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{{Infobox kommune
| name = Lunner
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| official_name =
| idnumber = 3234
| image_skyline = Lunner sentrum.jpg
| county = Akershus
| district = Hadeland
| capital = [[Roa, Norway|Roa]]
| language = [[Bokmål]]
| coatofarms = Lunner komm.svg
| demonym = Lynnersokning<br />Lynbying<br />Lunbying
| munwebpage = www.lunner.kommune.no
| mayor = Harald Tyrdal
| mayor_as_of = 2015
| area_rank = 281
| area_total_km2 = 292
| area_land_km2 = 272
| area_water_percent = 0.09
| population_as_of = 2015
| population_rank = 121
| population_total = 9003
| populationpercent = 0.18
| population_density_km2= 31
| population_increase= 4.6
| coordinates = {{coord|60|15|10|N|10|40|2|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
| utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6680739 | utm_easting = 0592280 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Lunner''' is a [[Municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Akershus]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]] of [[Hadeland]]. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of [[Roa, Norway|Roa]]. Lunner was established when it was separated from [[Jevnaker Municipality]] on 1 January 1898. From 1 January 2020 the municipality belonged to [[Viken (county)|Viken]] county and afterwards it was handed over to its successor Akershus. It was in [[Oppland]] before that.

==General information==
===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[parish]]) is named after the old ''Lunner'' farm ([[Old Norse]]: ''Lunnar''), since the first church was built here. The name is the [[plural]] form of {{lang|no|lunnr}} "[[Logging|log]]". (The farm and the church are located on a long hill which was probably compared to a log.)<ref>{{cite book|title=Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt (Anden halvdel)|edition=4|author-link=Oluf Rygh|last=Rygh|first=Oluf|publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri|year=1900|location=Kristiania, Norge|pages=129|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jJMOAAAAYAAJ|language=no}}</ref>

===Coat-of-arms===
The [[Coat of arms|coat-of-arms]] is from modern times. They were granted on 4 April 1986. The arms show a [[Lily of the Valley]], as a symbol for the [[forest]]s in the area. The Lily of the Valley is a very common [[flower]] in the [[meadows]] and forests. The flowers also symbolize the eight schools in the municipality.<ref>{{cite web|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|year=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/l/lunner.htm|access-date=2009-01-01}}</ref>

{| style="float: center;" class="wikitable"
|+ '''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Lunner 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 |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|Eritrea}}||148
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||136
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}}||56
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||47
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||47
|-
| {{flag|Thailand}}||46
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}||34
|-
| {{flag|Chile}}||34
|}

==Geography==
[[File:Lunner rådhus.JPG|thumb|Lunner town hall]]
[[Image:Lunner church 2.jpg|thumb|Lunner church]]
Lunner is bordered to the north by [[Gran Municipality]], to the east by [[Nannestad Municipality]], to the south by [[Nittedal Municipality]] and [[Oslo Municipality]], and to the west by [[Jevnaker Municipality]]. There are several population centers in the municipality. Amongst these are: [[Harestua]], [[Grua]], [[Roa, Norway|Roa]], and the village of Lunner.

Lunner is {{convert|23|km|mi}} on a north–south axis (23.1 km with water included) and {{convert|16.2|km|mi}} on an east–west axis. It lies at the southern end of Oppland county. The highest point is the Bislingflaka with a height of {{convert|691|m|ft}}. Lakes in the region include [[Avalsjøen]].

==Transportation==
The [[Gjøvik Line|Gjøvikbane]] and [[Bergen Line|Bergensbane]] railway lines pass through the municipality.

==Attractions==
* [[Lunner church]]
* Hadeland Mining Museum at Grua
* [[Harestua Solar Observatory]], near Piperen
* Kloppstock [[Music Festival]] used to be held every summer at Harestua

==Notable residents==
* [[Trond Halvorsen Wirstad]] (1904 in Lunner – 1985) politician, Mayor of Lunner, 1947–1951
* [[Ivar Ballangrud]] (1904 in Lunner - 1969), a [[Speed skating|speed skater]], triple gold medalist at the [[1936 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Josef Monsrud]] (1922 in Harestua – 2009) a forester and [[Norwegian resistance movement|resistance member]] during WWII
* [[Jorun Askersrud Nygaard]] (1929 in Lunner – 2012) a cross-country skier and track and field athlete
* [[Knut Schreiner]] (born 1974) stage name ''"Euroboy"'' from the [[punk rock]] band [[Turbonegro]], grew up in [[Harestua]]
* [[Ivar Rønningen]] (born 1975 in Lunner) a former footballer with over 200 club caps
* [[Steinar Strømnes]] (born 1987 in Roa) a footballer with over 300 club caps

==Sister cities==
The following cities are [[town twinning|twinned]] with Lunner:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lunner.custompublish.com/index.php?cat=18732b|title=Vennskapskommuner|publisher=Lunner kommune|access-date=2009-01-01|language=no|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331022645/http://lunner.custompublish.com/index.php?cat=18732b|archive-date=2009-03-31}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|DEN}} - [[Frederikssund Municipality|Frederikssund]], [[Region Hovedstaden]], [[Denmark]]
* {{flagicon|EST}} - [[Keila]], [[Harju County]], [[Estonia]]
* {{flagicon|FIN}} - [[Loppi]], [[Southern Finland|Etelä-Suomi]], [[Finland]]
* {{flagicon|SWE}} - [[Vetlanda Municipality|Vetlanda]], [[Jönköping County]], [[Sweden]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Lunner}}
{{wiktionary|Lunner}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001010243/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0533 Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]]
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Oppland}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Lunner Municipality
|North = [[Gran Municipality]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Nannestad Municipality]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Oslo Municipality]]<br/>[[Nittedal Municipality]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Jevnaker Municipality]]<br/>[[Ringerike Municipality]]
|Northwest =
}}
{{Akershus}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Lunner| ]]
[[Category:Hadeland]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Akershus]]

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