional dancer == Gallery == <gallery mode=packed> File:Gjerdrum kirke2.JPG|Gjerdrum kirke File:Gjerdrumungdomsskole.JPG|Gjerdrum ungdomsskole File:Akershus IMG 8670 Kråkfoss.JPG|River Leira by Kråkfoss waterfalls </gallery> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{commons category-inline|Gjerdrum}} *{{wiktionary-inline|Gjerdrum}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001003746/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0234 Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] *{{Wikivoyage inline|Akershus}} *[http://www.gilfotball.no GIL football] {{in lang|no}} {{Geographic location |Centre = Gjerdrum |North = [[Nannestad]] |Northeast = |East = [[Ullensaker]] |Southeast = [[Lillestrøm]] |South = [[Lillestrøm]] |Southwest = |West = [[Nittedal]] |Northwest = }} {{Akershus}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Gjerdrum| ]] [[Category:Municipalities of Akershus]]
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