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{{Infobox kommune
| name                = Nesodden
| native_name         =
| native_name_lang    =
| other_name          =
| official_name       =
| idnumber            = 3023
| image_skyline       = Nesodden kirke IMG 2363 rk 85123.JPG 
| county              = Akershus
| district            = [[Follo, Norway|Follo]]
| capital             = [[Nesoddtangen]]
| language            = [[Bokmål]]
| coatofarms          = Nesodden komm.svg
| demonym             = Nesodding
| munwebpage          = www.nesodden.kommune.no
| mayor               = [[Truls Wickholm]]
| mayor_party         = [[Labour Party (Norway)|AP]]
| mayor_as_of         = 2015
| area_rank           = 416
| area_total_km2      = 61
| area_land_km2       = 61
| area_water_percent  = 0.02
| population_as_of    = 2006
| population_rank     = 61
| population_total    = 16541
| populationpercent   = 0.35
| population_density_km2 = 265
| population_increase = 16.1
| coordinates         = {{coord|59|48|31|N|10|39|20|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
| utm_zone            = 32V | utm_northing = 6631267 | utm_easting = 0592882 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Nesodden''' is a [[Municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Akershus]] in [[Akershus]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], Norway. It is part of the [[Greater Oslo Region]] and many residents of the peninsula Nesodden commute to work in Oslo. 

It is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]] of [[Follo, Norway|Follo]].  The administrative centre of the municipality is [[Nesoddtangen]].  The parish of ''Næsodden'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]].

== General information ==

=== Name ===
The name ([[Old Norse]]: ''Nesoddi'') is an old district name.  The first element is ''nes'' which means "[[headland]]" and the last element is (the definite form of) ''odde'' which means "point".<ref>{{cite book|title=Norske gaardnavne: Akershus amt|edition=2|author-link=Oluf Rygh|last=Rygh|first=Oluf|publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri|date=1905|location=Kristiania, Norge|pages=86|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IYdBAAAAIAAJ|language=no}}</ref>

The very tip of the [[List of peninsulas|peninsula]] is called Nesoddtangen, where the last element is (the definite form of) ''tange'' which means "[[spit (landform)|spit]]". In fact, all three elements in this name have (nearly) the same meaning, so it can be translated roughly as peninsula-peninsula-peninsula.

===Nesodden Church===
[[File:Nesodden kirke IMG 2368 rk 85123.JPG|thumb|left|200 px|Nesodden Church steeple]]
Nesodden Church (''Nesodden kirke'') is located in Nesodden parish in Follo rural deanery. The Medieval,  Romanesque church is situated southeast of the village of Nesodden. The building material is stone and brick. It was built in 1175. It has a rectangular nave and lower, narrower choir.  The church is of long plan and has 130 seats. In the church, there is a [[Renaissance]] pulpit from about 1600 decorated with paintings of Jesus and the four Evangelists.  The altarpiece from 1715 was carved by Johan Jørgen Schram with a motif showing Jesus in [[Gethsemane]]. [[Domenico Erdmann]] conducted restoration during 1920. The baptismal font made in clay stone and dates from the Middle Ages.<ref>{{cite web|url=     http://www.kirkesok.no/eng/kirker/Nesodden-kirke|title= Nesodden kirke|publisher =Den Norske Kirke|access-date= 1 October 2016}}</ref>

The church was renovated several times between the 17th and the 20th centuries.  The chancel was extended in 1714. The church was most recently restored between 1956 and 1960, both times under the direction of architect Ragnar Nilsen (1896–1986). The church celebrated its 800th anniversary during 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=     http://www.norgeskirker.no/wiki/Nesodden_kirke|title= Nesodden kirke|publisher =  Norges Kirker  |author= Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie|access-date= 1 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =  https://nkl.snl.no/Ragnar_Nilsen |title= Ragnar Nilsen|publisher =    Norsk kunstnerleksikon|author=  Jens Christian Eldal
|access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref>

===Sunnaas Hospital===
Sunnaas Hospital, founded in 1954 as a nursing home, was authorized as a hospital in 1960, primarily to treat polio patients from Oslo in cooperation with Oslo City Hospital. The hospital is a university hospital today.

==Minorities==
{| style="float: center;" class="wikitable"
|+ '''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Nesodden 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|publisher=ssb.no |access-date=25 June 2017}}</ref>
 
|-
! style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry
! style="background:#efefef;"|Number
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||304
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||300
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}||173
|-
| {{flag|Germany}}||171
|-
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}||121
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||87
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}}||84
|-
| {{flag|Thailand}}||83
|-
| {{flag|Romania}}||73
|-
| {{flag|USA}}||70
|}

== Geography ==
Nesodden is located on the tip of the peninsula between main [[Oslofjord]] and its arm [[Bunnefjorden]]. It includes the villages [[Hellvik, Nesodden|Hellvik]], [[Fjellstrand, Norway|Fjellstrand]], [[Bjørnemyr]], Nesoddtangen, and [[Fagerstrand]], which is also the name of a reality show that was filmed on Fagerstrand and aired on [[TV 2 (Norway)|TV 2]] during the first half of 2005.

