Lommedalen is a rural community in a small valley in

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 ...

municipality in the county of

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. The population is about 3,000 people. Lommedalen valley opens up at

Bærums Verk Bærums Verk is a village in Bærum in Akershus, Norway, with a population of about 8000. It is located on both sides of the river Lomma. History Iron ore was found in the areas now known as Kirkerud and Eineåsen in Bærum in 1603 and 1604, a ...

and runs about 5 kilometers to the north. Lommedalen includes wooded areas, some agricultural land, and residential zones. It includes parts of the forest area

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. The river Lomma runs through the valley. A

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from Lommedalen goes to

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. The pilgrim road to

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passed through Lommedalen in medieval times and was resurrected in celebration of the 1000th anniversary of Trondheim in 1997. Lommedalen is a popular area for

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and

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in winter time and horseback riding in summer time. Lake Burudvann is a popular hiking destinations and seaside resort located in the area. The area is also home to two golf courses, Lommedalen Golf Club and Bærum Golf Club. Lommedalsbanen is a narrow gauge railway museum located at the top of the valley. Lommedalen church (''Lommedalen kirke'') dates from 1995. The building material is stone and brick. The church is of rectangular plan and 700 number of seats.

People associated with Lommedalen

Ari Behn Ari Mikael Behn (; , or ; 30 September 1972 – 25 December 2019) was a Norwegian author, playwright, and visual artist. Known as Mikael Bjørshol until 1996, Behn achieved early literary success with his 1999 short story collection ''Trist so ...

(1972–2019), author and ex-husband of

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Narve Bonna Narve Bonna (16 January 1901 – 2 March 1976) was a Norwegian ski jumper. Born in Bærum and representing Lommedalens IL, Bonna won the first Olympic ski jumping silver medal at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ( ...

(1901–1976) ski jumper *

Magnus Carlsen Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster who is the reigning five-time World Chess Champion. He is also a three-time World Rapid Chess Champion and five-time World Blitz Chess Champion. Carlsen has h ...

(b. 1990)

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player *

Leif Kristian Haugen Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen (born 29 November 1987) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom. Haugen made his World Cup debut in October 2009 in Sölden, and collected his fi ...

(b. 1987) World Cup alpine ski racer * Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (b. 1992) World Cup alpine ski racer * Thomas Rogne (b. 1990) football (soccer) player *

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(b. 1989) ski jumper.

Gallery

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References

Bærum Villages in Akershus Forests and woodlands of Norway {{Akershus-geo-stub