Fet, Norway Explained

Fet
Former:yes
Idnumber:0227
County:Akershus
District:Romerike
Capital:Fetsund
Demonym:Fetsokning
Language:Bokmål
Coatofarms:Fet komm.svg
Munwebpage:www.fet.kommune.no
Mayor:Lisbet Lofthus Gabrielsen
Mayor Party:Ap
Mayor As Of:2005
Area Rank:347
Area Total Km2:176
Area Land Km2:137
Area Water Percent:0.05
Population As Of:2004
Population Rank:108
Population Total:9485
Populationpercent:0.21
Population Density Km2:69
Population Increase:10.5
Coordinates:59.8797°N 11.2206°W
Utm Zone:32V
Utm Northing:6640109
Utm Easting:0624306
Geo Cat:adm2nd

Fet was a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It was part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fetsund.

Fet was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The new municipality of Rælingen was separated from Fet on 1 July 1929. The part of Enebakk municipality lying east of lake Øyeren was transferred to Fet in 1962. On 1 January 2020 Fet was merged with Skedsmo and Sørum municipalities to form Lillestrøm municipality.

General information

Name

The name (Old Norse: Fit) was first recorded in 1321 (a Fit). The word fit means 'vigorous meadow'.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 19 December 1986. The arms show a logging hook, which was used in the area to haul the logs cut in the surrounding forests. The logs were transported over the streams and lakes to the sawmills. The people used long poles with hooks to haul the logs. The colours of the arms are green and silver because the name is derived from an old word describing a field (green) near a lake (silver).[1]

Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Fet by country of origin in 2017[2]
AncestryNumber
Poland455
Lithuania167
Sweden105
Germany79
Sri Lanka73
Pakistan72
Denmark67
67

Geography

Fet is located on the eastern side of Lake Øyeren and includes the point at which the River Glomma enters the lake. The inland river delta that has formed is the largest in Europe and reaches the opposite shore of the lake, across its short axis. Until 1985, logs floated down the river were brought onshore here before the river entered its delta, and were then transported onwards by rail. Today, many of Fet's floating buildings have been preserved and converted into a museum and cultural centre.

Notable residents

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Norske Kommunevåpen. 1990. Nye kommunevåbener i Norden. 2008-12-18.
  2. Web site: Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population . en . ssb.no . 25 June 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true . 2 July 2015 .
  3. http://www.snl.no/Jacob_Aall_Ottesen Jacob Aall Ottesen (Store norske leksikon)