Landøya is an island situated on the north-western part of
Asker, in the province of
Akershus
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just outside
Oslo
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,
Norway
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.
The Norwegian
figure skating
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star
Sonia Henie lived on Landøya, and one of the roads, the Sonja Henies vei, is named after her. The famous Norwegian
World War II
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heroes and members of the resistance,
Max Manus and his wife
Tikken Manus Ida Nikoline "Tikken" Manus (''née'' Lindebrække, previously Bernardes; 28 June 1914 – 12 October 2010) was a member of the Norwegian resistance during World War II.
Born Ida Nikoline Lie Lindebrække, she was a daughter of County Governor Gje ...
, also lived there after the Second World War and until the end of their lives.
Max died in 1996, and Tikken died in October 2010.
References
Islands of Viken (county)
Asker
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