# Nesodden

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**Nesodden** is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Norway) in [Akershus](/source/Akershus) in [Akershus](/source/Akershus) [county](/source/Counties_of_Norway), Norway. It is part of the [Greater Oslo Region](/source/Greater_Oslo_Region) and many residents of the peninsula Nesodden commute to work in Oslo.

It is part of the [traditional region](/source/Districts_of_Norway) of [Follo](/source/Follo,_Norway). The administrative centre of the municipality is [Nesoddtangen](/source/Nesoddtangen). The parish of *Næsodden* was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [formannskapsdistrikt](/source/Formannskapsdistrikt).

## General information

### Name

The name ([Old Norse](/source/Old_Norse): *Nesoddi*) is an old district name. The first element is *nes* which means "[headland](/source/Headland)" and the last element is (the definite form of) *odde* which means "point".[1]

The very tip of the [peninsula](/source/List_of_peninsulas) is called Nesoddtangen, where the last element is (the definite form of) *tange* which means "[spit](/source/Spit_(landform))". In fact, all three elements in this name have (nearly) the same meaning, so it can be translated roughly as peninsula-peninsula-peninsula.

### Nesodden Church

Nesodden Church (*Nesodden kirke*) is located in Nesodden parish in Follo rural deanery. The Medieval, Romanesque church is situated southeast of the village of Nesodden. The building material is stone and brick. It was built in 1175. It has a rectangular nave and lower, narrower choir. The church is of long plan and has 130 seats. In the church, there is a [Renaissance](/source/Renaissance) pulpit from about 1600 decorated with paintings of Jesus and the four Evangelists. The altarpiece from 1715 was carved by Johan Jørgen Schram with a motif showing Jesus in [Gethsemane](/source/Gethsemane). [Domenico Erdmann](/source/Domenico_Erdmann) conducted restoration during 1920. The baptismal font made in clay stone and dates from the Middle Ages.[2]

The church was renovated several times between the 17th and the 20th centuries. The chancel was extended in 1714. The church was most recently restored between 1956 and 1960, both times under the direction of architect Ragnar Nilsen (1896–1986). The church celebrated its 800th anniversary during 1975.[3][4]

### Sunnaas Hospital

Sunnaas Hospital, founded in 1954 as a nursing home, was authorized as a hospital in 1960, primarily to treat polio patients from Oslo in cooperation with Oslo City Hospital. The hospital is a university hospital today.

## Minorities

Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Nesodden by country of origin in 2017[5] Ancestry Number Sweden 304 Poland 300 Denmark 173 Germany 171 United Kingdom 121 Lithuania 87 Somalia 84 Thailand 83 Romania 73 United States 70

## Geography

Nesodden is located on the tip of the peninsula between main [Oslofjord](/source/Oslofjord) and its arm [Bunnefjorden](/source/Bunnefjorden). It includes the villages [Hellvik](/source/Hellvik,_Nesodden), [Fjellstrand](/source/Fjellstrand,_Norway), [Bjørnemyr](/source/Bj%C3%B8rnemyr), Nesoddtangen, and [Fagerstrand](/source/Fagerstrand), which is also the name of a reality show that was filmed on Fagerstrand and aired on [TV 2](/source/TV_2_(Norway)) during the first half of 2005.

### Coat of arms

The [coat of arms](/source/Coat_of_arms) is designed by the architect Christian Doxrud (1917–2002) and authorized 12 December 1986. The coat of arms shows a silver triangle on a blue background as a [canting](/source/Canting_arms) of the geographical position of the municipality, which is situated on a peninsula in the Oslofjord.[6]

## The Nesodden Ferries

Most Nesodden residents rely on a 5 km ferry connection from Nesoddtangen to access Oslo,[7] as the distance by road is 45 km. Nesoddtangen has passenger ferry connections to Lysaker in [Bærum](/source/B%C3%A6rum) (8 min) and Aker Brygge in [Oslo](/source/Oslo) (23 min).

## Notable people

Several notable Norwegians live in Nesodden.

