Rælingen

Infobox_Kommune
name=Rælingen
idnumber=0228
county=Akershus
landscape=Romerike
capital=Fjerdingby
governor=Øivind Sand (Ap)
governor_as_of=2007
arearank=404
area=72
arealand=56
areapercent=0.02
population_as_of=2004
populationrank=63
population=14,720
populationpercent=0.32
populationdensity=261
populationincrease=5.4
language=Neutral
lat_deg=59| lat_min=53| lat_sec=21| lon_deg=11| lon_min=4| lon_sec=31
utm_zone=32V| utm_northing=6640895 |utm_easting=0616134| geo_cat=adm2nd


munwebpage=www.ralingen.kommune.no

Rælingen is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway.

Rælingen was separated from Fet July 1, 1929.

Geography

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 scarcily populated or uninhabited.

The name

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.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1981). It shows a hayfork.