Hakadal is a village in the northern part of
Nittedal municipality in
Akershus
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,
Norway
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.
The village and parish is the site of Hakadal Church (''Hakadal Kirke''). Hakadal Church dates to around 1610 and was originally constructed in a rectangular shape of timber. The church was restored in 1684, 1732, 1849 and 1890. In 1732, church was extended to the west. In 1849, the church's expansions included the addition of a church tower. The church has two church bells; one dating to 1839. The altarpiece was carved by Johan Jørgen Schramn in 1732.
The parish was also the site of the Hakadals verk iron works which dated from around 1550. Ore originally came from mines in Hakadal and
Gjerdrum
Gjerdrum () is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike.
Gjerdrum borders the municipalities of Nannestad, Nittedal, and Ullensaker, and Lillestrøm. The administrative centre of the mu ...
. After these sources were exhausted in the early 1800s, ore from
Bærum
Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). It is part of the electoral ...
and Dikemark. There was also ore from
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. The ironworks was shut down in 1869.
Hakadal Station
Hakadal/Varingskollen Station ( no, Hakadal stasjon) is located on the Gjøvik Line at Hakadal in Norway. The station was opened as Hakedal in 1900 as a stop for passengers and freight, two years ahead of the opening of the Gjøvik Line in 1902. ...
(''Hakadal stasjon'') is located on the
Gjøvik Line (''Gjøvikbanen''). The station was opened in 1900 prior to the opening of the Gjøvik Line in 1902. In 1971, the station became fully automatized and remote controlled.
See also
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Varingskollen
Varingskollen is a mountain of Akershus, Norway. It is situated above the village of Hakadal in Nittedal. it is the site of the Varingskollen ski resort located 25 minutes by train from Oslo on the Gjøvik Line with exit at the Hakadal Station
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References
External links
Hakadal Kirke(Nittedalsporten)
(Nittedalsporten)
Nittedal
Villages in Akershus
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