'Ullensaker' is a
municipality in the
county of
Akershus,
Norway. It has a population of approximately 26 000 inhabitants. It has
common borders with
Eidsvoll to the
north,
Nes to the
east,
Sørum to the
south and
Gjerdrum and
Nannestad to the
west.
Society
Ullensaker has had a relatively constant population increase the last 50 years. This increase has accelerated somewhat the last few years. From the year
2000 to
2007, the population of Ullensaker increased by almost 6 000 people.
[1]
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|
| 1951 | 9,195 |
| 1960 | 11,351 |
| 1970 | 14,852 |
| 1980 | 16,781 |
| 1990 | 18,121 |
| 2000 | 20,160 |
| 2002 | 21,942 |
| 2007 | 25,966 |
See also:
★
[1]
Norways main
international airport,
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen is located in Ullensaker municipality. Ullensaker has to major population centres,
Kløfta and the
municipality center Jessheim.
Norwegian Army in Ullensaker
★ 'Gardermoen airstation'
★ 'Sessvollmoen'
Coat of arms
The
coat of arms of Ullensaker is quite recent, and shows the god
Ullr from
Norse mythology.
Attractions
★
Raknehaugen -
Northern Europe largest
tumulus
★
Trandumskogen - A memorial area where 173 norwegians, 15 sovjet citizens og 6 brits were executed by the germans during
world war II.
★
Gardermoen culturpark - An area close to Gardermoen flyplass, where amongst others the norwegian armys airplane collection and the SAS museum are located
See also
External links
★
Ullensaker municipality website
★
Gardermoen culturepark (Norwegian)
References
1. Ullensaker. Population numbers are as of 1st of january as well as changes per year since 1951