{{Other uses|Sørum (surname)}} {{Infobox kommune | name = Sørum |former = yes | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | official_name = | idnumber = 0226 | image_skyline = TRS 070801 052.jpg | image_caption = Frogner Old Church | county = Akershus | district = Romerike | capital = [[Sørumsand]] | language = [[Norwegian language|Neutral]] | coatofarms = Sørum komm.svg | demonym = Sørumsokning | munwebpage = www.sorum.kommune.no | mayor = Are Tomasgaard | mayor_party = [[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]] | mayor_as_of = 2011 | area_rank = 327 | area_total_km2 = 207 | area_land_km2 = 200 | area_water_percent = 0.06 | population_as_of = 2004 | population_rank = 85 | population_total = 12768 | populationpercent = 0.28 | population_density_km2= 64 | population_increase= 12.7 | coordinates = {{coord|60|0|21|N|11|15|34|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}} | utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6654243 | utm_easting = 0625996 | geo_cat = adm2nd }}
'''Sørum''' was a [[Municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Akershus]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]] of [[Romerike]]. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of [[Sørumsand]]. Sørum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]]). The municipality of [[Blaker]] was merged with Sørum on 1 January 1962.
Since 1 January 2020, Sørum has been part of [[Lillestrøm|Lillestrøm municipality]].
==Frogner Old Church== Frogner Old Church (''Frogner gamle kirke'') dates from ca. 1180. It is part of the Norwegian Church and belongs to Østre Romerike deanery in Diocese of Borg.
The edifice is in stone and has 90 seats. The Medieval era church burned in 1918, the walls repaired in 1936, floors and ceilings in 1948. The restoration was completed in 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.norgeskirker.no/wiki/Frogner_gamle_kirke|title= Frogner gamle kirke|publisher = Norges Kirker |author= Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie|accessdate= October 1, 2016}}</ref>
==General information== ===Name=== The municipality (originally the [[parish]]) is named after the old ''Sørum'' farm ([[Old Norse]]: ''Suðrheimr''), since the first church was built here. The first element is ''suðr'' which means "southern" and the last element is ''heimr'' which means "[[home]]/[[Homestead (buildings)|homestead]]" or "[[farm]]".
===Coat-of-arms=== The [[Coat of arms|coat-of-arms]] is from modern times. They were granted on 26 June 1981. The arms show a red [[rose]] with five petals on a yellow background. The rose is derived from the arms of the [[Middle Ages|medieval]] [[dynasty]] of [[Sudreim claim|Sudreim]] ''(Sudreimsætten)'', one of the most influential [[Norwegian nobility|noble families in Norway]] at the time. Their name was derived from what is now known as Sørum.<ref>{{cite web|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|date=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/s/sorum.htm|accessdate=2008-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sorum.kommune.no/Om_Sorum/Fakta/Kommunevapen/|title=Sørum kommunevåpen|accessdate=2008-12-20|publisher=Sørum kommune |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080708164911/http://www.sorum.kommune.no/Om_Sorum/Fakta/Kommunevapen/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-07-08|language=no}}</ref>
{| style="float: center;" class="wikitable" |+ '''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Sørum by country of origin in 2017'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |title= Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population|language=English |publisher=ssb.no |accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref> |- ! Ancestry ! Number |- | {{flag|Poland}}||532 |- | {{flag|Lithuania}}||362 |- | {{flag|Sweden}}||185 |- | {{flag|Pakistan}}||169 |- | {{flag|Sri Lanka}}||139 |- | {{flag|Iran}}||117 |- | {{flag|Germany}}||114 |- | {{flag|Denmark}}||88 |- | {{flag|Thailand}}||86 |- | {{flag|Afghanistan}}||79 |}
==Geography== Sørum municipality was located in the central part of Akershus county. To the north Sørum bordered the municipality of [[Ullensaker]], to the east [[Nes, Akershus|Nes]] and [[Aurskog-Høland]], in the south [[Fet, Norway|Fet]], and the west [[Skedsmo]] and [[Gjerdrum]].
==Sister cities== The following cities were [[town twinning|twinned]] with Sørum:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sorum.kommune.no/Om_Sorum/Fakta/Vennskapskommuner/|title=Vennskapskommuner|publisher=Sørum kommune|accessdate=2008-12-20 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080708165529/http://www.sorum.kommune.no/Om_Sorum/Fakta/Vennskapskommuner/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-07-08|language=no}}</ref> * {{flagicon|SWE}} – [[Hagfors Municipality|Hagfors]], [[Värmland County]], [[Sweden]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{commons category-inline|Sørum}} *{{wiktionary-inline|Sørum}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930235330/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0226 Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] *{{Wikivoyage inline|Akershus}} *[http://www.sorumsand.vgs.no Sørumsand videregående skole] {{in lang|no}} *[http://www.sorum.kommune.no Official website] {{in lang|no}} *[http://www.opplevsorum.no Opplev Sørum] {{in lang|no}}
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