Rælingen Municipality
Rælingen kommune
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The village of Rælingen
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Akershus within Norway
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Rælingen within Akershus
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| Coordinates: 59°53′21″N 11°4′31″E / 59.88917°N 11.07528°E / 59.88917; 11.07528 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Akershus |
| District | Romerike |
| Administrative centre | Fjerdingby |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2007) | Ståle Grøtte (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72 km2 (28 sq mi) |
| • Land | 56 km2 (22 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #404 in Norway |
| Population
(2004)
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| • Total | 14,720 |
| • Rank | #63 in Norway |
| • Density | 261/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +5.4% |
| Demonym | Ræling[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3224[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Rælingen is a village and municipalityinAkershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional regionofRomerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fjerdingby. Rælingen was separated from the municipality of Fet on 1 July 1929.
The name is first mentioned around 1400 ("i Ræling"). It is probably an old district name (the name of the church site is Fjerdingby). The meaning of the name is unknown.
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 30 April 1981. The arms show a yellow pitchfork on a green background. It is a symbol for the local agriculture. A large part of the municipality is lowland, which historically has mainly been used to produce hay. The pitchfork has three prongs representing the three rivers that run through the municipality: Nitelva, Leira, and Glomma.[4][5]
| Ancestry | Number |
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 Poland |
469 |
 Pakistan |
347 |
 Vietnam |
343 |
 Iran |
323 |
 Sweden |
172 |
 Iraq |
163 |
 Eritrea |
139 |
 Lithuania |
138 |
 India |
108 |
 Afghanistan |
107 |
Located between Fet and Lørenskog, Rælingen includes the northwestern part of lake Øyeren. The northernmost part of the district is built and grown together with the Lillestrøm area.
The most important places in the municipality are Rælingen, Fjerdingby, Løvenstad, and Nordby. Large portions of the municipality are scarcely populated or uninhabited (forests).
The following cities are twinned with Rælingen:[11]
Media related to Rælingen at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of Rælingen at Wiktionary
Akershus travel guide from Wikivoyage|
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