Lunner

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}} "log". (The farm and the church are located on a long hill which was probably compared to a log.){{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}}

The 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 forests 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.{{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}}

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Lunner is bordered to the north by the municipality of Gran, to the east by Nannestad, to the south by Nittedal and Oslo, and to the west by Jevnaker. There are several population centers in the municipality. Amongst these are: Harestua, Grua, 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.

The Gjøvikbane and Bergensbane railway lines pass through the municipality.

• Lunner church
• Hadeland Mining Museum at Grua
• Harestua Solar Observatory, near Piperen
• Kloppstock Music Festival used to be held every summer at Harestua

• Trond Halvorsen Wirstad (1904 in Lunner – 1985) politician, Mayor of Lunner, 1947–1951
• Ivar Ballangrud (1904 in Lunner - 1969), a speed skater, triple gold medalist at the 1936 Winter Olympics
• Josef Monsrud (1922 in Harestua – 2009) a forester and 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

The following cities are twinned with Lunner:{{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}}

• {{flagicon|DEN}} - Frederikssund, Region Hovedstaden, Denmark
• {{flagicon|EST}} - Keila, Harju County, Estonia
• {{flagicon|FIN}} - Loppi, Etelä-Suomi, Finland
• {{flagicon|SWE}} - Vetlanda, Jönköping County, Sweden

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20071001010243/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0533 Municipal fact sheet] from Statistics Norway
• {{Wikivoyage inline|Oppland}}

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