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Jessheim hotels - About Jessheim
Coordinates: 60°9′N 11°11′E / 60.15, 11.183
Jessheim is a large village in the Ullensaker municipality in Akershus of Norway. In 2006, the population was 13,038. In 1998, the population was 6,400. This equals a 103% increase in population. The population increase was in part due to the relocation of Oslo Airport, Fornebu, to nearby Gardermoen and the resulting influx of people working at the airport and in supporting services.
Jessheim is a center for commerce and regional service functions at Øvre Romerike. The area also has some industry such as a concrete factory that utilizes the sand and gravel resources in the area as well as a wood products manufacturer. Jessheim Storsenter located in the center of town is the largest shopping center. Jessheim is also home to Ullensaker Kulturhus which is a cultural center with a library and cinema. Jessheim is also an educational center with Jessheim Videregående Skole og Romerike Folkehøgskole. Jessheim is also home to the local office for the regional newspaper Romerikes Blad.
West of the town is the old royal burial mound Raknehaugen which dates back to between AD 533 and 551.
The main street "Storgata" at Jessheim in Ullensaker.
Storgata 7 on the main street of Jessheim.
Herredshuset was completed in 1901 and housed Ullensaker county administration until 1967.
Jessheim railway station was originally built in 1854.
Jessheim Station on the main track of Norway's first railroad was completed in 1854 and formed the foundation for the later town. The new E6 highway runs past on the west side of the town and the distance to Oslo is 41 km along this road, distance along the railroad is 45 km. Jessheim is also an important crossroad between Riksvei 174 westward to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Nannestad, Hurdal and eastward to Kongsvingerveien (Riksvei 2).
The name "Jessheim" is from norse Jasseimr or Jesseímr where the first part has unknown origin, while the second part (heimr) means home. It is also possible that the first part "Jess" can mean jarl or jarls (earls). The name was originally used for the Hovin parish.
The railroad had at the initial construction of the railroad in 1854 called the stop "Trøgstad", but because of confusion with the town name Trøgstad in Østfold, the name was changed in 1897 to "Jessum". This name was used blasphemically, for example by military recruits who said they had passed through Bøn (town north of Jessheim) which sounds like "prayer" in Norwegian to Jessum, which could sound like Jesus. The priests in the area complained to the bishop who in 1900 brought the case up with the local council and suggested the form "Jessheim". The name was changed to "Jesseim". In 1920 the railroad changed the spelling to the current form, Jessheim.
See also Category:People from Jessheim
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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