Skedsmo - Definition and Overview

Skedsmo kommune County Akershus Landscape Romerike Municipality NO-0231 Administrative centre Lillestrøm Mayor (2004) Area 77 km² Population  - Total (2004)  - Density 41,359 /km² www.skedsmo.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0231)

Skedsmo is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway.

The centre of Skedsmo is Lillestrøm. Other important villages are Skedsmokorset, Skjetten and Strømmen. Kjeller is also located in Skedsmo.

In this area, the tribe of Raumas fought against King Olav Haraldsson, patron saint of Norway, in 1028. The area has become an important part of Norway's industrial history. Strømmen Verksted built the country's first trains, at Kjeller airplanes were constructed up to World War II, the sawmills at Lillestrøm processed lumber from the great forests, and a number of other entreprises have been important.