Nesodden

Historie

Nesodden is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality is Nesoddtangen. The parish of Næsodden was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The new municipality of Oppegård was separated from Nesodden on 1 July 1915.General informationNameThe name is an old district name. The first element is nes which means "headland" and the last element is odde which means "point".The very tip of the peninsula is called Nesoddtangen, where the last element is tange which means "spit". In fact, all three elements in this name have the same meaning.Nesodden ChurchNesodden Church is located in Nesodden parish in Follo rural deanery. The medieval stone 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 130 of seats. In the church there is a Renaissance pulpit, carved altarpiece from 1715 and baptismal font from the Middle Ages. The chancel was extended in 1714.The church was renovated several times between 1600 and the 1900s. The church was most recently restored between 1956-1960. The church celebrated its 800th anniversary during 1975.