Gjelleråsen is an area which constitutes part of

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, Norway, Hole, Ringerike (municipality), Ringerike in Buskerud county and Jevnaker, Lunner, ...

outside

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, Norway. The area is bordered by

Skedsmo Skedsmo was a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality was the List of cities in No ...

to the east and

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to the north. There are many historic roads running through the area, and two modern highways,

Norwegian National Road 4 Norwegian National Road 4 (, ) is a national road in Norway which is the main route north from the capital city of Oslo to the junction with the European route E6 highway at the village of Biri in Gjøvik Municipality. The road runs through Ni ...

to the north, and

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to the south. The village of Gjelleråsen is known as a stopping point on Trondheimsveien, where Norwegian National Road 4 (Rv4) and join

Norwegian National Road 22 Riksvei 22 (Rv22) runs between Hvam in Lillestrøm and Øra in Fredrikstad. The road is 117.3 km, of which 35.8 km is in Akershus and 81.5 km in Østfold. Route Route: Hvam - Kjeller - Lillestrøm - Vinsnes - Fetsund, crossing ...

(Rv22). Hagantunnelen on Norwegian National Road 4 starts at Gjelleråsen and at comes out at

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, where Norwegian National Road 4 runs north to

. The headquarters of

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lies in Gjelleråsen. There is also the headquarters of Diplom-Is and the head office of Würth Norge. In the south of the area, towards Skedsmo, is the former Lahaugmoen military base. This was used as a historical stopping point for invasions, including that led by King

Karl XII Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII () or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S.), was King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line of the House of Wittelsbach. Charles was the ...

in 1716. The name of Gjelleråsen may come from ''Gjølluraas'', or ''Gjoleid'', which means "windy area", or from ''Gjøl'' - ''Gjel'', which describes an inlet close to the road in the area. It may also come from the verb ''Gjalla'', a sound as from an echo.

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