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{{Infobox kommune
| name               = Enebakk
| native_name         =
| native_name_lang    =
| other_name          =
| official_name       =
| idnumber           = 3220
| image_skyline      = Enebakk kirke - 2x.JPG
| county             = Akershus
| district           = [[Follo, Norway|Follo]]
| capital            = [[Kirkebygda]]
| demonym            = Enebakking
| language           = [[Bokmål]]
| coatofarms         = Enebakk komm.svg
| munwebpage         = www.enebakk.kommune.no
| mayor              = Øystein Slette 
| mayor_party        = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]]
| mayor_as_of        = 2015
| area_rank          = 312
| area_total_km2      = 233
| area_land_km2       = 195
| area_water_percent  = 0.07
| population_as_of   = 2004
| population_rank    = 111
| population_total   = 9233
| populationpercent  = 0.20
| population_density_km2= 47
| population_increase= 14.5
| coordinates        = {{coord|59|46|27|N|11|6|7|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
| utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6628159 | utm_easting = 0618038 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Enebakk''' is a [[Municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Akershus]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]].  It is part of the [[Follo, Norway|Follo]] [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]].  The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of [[Kirkebygda]].  
The [[parish]] of ''Enebak'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]]). The part of Enebakk lying east of lake [[Øyeren]] was transferred to [[Fet, Norway|Fet]] municipality in 1962.

==General information==
===Name===
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Enebakk'' farm ([[Old Norse]]: ''Ignarbakki''), since the first church was built here. The first element is the [[genitive case]] of a river name ''Ign'' (the meaning is unknown) and the last element is ''bakki'' which means "[[Stream bed|river bank]]". In Norse times the parish was alternatively called ''Ignardalr'' meaning "the [[valley]] of (the river) Ign".  Prior to 1921, the name was written "Enebak".<ref>{{cite book|title=Sproglig-historiske studier|first=Carl Rikard|last=Unger|publisher=H. Aschehoug & Co.|location=Kristiania, Norge|date=1896|access-date=2008-12-18|page=55|url=https://archive.org/details/sproglighistori00ungegoog|language=no}}</ref>
[[File:Enebakk kirke.jpg|thumb|left|Enebakk church]]

==Enebakk Church==
[[Enebakk Church]] (''Enebakk kirke'') dated from 11th-12th century. It is constructed in a rectangular shape. The edifice is of stone and has 280 seats. The present church has since been expanded and undergone major restorations, the latest in 2010. Enebakk church is a medieval era church, with a rectangular nave and finished choir. Portals and corners are quarried sandstone, while the church was constructed by the macadam. The nave and chancel were built in the 1100s, while the west tower was built during the 1200s. The tower was originally higher than now, but was rebuilt around 1520. The ridge turret of the tower roof was built in 1622, and is thus the oldest preserved wooden tower in the country.<ref>{{cite web
|url=    https://kulturminnesok.no/minne/?queryString=https://data.kulturminne.no/askeladden/lokalitet/84094|title= Enebakk kirkested
|publisher =  Riksantikvaren |access-date= October 1, 2016}}</ref>

The frescoes in the nave were uncovered in the 1960s. They were originally painted in the late 1500s and covered all the walls, but were later painted over after the Reformation. The decoration is done in Renaissance style. In 1608 the church received a new altar with catechism boards, which are an altarpiece without pictures, just text. The altarpiece was later elevated to a picture field showing the Crucifixion. This was done in the 1660s. The baptismal font from the 1100s is of soapstone with Romanesque decoration.  The church has two wooden sculptures: a crucifix hanging above the chancel arch and a Madonna both in Gothic style.<ref>{{cite web|url=    http://www.kirkesok.no/kirker/Enebakk-kirke 
|title= Enebakk kirke |publisher =    Den norske kirke|access-date= October 1, 2016}}</ref>

===Coat-of-arms===
The [[Coat of arms|coat-of-arms]] is from modern times.  They were granted on 12 December 1986.  The arms are based on a drawing in the local church that dates back to the early 17th century.  They show four silver crosses on a green background.  It is inspired by old mural paintings in the Enebakk church from the Middle Ages. It shows four fourblades. The number four symbolizes the four parts of the municipality (see below).<ref>{{cite web|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|date=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/e/enebakk.htm|access-date=2008-12-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005064304/http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/e/enebakk.htm|archive-date=2012-10-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| style="float: center;" class="wikitable"
|+ '''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Enebakk 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=en |publisher=ssb.no |access-date=29 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date=2 July 2015 }}</ref>
 
|-
! style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry
! style="background:#efefef;"|Number
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||397
|-
| {{flag|Pakistan}}||114
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||101
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||98
|-
| {{flag|Germany}}||58
|-
| {{flag|Philippines}}||54
|-
| {{flag|Iran}}||51
|-
| {{flag|Russia}}||48
|}

==Media==
The newspaper ''[[Enebakk Avis]]'' is published in Enebakk.<ref>[https://snl.no/Enebakk_Avis ''Store norske leksikon'': Enebakk Avis.]</ref>

==Geography==
Enebakk is divided into four areas, named [[Flateby]] (Postcode 1911), Kirkebygda (Postcode 1912), and [[Ytre Enebakk]] (Postcode 1914), being closest to Oslo.

The highest point in Enebakk is [[Vardåsen (Enebakk)|Vardåsen]], situated between the lakes [[Børtervann]] and [[Øyeren]], at {{convert|374|m|ft|0}} above sea level.

Enebakk is a mere {{convert|30|km|mi|1}} from the city limits of [[Oslo]], with easy bus-access to the country's capital. As of 2004, there are no train stations in the municipality.

[[File:20190228 FIS NWSC Seefeld Medal Ceremony Team Norway 850 5886 Heidi Weng.jpg|140px|thumb|Heidi Weng, 2019]]

== Notable people ==
* [[Thomas Alsgaard]] (1972 in Enebakk) a Norwegian cross-country skier 
* [[Thorleif Andresen]] (born 1945 in Enebakk) cyclist, competed at the 1968, 1972 and the [[1976 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Einar Holstad]] (born 1950) a politician, mayor of Enebakk 1994–1995
* [[Ragnhild Jølsen]] (1875 on Ekeberg farm – 1908) a Norwegian author about the conflict between old rural society and modern industrial society
* [[Hans Thoresen]] (1767 at Degrum - 1840) a Norwegian timber merchant and ship-owner
* [[Heidi Weng]] (born 1991 in Ytre Enebakk) a Norwegian cross-country skier and fell runner

==Sister cities==
The following cities are [[town twinning|twinned]] with Enebakk:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.enebakkavis.no/debatt/article3839760.ece|title=Kommunens prioriteringer|publisher=Enebakk Avis|date=2008-10-09|first=Kate S.|last=Jakobsen|access-date=2008-12-16|language=no}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|SWE}} - [[Hammarö Municipality|Hammarö]], [[Värmland County]], [[Sweden]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Enebakk}}
*{{wiktionary-inline|Enebakk}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927220159/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0229 Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]]
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Akershus}}
*[http://www.enebakk.kommune.no Official website] {{in lang|no}}

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