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Lillomarka
Lillomarka is an area located to the northeast of Oslo, Norway. It is a part of Oslomarka and serves as a popular recreational area. Lillomarka is bordered by Maridalen and Nordmarka in the west, Nittedal and Gjelleråsen in the east, the suburbs Bjerke and Grorud in the south and the Gjøvik rail line and Movatn in the north. The name The first element is the name of the farm ''Lillo'' (see Storo), the last element is the finite form of ''mark'' f 'woodland, forest'. History Lillomarka contains the old Gothalfske copper mines, Alnsjø lake (one of Oslo’s sources of drinking water), and Breisjø lake. Several of the lakes in Lillomarka were used for harvesting ice; the ice dam at Årvoll and Vesletjern (Lilletjern) at Ammerud were both important sources of ice for the people of Oslo. Vesletjern was used until 1945, whereas ice was harvested from the ice-dam at Årvoll until as late as 1967-68. Today, Vesletjern is a public lake for swimming. In recent years Lillomarka h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lillomarka Orienteering Team
Lillomarka is an area located to the northeast of Oslo, Norway. It is a part of Oslomarka and serves as a popular recreational area. Lillomarka is bordered by Maridalen and Nordmarka in the west, Nittedal and Gjelleråsen in the east, the suburbs Bjerke and Grorud in the south and the Gjøvik rail line and Movatn in the north. The name The first element is the name of the farm ''Lillo'' (see Storo), the last element is the finite form of ''mark'' f 'woodland, forest'. History Lillomarka contains the old Gothalfske copper mines, Alnsjø lake (one of Oslo’s sources of drinking water), and Breisjø lake. Several of the lakes in Lillomarka were used for harvesting ice; the ice dam at Årvoll and Vesletjern (Lilletjern) at Ammerud were both important sources of ice for the people of Oslo. Vesletjern was used until 1945, whereas ice was harvested from the ice-dam at Årvoll until as late as 1967-68. Today, Vesletjern is a public lake for swimming. In recent years Lillomarka h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lillomarka Ridesti Skilt
Lillomarka is an area located to the northeast of Oslo, Norway. It is a part of Oslomarka and serves as a popular recreational area. Lillomarka is bordered by Maridalen and Nordmarka in the west, Nittedal and Gjelleråsen in the east, the suburbs Bjerke and Grorud in the south and the Gjøvik rail line and Movatn in the north. The name The first element is the name of the farm ''Lillo'' (see Storo), the last element is the finite form of ''mark'' f 'woodland, forest'. History Lillomarka contains the old Gothalfske copper mines, Alnsjø lake (one of Oslo’s sources of drinking water), and Breisjø lake. Several of the lakes in Lillomarka were used for harvesting ice; the ice dam at Årvoll and Vesletjern (Lilletjern) at Ammerud were both important sources of ice for the people of Oslo. Vesletjern was used until 1945, whereas ice was harvested from the ice-dam at Årvoll until as late as 1967-68. Today, Vesletjern is a public lake for swimming. In recent years Lillomarka h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammerud
Ammerud is a part of Grorud Borough in Oslo, Norway known for its large Le Corbusier style housing blocks. The borough administration is located here. Before 1966 farms dominated this area. Then urban development, part of the trend of suburbanization in Oslo which had started shortly after the end of World War II, saw that the construction of large apartment buildings, chained housing and atrium houses. Most of the building was done by Oslo Bolig- og Sparelag (OBOS). Ammerud spans some of Norway's largest apartment blocks as well as a quiet, residential neighbourhood close to forested Lillomarka consisting of single-family detached homes The population of Ammerud today is a highly mixed conglomerate of different nationalities and ethnicities. To the north of the residential areas, bordering on the forest, lies Huken Quarry which also produces asphalt concrete. This is also the venue for the annual open air rock festival '' GranittRock''. The proximity to Lillomarka makes A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grorud
Grorud is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. The borough contains the Ammerud, Grorud, Kalbakken, Rødtvet, Nordtvet and Romsås areas. To the north of the borough is the forest of Lillomarka. The borough is the smallest in Oslo, with fewer than 30 000 inhabitants. The area now known as Grorud was mostly farm land until after World War II, an exception being Grorud proper, where mining was an important livelihood. Granite from Grorud is seen in many buildings in downtown Oslo - with the lion sculptures in front of Stortinget, the Norwegian Parliament being the most famous example. Textile industries were also a part of the urbanization of Grorud, with the river Alna and its waterfalls as power supply. The railway station at Grorud, from 1854, is one of the oldest in Norway and was a hub of the whole Grorud Valley for many years until the arrival of urbanization and the subway. Some of the old farms are still present in the Grorud landscape, although apartment buildings n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romsås
