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Strømmen

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Strømmen is a town in Lillestrøm municipality, Akershus county, Norway. It is about twenty kilometers east of Oslo, and considered part of Greater Oslo. It has around 11,400 residents.

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Place details

Locality
Strømmen
Region
Akershus
Country
Norge
Population
11,410
Timezone
Europe/Oslo

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Strømmen
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Strømmen_stasjon.jpeg
Settlement.image_caption
Strømmen railway station on Hovedbanen, in Skedsmo, Norway
Settlement.pushpin_map
Akershus
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1
County
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Akershus
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Lillestrøm
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2013
Settlement.population_total
11410
Settlement.timezone
CET
Settlement.utc_offset
+1
Settlement.timezone_DST
CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST
+2

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Encyclopedic overview

Strømmen is a town in Lillestrøm municipality, Akershus county, Norway. It is about twenty kilometers east of Oslo, and considered part of Greater Oslo. It has around 11,400 residents.

The town has its origins from floating lumber and sawmills along Sagelva. Later there has been heavy industry at Strømmen, including the railway stock manufacturer Strømmens Værksted. It currently hosts one of Norway's largest shopping centre, Strømmen Storsenter. Strømmen had a top-level women's football team, Team Strømmen until 2009, while Strømmen IF will play in second top-level from the 2010 season.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Strømmen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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