- **scientists:** professor, archeologist [Christian Keller](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Keller_(professor)), professor em. neuroanatomist [Terje Lømo](/source/Terje_L%C3%B8mo) and med. professor [Johan Stanghelle](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Kvalvik_Stanghelle)
- **politicians:** [Jan Balstad](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Balstad), [Gunnar Garbo](/source/Gunnar_Garbo), [Christian Hintze Holm](/source/Christian_Hintze_Holm), [Dagfinn Høybråten](/source/Dagfinn_H%C3%B8ybr%C3%A5ten), [Rikke Lind](/source/Rikke_Lind) and [Nina Sandberg](/source/Nina_Sandberg)
- **[polar explorer](/source/Polar_explorer):** [Børge Ousland](/source/B%C3%B8rge_Ousland)
- **[athletes](/source/Sportsperson):** [Aleksander Fjeld Andersen](/source/Aleksander_Fjeld_Andersen) and [Stig Roar Husby](/source/Stig_Roar_Husby)
- **actors:** [Gard B. Eidsvold](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gard_B._Eidsvold),[8] [Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A5l_Sverre_Valheim_Hagen),[9] [Espen Klouman Høiner](/source/Espen_Klouman_H%C3%B8iner),[10] [Jørgen Langhelle](/source/J%C3%B8rgen_Langhelle),[11] [Hildegunn Riise](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildegunn_Riise),[12] [Bjørn Sundquist](/source/Bj%C3%B8rn_Sundquist)[13] and [Stein Winge](/source/Stein_Winge),[14]
- **authors:** [Olav Njølstad](/source/Olav_Nj%C3%B8lstad), [Hanne Ørstavik](/source/Hanne_%C3%98rstavik), [Øystein Rakkenes](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98ystein_Rakkenes)[15] and [Aksel Sandemose](/source/Aksel_Sandemose)
- **painters:** [Ulf Kristiansen](/source/Ulf_Kristiansen), [Wenche Øyen](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenche_%C3%98yen), [Per Kleiva](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_Kleiva), [Helge Revold](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helge_Revold) and cartoonist [Roar Hagen](/source/Roar_Hagen)
- **musicians/singers/songwriters:** John Bevan, [Geir Johnson](/source/Geir_Johnson), [Rune Kristoffersen](/source/Rune_Kristoffersen), [Sondre Lerche](/source/Sondre_Lerche), [Madden](/source/Madden_(music_producer)), [Trine Rein](/source/Trine_Rein), [Alexander Rybak](/source/Alexander_Rybak), [Satyr (Sigurd Wongraven)](/source/Sigurd_Wongraven) and [Per Øystein Sørensen](/source/Per_%C3%98ystein_S%C3%B8rensen)
- **[news presenters](/source/News_presenters):** [Bjørn Hansen](/source/Bj%C3%B8rn_Hansen_(journalist))
- **comedian:** [Åsleik Engmark](/source/%C3%85sleik_Engmark)[16]
- **models:** [Helene Rask](/source/Helene_Rask), [Anette Stai](/source/Anette_Stai)
- **artists:** [Kristian Skylstad](http://kristianskylstad.no), [Christian Tony Norum](https://chrisnorum.wixsite.com/christian-tony-norum)

**and**

- **former residents:** politicians [Kåre Kristiansen](/source/K%C3%A5re_Kristiansen), [Reiulf Steen](/source/Reiulf_Steen), [Kjell Magne Bondevik](/source/Kjell_Magne_Bondevik) and [Tora Aasland](/source/Tora_Aasland); lawyer [Arne Haugestad](/source/Arne_Haugestad), musician Thomas "[Happy-Tom](/source/Happy-Tom)" Seltzer and terrorist [Anders Cameroon Østensvig Dale](/source/Anders_Cameroon_%C3%98stensvig_Dale)

## See also

- [Hellvik (Nesodden)](/source/Hellvik_(Nesodden))

## References

1. Rygh, Oluf (1905). [*Norske gaardnavne: Akershus amt*](https://books.google.com/books?id=IYdBAAAAIAAJ) (in Norwegian). 2 ed. Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 86.

1. ["Nesodden kirke"](http://www.kirkesok.no/eng/kirker/Nesodden-kirke). Den Norske Kirke. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

1. Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie. ["Nesodden kirke"](http://www.norgeskirker.no/wiki/Nesodden_kirke). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

1. Jens Christian Eldal. ["Ragnar Nilsen"](https://nkl.snl.no/Ragnar_Nilsen). Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2018.

1. ["Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population"](https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true). ssb.no. Retrieved 25 June 2017.

1. Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). ["Nye kommunevåbener i Norden"](http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/n/nesodden.htm). Retrieved 20 December 2008.

1. ["Nesoddbåtene – Oslo byleksikon"](https://oslobyleksikon.no/side/Nesoddb%C3%A5tene). *oslobyleksikon.no*. Retrieved 2024-05-02.

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## Related reading

- Kristensen, Tom (1975) [*Nesodden kirke, et gammelt hus*](https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012030508201) (Nesodden kommune / Aschehoug forlag)

## External links

- [Municipal fact sheet](https://web.archive.org/web/20090521201316/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0216) from [Statistics Norway](/source/Statistics_Norway)

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