Holmen or Holmens (in
genitive
In grammar, the genitive case (abbreviated ) is the grammatical case that marks a word, usually a noun, as modifying another word, also usually a noun—thus indicating an attributive relationship of one noun to the other noun. A genitive can al ...
) means the small island or islet in
Danish,
Norwegian and
Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
and may refer to:
Places
Denmark
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Holmen, Copenhagen, a district in central
Copenhagen
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Holmen Church, church in central Copenhagen
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Holmen Cemetery
Holmen Cemetery (Danish: Holmens Kirkegård) is the oldest cemetery still in use in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was first located next to the naval Church of Holmen in the city centre but relocated to its current site on Dag Hammarskjölds Allé in th ...
, oldest cemetery in Copenhagen
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Holmens Kanal, street in central Copenhagen
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Holmen Naval Base, naval base, today mainly located in Nyholm, Copenhagen
Norway
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Holmen, Oslo
Holmen is a neighbourhood in Oslo and forms part of the district of Vestre Aker. It is situated between Hovseter in the west and Slemdal in the east, Holmenkollen in the north and Makrellbekken in the south. The name is derived from the Holmen fa ...
, a village in
Asker municipality,
Akershus county
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Holmen (station)
Holmen is a station on the Røa Line (line 2) of the Oslo T-bane system. It is located between Makrellbekken and Hovseter and serves the neighbourhood of Holmen. The station is 6.1 km from Stortinget. Holmen was opened on 24 January 1935 w ...
, a station on the
Røa Line of the
Oslo T-bane
The Oslo Metro ( no, Oslo T-bane or or simply ) is the rapid transit system of Oslo, Norway, operated by Sporveien T-banen on contract from the transit authority Ruter. The network consists of five lines that all run through the city centre, wit ...
system
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Holmenkollen, a mountain and a neighbourhood in the
Vestre Aker borough of
Oslo; known for its international skiing competitions
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Holmen IF
Holmen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Holmen in northern Asker, Norway. It has sections for football, handball, and cross-country skiing. Its home ground is Holmen idrettspark.
The club was founded in 1918, at that time having s ...
, a sports club from Asker
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Holmen Hockey
Holmen Hockey (also known as the Holmen Red Eagles) is the ice hockey division of Holmen IF based in Asker, Norway. The club currently participates in the Second Division, the third level of Norwegian ice hockey. They play their home games at Holm ...
, the ice hockey division of Holmen IF
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Holmen, Målselv, a hamlet in
Målselv municipality,
Troms og Finnmark county
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Holmen Church (Sigdal), principal parish church for Sigdal municipality, located at
Prestfoss
United States
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Holmen, Wisconsin, a village in southwest Wisconsin
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Holmen High School
Other
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Holmen (surname)
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Holmen (company), a Swedish forest industry group
See also
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-hou
''-hou'' or ''hou'' is a place-name element found commonly in the Norman toponymy of the Channel Islands and continental Normandy.
Etymology and signification
Its etymology and meaning are disputed, but most specialists think it comes from Saxo ...
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Holm (disambiguation)
Holm may refer to:
Places
* Holm (island), the name of several islands
* Holm, Nordfriesland, Germany
* Holm, Pinneberg, Germany
* Holm (Flensburg), Flensburg, Germany
* Holm, Norway, in Nordland county
* Holm, Troms, Norway
* Holm, Podu ...
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Holme (disambiguation)
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Holmes (disambiguation)
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