Editing Grorud

{{Short description|Borough of Oslo, Norway}}
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| official_name        = Bydel Grorud
| type                 = [[List of boroughs of Oslo|Borough]]
| image_shield         = Oslo komm.svg
| image_map            = Oslo grorud.png
| image_skyline        = Groruddalen Romsås.jpg
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| subdivision_type     = Country
| subdivision_name     = [[Norway]]
| subdivision_type2    = [[List of towns and cities in Norway|City]]
| subdivision_name2    = [[Oslo]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Districts of Norway|District]] 
|subdivision_name3      = [[Grorud Valley]]
| iso_code             = [[ISO 3166-2:NO|NO-030110]]
| leader_title         = <!-- Governor -->
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| area_total_km2       = 8.2
| area_footnotes       =
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| population_as_of     = 2020
| population_total     = 27,707
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| population_density_km2 = 3,379
| timezone1            = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1          = +1
| timezone1_DST        = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST      = +2
| website              = [http://www.bydel-grorud.oslo.kommune.no/ bydel-grorud.oslo.kommune.no]
}}
[[File:Gård rødtvet.jpg|thumbnail|left|Farmhouse between tall buildings at Rødtvet, Oslo]]
[[File:Grorud church 1.jpg|thumb|[[Grorud Church]]]]
'''Grorud''' is a [[List of boroughs of Oslo|borough]] of the [[city]] of [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]. The borough contains the [[Ammerud]], Grorud, [[Kalbakken]], [[Rødtvet]], [[Nordtvet]] and [[Romsås]] areas. To the north of the borough is the forest of [[Lillomarka]]. The borough is the smallest in Oslo, with fewer than 30 000 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://statistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no/webview/velocity?v=2&mode=cube&cube=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no%3A80%2Fobj%2FfCube%2FBe01-Befolkningen-etter-bydel-kjonn-og-alder-SSB_C1&study=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2FBe01-Befolkningen-etter-bydel-kjonn-og-alder-SSB |title=Befolkningen etter bydel, kjønn og aldersgrupper 1.1.2020 |year=2020 |author=Municipality of Oslo |accessdate=29 April 2020 |language=Norwegian |archive-date=20 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520222959/http://statistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no/webview/velocity?v=2&mode=cube&cube=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no%3A80%2Fobj%2FfCube%2FBe01-Befolkningen-etter-bydel-kjonn-og-alder-SSB_C1&study=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2FBe01-Befolkningen-etter-bydel-kjonn-og-alder-SSB |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The area now known as Grorud was mostly farm land until after [[World War II]], an exception being Grorud proper, where mining was an important livelihood. Granite from Grorud is seen in many buildings in downtown Oslo - with the lion sculptures in front of [[Stortinget]], the Norwegian Parliament being the most famous example. Textile industries were also a part of the [[urbanization]] of Grorud, with the river [[Alna]] and its waterfalls as power supply.

The [[Grorud Station|railway station at Grorud]], from 1854, is one of the oldest in Norway and was a hub of the whole [[Grorud Valley]] for many years until the arrival of urbanization and the subway. Some of the old farms are still present in the Grorud landscape, although apartment buildings now are a more dominant part of the scenery.

Traditionally a borough inhabited by the working class, Grorud has in the last few decades had a great influx of immigrants. The proportion of newborns with immigrant background was per. 2017 at 70%[https://www.ssb.no/]. Because of these statistics Grorud is a recurring theme in Norwegian immigration politics.

== Politics ==
As a borough of Oslo, Grorud is governed by the city council of Oslo as well as its own borough council. The council leader is Anders Røberg-Larsen  from the [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour Party]] and the deputy leader is Alejandro Decap, of the [[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|Socialist Left Party]]. The Green Party has the most seats. The 15 seats are distributed among the following [[List of political parties in Norway|political parties]] for the 2019-2023 term:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Politikere i Bydel Grorud|url=https://www.oslo.kommune.no/bydeler/bydel-grorud/politikk-og-politiske-moter/politikere-i-bydel-grorud/|website=Oslo kommune|language=no|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref>

* 7 from the [[Norwegian Labour Party|Labour Party]] (''Arbeiderpartiet'')
* 2 from the [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]] (''Fremskrittspartiet'')
* 2 from the [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party]] (Høyre)
* 2 from the [[Red Party (Norway)|Red Party]] (Rødt)
* 1 from the [[Socialist Left Party of Norway|Socialist Left Party]] (''Sosialistisk Venstreparti)''
* 1 from the [[Green Party (Norway)|Green Party]] (Miljøpartiet de Grønne)

==Notable people==

*[[Trygve Lie]], First [[Secretary-General]] of the [[United Nations]]
*[[Willy Bakken]] († 2010) popular culture writer
*[[Jan Bøhler]] (b. 1952), politician, member of parliament
*[[Flamur Kastrati]] (b. 1991), Norwegian footballer, from [[Rødtvet]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nettavisen.no/dittoslo/seks-oslogutter-til-u21-em/3423109637.html|title = Seks oslogutter til U21-EM|date = 22 May 2013}}</ref>

== References ==
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==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Alnaparken with bridge.JPG|Alnaparken, bridge over river Alna, 2008. 
File:Grorud stasjon1.jpg|Grorud metro station, 2010.
File:Grorud senter aerial.jpg|Grorud senter aerial, 2010.
File:Grorud school 1.jpg|Grorud school, 2007.
File:Groruddammen.JPG|Groruddammen, Alna river, 2013.
</gallery>

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[[Category:Boroughs of Oslo]]
[[Category:Ethnic enclaves in Norway]]