Ski Municipality Ski kommune | |
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| Ski | |
 Flag | |
 Ski withinAkershus | |
| Coordinates:59°44′31″N10°53′38″E / 59.74194°N 10.89389°E /59.74194; 10.89389 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Akershus |
| District | Nordre Follo |
| Administrative centre | Ski |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2015) | Tuva Moflag (Labour) |
| Area | |
• Total | 165.5 km2 (63.9 sq mi) |
| • Land | 161.5 km2 (62.4 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #351 in Norway |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 29,307 |
| • Rank | #31 in Norway |
| • Density | 164/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| • Change(10 years) |  +13.7% |
| Demonym | Skiung[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0213[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Ski (Norwegian pronunciation:[ʂiː]ⓘ) is atown and formermunicipality in the new municipality (as of January 1, 2020) ofNordre Follo Municipality in the greater regionFollo, inAkershus county,Norway.
Ski is the most populous and largest town in Follo, and serves as thede facto municipality center of Nordre Follo. Institutions like the hospital,tingrett (districtcourt), police station, and other regional public services, are located in and around the town of Ski.
The municipality of Ski inherited its name from the town of Ski, upon being instated as a separate municipality, with the town as its administrative centre. The town of Ski is named after a large farm called Skeidi (Old Norse:Skeiði). The wordskeiði is a side form ofskeið, meaning "running track for horse racing" - suggesting that there may have been such a track at the farm in medieval times.
Accordingly, and contrary to popular assumption, the name is a reference tohorse racing, notskiing.
Archeological remains from settlements dating as far back as 11,000 years have been found in the Ski andÅs areas.Stone Age tools are still being found when fields are ploughed, and Ski has more than 300 registered ancient historicalartifacts.
From the Middle Ages and up to modern times the areas of Kråkstad and Ski were originally administered as medieval church parishes, and each have amedieval stone church from the 1150s. During the 19th century, Kråkstad was the political and administrative centre of the municipality.
On July 1, 1931, the rural, but rapidly growing municipality of Kråkstad was split into two separate municipalities. The village of Ski was chosen as the administrative centre of the northern part, thus giving its name to the new municipality. The village ofKråkstad remained the administrative centre of the southern part, retaining its original name.
By 1964 Ski had developed into a busy town and trading hub for the surrounding, rural areas. Ski municipality had by far outgrown its southern neighbour economically and population-wise. Consequently, on January 1, Kråkstad was officially absorbed into Ski municipality, ceasing to be a municipality of its own. Today, the name "Kråkstad" simply refers to the village, just southeast of the much larger town of Ski.
The currentcoat of arms was approved on December 19, 1986. It was based on a logo used since 1979. It was designed to reflect the original meaning of the name "Ski" - thus depicting three silverhorse heads arranged in atriskelion on a blue background.[4]
Ski is located inAkershus county, south ofOslo. It bordersOppegård Municipality to the west,Enebakk Municipality to the east,Ås Municipality to the south-west andHobøl Municipality to the south-east. Ski is an inland municipality and is separated from theOslofjord by Oppegård and Ås.
The landscape is dominated by rolling hills, covered in forest and farmland interspersed with settlements. In fact, 102.12 of the total of 165.5 square kilometres of land area belonging to the municipality are forest. Apart from the town of Ski, other notable settlements are the villages ofKråkstad andSiggerud, and the larger, sub-urban area ofLanghus.
Both major roads leading from Oslo through eastern Norway to Sweden, the E6 and E18, pass through Ski, as well as the main southbound railway line.
Ski is traditionally a rural municipality, and agriculture is still prominent. However, its location at the centre of the district, with Norway's two most important main roads intersecting nearby and the main railway line passing through, has made it the commercial and transport hub of the region. This has drawn companies to set up headquarters, factories and logistics hubs in the area, boosting the economy.
Ski town is a regional passenger hub for the national rail service,Vy, and as much of Ski municipality is easily reachable by train or car from central Oslo, the number of people living in Ski and commuting to Oslo has increased rapidly over the last 30 years, and is set to continue increasing - as immigration and birthrates in the Oslo/Akershus region is strong and housing in Oslo proper is of limited availability - and therefore costly.
Ski town has retained its traditional status as a market town and trading hub, and is home to the largest shopping centre in the district and one of the largest in Norway – Ski Storsenter. Ski town is also the political and administrative hub of theFollo region, and the local police headquarter, hospital, and district court - as well as a number of inter-municipal services companies, are located there.
| Ancestry | Number |
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 Poland | 541 |
 Sweden | 390 |
 Iraq | 367 |
 Kosovo | 323 |
 Pakistan | 272 |
 Somalia | 221 |
 Lithuania | 202 |
 Denmark | 179 |
 Iran | 171 |
 Eritrea | 168 |
 Vietnam | 154 |
 Germany | 153 |
Ski, as most of Follo, lies on ancient rock foundations. Throughout the local area from east to west there is amoraine left from theIce age.
There are numerous sports clubs in Ski municipality, covering a wide range of sports. Most are junior or amateur sports clubs. The best known sports team is thefootball teamFollo FK, which is based in Ski town. Follo FK is a joint effort by a number of local sports clubs in theFollo district, in order to be able to field a national-level football team. Follo FK currently (2016) plays in the 2nd division of the national football league, having played both in the 1st division and in the 3rd division previously, and have played in the national cup finals twice.
Ski municipality istwinned with:
Gladsaxe, Denmark
Viimsi Parish, Estonia[7]Solna, Sweden[8]
Media related toSki, Norway at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition ofSki at Wiktionary
Akershus travel guide from WikivoyageSki travel guide from Wikivoyage
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