Blaker
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Blaker is a village and a former municipality
of Akershus
county, Norway
.
was split in two. At the time of establishment, Blaker had a population of 2,533. On 1 January 1962, Blaker with its then 2,345 inhabitants was merged with Sørum
to form the new Sørum municipality.
The village is situated on the east bank of Glomma
, with a railway station on Kongsvingerbanen
and Blaker Fortress
. The fortress was in use from 1683, expanded to a bastioned star fort in the middle of the 18th century, and decommissioned in 1820.
Blaker Church (Blaker Kirke) was built in 1881. The church was huilt of wood and has 450 seats.
Blakar). The meaning is unknown.
Municipalities of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
of Akershus
Akershus
- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
History
The municipality was established on 1 July 1919, when AurskogAurskog
Aurskog is a former municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre was Aursmoen.Aurskog was the location of the Battle of Toverud. The parish of Urskog was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . On 1 July 1919 the district of Blaker was separated to form a municipality...
was split in two. At the time of establishment, Blaker had a population of 2,533. On 1 January 1962, Blaker with its then 2,345 inhabitants was merged with Sørum
Sørum
Sørum is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sørumsand. Sørum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
to form the new Sørum municipality.
The village is situated on the east bank of Glomma
Glomma
The Glomma or Glåma is the longest and largest river in Norway. The long river has a drainage basin that covers a full 13% of Norway's area, all in the southern part of Norway.-Geography:...
, with a railway station on Kongsvingerbanen
Kongsvingerbanen
The Kongsvinger Line is a railway line between the towns of Lillestrøm and Kongsvinger in Norway and onwards to Charlottenberg in Sweden. The railway was opened on 3 October 1862 and is Norway's second standard gauge line . It was electrified in 1951...
and Blaker Fortress
Blaker Fortress
Blaker Fortress is one of the Norwegian fortresses which were constructed in the period of intense competition among the Baltic powers for northern supremacy...
. The fortress was in use from 1683, expanded to a bastioned star fort in the middle of the 18th century, and decommissioned in 1820.
Blaker Church (Blaker Kirke) was built in 1881. The church was huilt of wood and has 450 seats.
Notable residents
- Olav DjupvikOlav DjupvikOlav Djupvik is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland in 1977, but was not re-elected in 1981....
, politician for the Norwegian Christian Democratic Party - Christian Birch-ReichenwaldChristian Birch-ReichenwaldChristian Birch-Reichenwald was a Norwegian politician.He was born in Blaker to Paul Hansen Birch and Anna Catharina Hoffmand Stenersen. He married Jacobine Ida Sophie Motzfeldt, daughter of Peter Motzfeldt and niece of his own mother...
(1814-1891) Norwegian politician.
The name
Blaker is an old district name (NorseOld Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
Blakar). The meaning is unknown.