Lunner

Lunner

Infobox_Kommune
name=Lunner
idnumber=0533
county=Oppland
landscape=Hadeland
capital=Roa
governor=Harald N. Nessjøen (Ap)
governor_as_of=2003
arearank=281
area=292
arealand=272
areapercent=0.09
population_as_of=2004
populationrank=121
population=8,463
populationpercent=0.18
populationdensity=31
populationincrease=4.6
language=Bokmål
lat_deg=60| lat_min=15| lat_sec=10| lon_deg=10| lon_min=40| lon_sec=2
utm_zone=32V| utm_northing=6680739 |utm_easting=0592280| geo_cat=adm2nd




munwebpage=www.lunner.kommune.no

Lunner is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway.

Lunner was separated from Jevnaker January 1, 1898.

The municipality is a part of the Hadeland region.

The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Lunner (Norse "Lunnar"), since the first church was built here. The name is the plural form of "lunnr" m 'log'. (The farm and the church is lying on a long hill - and this is probably compared with a log.)

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). It shows a lily of the valley.

Geography

Lunner is bordered to the north by Gran, to the east by Nannestad, to the south by Nittedal and Oslo and to the west by Jevnaker. There are several population centers in the municipality. Amongst these are: Harestua, Grua, Roa and Lunner.

Lunner is 23 km on a north-south axis (23.1 km with water included) and 16.2 km on an east-west axis. It lies at the southern end of Oppland county. The highest point is the Bislingflaka with a height of 691 meters.

Economy

The Gjøvikbane and Bergensbane railway lines pass through the municipality.

What to See in Lunner

* Lunner church
* Hadeland Mining Museum at Grua
* Sun Observatory at Harestua, near Piperen
* Kloppstock Music Festival every summer at Harestua

Famous residents

* Speed skater Ivar Ballangrud (March 7, 1904- June 1, 1969) was born in Lunner.
* Knut Schreiner, aka Euroboy from the punk rock band Turbonegro, grew up in Harestua, Lunner.
* Amanda-award winning actor Robert Skjærstad grew up in Harestua, Lunner.


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