Gjerdrum

Infobox_Kommune
name=Gjerdrum
idnumber=0234
county=Akershus
landscape=Romerike
capital=Ask
governor=Hanne Bakke von Clemm (H)
governor_as_of=2007
arearank=396
area=83
arealand=82
areapercent=0.03
population_as_of=2007
populationrank=192
population=5,353
populationpercent=0.11
populationdensity=60
populationincrease=31.6
demonym=Gjermsokning
language=Bokmål
lat_deg=60| lat_min=4| lat_sec=57| lon_deg=11| lon_min=0| lon_sec=52
utm_zone=32V| utm_northing=6662335 |utm_easting=0612078| geo_cat=adm2nd

munwebpage=www.gjerdrum.kommune.no

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

Gjerdrum was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

Geography

It borders the municipalities Nannestad, Nittedal, Lørenskog, Skedsmo, Nittedal and Sørum. The administrative centre of Gjerdrum is Ask.

The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Gjerdrum (Norse "Gerðarvin"). The first element is the genitive case of a rivername "Gerð", the last element is "vin" f 'meadow, pasture'. The rivername is derived from the Norse word "garðr" m 'fence' - and the meaning is 'the river which function as a fence (and/or as a border)'.

Football Team

Gjerdrum Idrettslag (G.I.L) is the name of the local football team. Gjerdrum IL is also used for the municipality's Sports Association ( hence; Idrettslag) as a whole, thus the football team tend to only use the name Gjerdrum. Gjerdrum (IL) has status as an amateur side, and are currently at level 5 (4th Division) in the Norwegian League System. Cautious optimism is surrounding the team at the moment, as ambitions are rising throughout the football 'department' (G.I.L Fotball) of the Idrettslag.

Facts:

All-time high: Level 3

Arch Rivals: Holter IL

Coach: Kjell Alkvist

Assistant: Steffen Rasmussen

4th Div.( Level 5) League Position 2008: 1th(half season)

Website: [http://www.gilfotball.no]

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1993). It shows a traditional Norwegian form of fence: a skigard. (See above under the information of the name.)