=== Coat of arms ===
The [[coat of arms]] is designed by the architect Christian Doxrud (1917–2002) and authorized 12 December 1986.  The coat of arms shows a silver triangle on a blue background as a [[canting arms|canting]] of the geographical position of the municipality, which is situated on a peninsula in the Oslofjord.<ref>{{cite web |author=Norske Kommunevåpen |year=1990 |title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden |url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/n/nesodden.htm |access-date=20 December 2008}}</ref>

== The Nesodden Ferries ==
Most Nesodden residents rely on a 5 km ferry connection from Nesoddtangen to access Oslo,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nesoddbåtene – Oslo byleksikon |url=https://oslobyleksikon.no/side/Nesoddb%C3%A5tene |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=oslobyleksikon.no}}</ref> as the distance by road is 45 km. Nesoddtangen has passenger ferry connections to Lysaker in [[Bærum]] (8 min) and Aker Brygge in [[Oslo]] (23 min).
==Notable people==
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Several notable Norwegians live in Nesodden.
* '''scientists:'''  professor, archeologist [[:no:Christian Keller (professor)|Christian Keller]], professor em. neuroanatomist [[Terje Lømo]] and med. professor [[:no:Johan Kvalvik Stanghelle|Johan Stanghelle]]
* '''politicians:''' [[:no:Jan Balstad|Jan Balstad]], [[Gunnar Garbo]], [[Christian Hintze Holm]], [[Dagfinn Høybråten]],  [[Rikke Lind]] and [[Nina Sandberg]]
* '''[[polar explorer]]:''' [[Børge Ousland]]
* '''[[Sportsperson|athletes]]:''' [[Aleksander Fjeld Andersen]] and [[Stig Roar Husby]]
* '''actors:'''  [[:no:Gard B. Eidsvold|Gard B. Eidsvold]],<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0251656/   IMDb Database] retrieved 07 March 2021</ref> [[:no:Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen|Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen]],<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1914298/   IMDb Database] retrieved 07 March 2021</ref> [[Espen Klouman Høiner]],<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1454907/   IMDb Database] retrieved 07 March 2021</ref> [[Jørgen Langhelle]],<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0486433/   IMDb Database] retrieved 07 March 2021</ref> [[:no:Hildegunn Riise|Hildegunn Riise]],<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0726883/   IMDb Database] retrieved 07 March 2021</ref>  [[Bjørn Sundquist]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0839209/   IMDb Database] retrieved 07 March 2021</ref> and [[Stein Winge]],<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935015/   IMDb Database] retrieved 07 March 2021</ref>
* '''authors:''' [[Olav Njølstad]], [[Hanne Ørstavik]],  [[:no:Øystein Rakkenes|Øystein Rakkenes]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4430642/   IMDb Database] retrieved 07 March 2021</ref> and [[Aksel Sandemose]]
* '''painters:''' [[Ulf Kristiansen]], [[:no:Wenche Øyen|Wenche Øyen]], [[:no:Per Kleiva|Per Kleiva]], [[:no:Helge Revold|Helge Revold]] and cartoonist [[Roar Hagen]] 
* '''musicians/singers/songwriters:''' John Bevan, [[Geir Johnson]], [[Rune Kristoffersen]], [[Sondre Lerche]], [[Madden (music producer)|Madden]], [[Trine Rein]], [[Alexander Rybak]], [[Sigurd Wongraven|Satyr (Sigurd Wongraven)]] and [[Per Øystein Sørensen]]
* '''[[news presenters]]:''' [[Bjørn Hansen (journalist)|Bjørn Hansen]]
* '''comedian:''' [[Åsleik Engmark]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0257725/   IMDb Database] retrieved 07 March 2021</ref>
* '''models:''' [[Helene Rask]], [[Anette Stai]]
* '''artists:''' [http://kristianskylstad.no Kristian Skylstad], [https://chrisnorum.wixsite.com/christian-tony-norum Christian Tony Norum]

;and
* '''former residents:''' politicians [[Kåre Kristiansen]], [[Reiulf Steen]], [[Kjell Magne Bondevik]] and [[Tora Aasland]]; lawyer [[Arne Haugestad]], musician Thomas "[[Happy-Tom]]" Seltzer and terrorist [[Anders Cameroon Østensvig Dale]]

==See also==
*[[Hellvik (Nesodden)]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==Related reading==
*Kristensen, Tom (1975)  [https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012030508201 ''Nesodden kirke, et gammelt hus''] (Nesodden kommune / Aschehoug forlag)

== External links ==
* {{commons category-inline|Nesodden}}
* {{wti|Nesodden}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090521201316/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0216 Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]]
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Akershus}}

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