Enebakk is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway.

The parish of Enebak was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

Geography

Enebakk is divided into four areas, named Flateby (Post number 1911), Kirkebygda (Post number 1912), and Ytre Enebakk (Post number 1914), being closest to Oslo.

The highest point in Enebakk is Vardåsen, situated between the lakes Børtervann and Øyeren, at 374 m above sea level.

Enebakk is a mere 30 km from the city-limits of Oslo, with easy bus-access to the country's capital. There are of 2004 no train-stations in the municipality.

The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Enebakk (Norse Ignarbakki), since the first church was built here. The first element is the genitive case of a rivername Ign (meaning unknown), the last element is bakki m 'riverbank'. In Norse times the parish was alternatively called Ignardalr 'the valley of (the river) Ign'.

Until 1921 the name was written "Enebak".

Coat-of-arms

The coat of arms is from modern times (1986) - but it is inspired by old mural paintings in the Enebakk church from the Middle Ages. It shows four fourblades. The number four shall remind of the four parts of the municipality (see above).

External links

• Official site

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