Romsås is a neighborhood in the city of Oslo, Norway. Located northeast of Groruddalen, at the edge of Lillomarka, Romsås was formerly its own borough but was merged into the larger borough of Grorud on January 1, 2004. The name Romsås originated with the Romsås farm which by 1850 was one of the biggest farms in Østre Aker. History With the expansion of Oslo after the Second World War, Oslo kommune granted , a housing company, a permit to build a new borough in 1967. Construction started in 1969. The borough was formally established in 1973. Subdivisions Romsås is divided into six ''borettslag'' named after local geographical features: Orremyr, Emanuelfjell, Svarttjern, Røverkollen, Ravnkollen, and Tiurleiken. There are also six kindergartens, two elementary schools, a middle school, an assisted living facility (Romsåslia), and a center (Romsås senter) with social housing, a retirement home A retirement home – sometimes called an old people's home or ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alnsjøen
Alnsjøen (also called Alunsjøen) is a lake in Lillomarka in Oslo, Norway. The lake is drained by the Alna River to the Oslofjord. The surrounding area was utilized for copper mining during the 18th century. The lake functions as a minor water reservoir for the city of Oslo (the main water reservoir being the lake Maridalsvannet Maridalsvannet ( en, Lake Maridal) is a lake in Maridalen, Oslo, Norway. It is the largest lake in the municipality of Oslo, and serves as the main drinking water supply for the city. The lake drains via the river Akerselva to the Oslofjord ...). File:Alunsjøen 09-01-02.jpg, Alnsjøen in winter File:Alunsjødammen.jpg, The dam of Alnsjøen References Lakes of Oslo {{oslo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storo, Norway
Storo is a neighborhood in the boroughs of Sagene and Nordre Aker in Oslo, Norway. It is located east of Nydalen, south-west of Grefsen and north of Sandaker. In addition to block housing, it hosts the Storo Storsenter shopping center. There are also many car dealerships in the area. The Ring 3 trunk road runs through Storo, and the area is served by Storo station on the Oslo T-bane and Oslo Tramway. The name The neighbourhood is named after the farm Storo. This farm was the big (''store'') part of the old farm O. The farm O is first mentioned in 1279 ("Oo"), and the name is identical with the Norse word ''ó'', a sideform of ''á'' f 'river' (here Akerselva Akerselva or Akerselven ( en, Aker River) is a river which flows through Oslo. It starts at Maridalsvannet in Oslomarka, and traverses the boroughs of Nordre Aker, Sagene, Grünerløkka, central Oslo and Grønland, whereby it finally ends a ... river). The farm was divided into two parts around 1550 AD: Storo ("S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslomarka
Marka is the name of the forested and hilly areas surrounding Oslo, Norway. It includes areas within the municipality of Oslo, but also large areas in Hole, Ringerike, Jevnaker, Lunner, Nittedal, Bærum, Asker, and other municipalities in Viken county. The name is actually just the finite form of ''mark'' ( Norse ''mǫrk'' f) 'woodland, forest'. (See also Finnmark, Hedmark, Telemark, Marker and Aremark.) Though not designated a borough of Oslo, it is a major recreational area for the population of Oslo, and development in the area is for the most part prohibited. Despite being used frequently by many inhabitants of Oslo, especially at weekends, the fauna of ''marka'' includes species such as lynx, wolf, beaver, moose and roe deer. The term Oslomarka is usually used for all the recreational areas around Oslo. Marka is the administrative name for the part of it that lies inside the city limits. Neighboring municipalities (most of which lie in Viken) do not have the same kind o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjerke (borough)
Bjerke is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. The most densely populated residential areas, including the high-rise apartment blocks of Linderud, are located along Trondheimsveien (Norwegian National Road 4). The shopping centre at Linderud is also home to the borough council's administrative headquarters. The northern areas of the borough are bordered by the vast woodlands of Oslomarka. Bjerke Upper Secondary School is located here. Districts * Linderud * Lofthus (on the border with Nordre Aker borough) * Tonsenhagen * Årvoll * Veitvet * Økern * Risløkka Politics As a borough of Oslo, Bjerke is governed by the city council of Oslo as well as its own borough council. The council leader is Lars Fuglesang from the Labour Party and the deputy leader is Hans Husum, of the Socialist Left Party. The Labour Party has the most seats. The 15 seats are distributed among the following political parties for the 2019-2023 term: * 5 from the Labour Party (''Arbeiderparti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geography Of Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality (''formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
