# Blaker

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thumb|250 px|Blaker church

'''Blaker''' is a village and a former [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Norway) of [Akershus](/source/Akershus) county, [Norway](/source/Norway).

==History==
The municipality was established on 1 July 1919, when [Aurskog](/source/Aurskog) 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](/source/S%C3%B8rum) to form the new Sørum municipality.

The village is situated on the east bank of [Glomma](/source/Glomma), with a railway station on [Kongsvingerbanen](/source/Kongsvingerbanen) and [Blaker Fortress](/source/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.<ref>[http://www.kirken.no/index.cfm?event=showSokn&pSoknId=s02080602 ''Blaker Kirke'' (Den Norske Kirke)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329152803/http://www.kirken.no/index.cfm?event=showSokn&pSoknId=s02080602 |date=March 29, 2012 }}</ref>

==Notable residents==
*[Olav Djupvik](/source/Olav_Djupvik), politician for the Norwegian Christian Democratic Party 
*[Christian Birch-Reichenwald](/source/Christian_Birch-Reichenwald)  (1814–1891)   Norwegian politician.

==The name==
''Blaker'' is an old district name ([Norse](/source/Old_Norse) ''Blakar''). The meaning is unknown.

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030524022533/http://sorum.historielag.no/ Blaker and Sørum History]
* [http://www.dfs.no/blaker/ Blaker Skytterlag]
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Category:Former municipalities of Norway
Category:Villages in Akershus
Category:Populated places on the Glomma River

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