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Eidsvold

Eidsvoll kommune
Municipality
Sundet, the municipal center, with the old bridge
Sundet, the municipal center, with the old bridge
Coat of arms of Eidsvoll kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Eidsvoll kommune
Akershus within
Norway
Eidsvoll within Akershus
Eidsvoll within Akershus
Coordinates: 60°21′N 11°15′E / 60.350°N 11.250°E / 60.350; 11.250Coordinates: 60°21′N 11°15′E / 60.350°N 11.250°E / 60.350; 11.250
Country Norway
County Akershus
District Romerike
Administrative centre Sundet
Government
 • Mayor (2009) Terje Teslo (Senterpartiet)
Area
 • Total 457 km2 (176 sq mi)
 • Land 385 km2 (149 sq mi)
Area rank 222 in Norway
Population (2004)
 • Total 18,338
 • Rank 52 in Norway
 • Density 48/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) 9.4 %
Demonym(s) Eidsvolling
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-0237
Official language form Bokmål
Website www.eidsvoll.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

About this sound Eidsvoll  is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet.

The first element is the genitive case of the word eid (Old Norse: eið) and the last element is voll (Old Norse: vǫllr) which means "meadow" or "field". The meaning of the word eid in this case is "a road passing around a waterfall". People from the districts around the lake (Mjøsa) who were sailing down the river Vorma, and people from Romerike sailing up the same river, both had to enter this area by passing the Sundfossen waterfall. Because of this, the site became an important meeting place long before the introduction of Christianity. Prior to 1918, the name was spelled "Eidsvold". The town of Eidsvold in Queensland, Australia and Eidsvold Township, Lyon County, Minnesota, United States still use this old spelling.

Eidsvoll Church (Eidsvoll Kirke) is a cruciform church from approx 1200. It is part of the Norwegian Church and belongs to Øvre Romerike deanery in the Diocese of Borg. The Romanesque building is in stone. Eidsvoll church is repeatedly burned and rebuilt. The old church records were lost in a fire. The altarpiece in Eidsvoll church is from 1765. It is a wooden structure with three floors, decreasing towards the top, where each floor concludes with gilded pilasters with capitals and rococo decor on each side of a painting. The altarpiece was restored after a fire in 1883, the next restoration occurred in 1915 and a third restoration occurred late 1960s. Access to the church is a well traveled tourist destination is via Rv181 and Fv502 / Rv177. Pilegrimsleden goes through Eidsvoll. Eidsvoll church is one of the more prominent stops along the path, which was officially opened on 16 June 2002.


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