Harestua
Harestuais a town inLunner kommune,Akershus county,Norway.It has 2318 inhabitants.[1]Harestua is located 46 kilometeres north ofOslo,and functions as acommuter townto the capital. It is served byHarestua Stationon theGjøvik Line.
Harestua maintains 6 neighbourhoods; Gamlefeltet, Nyfeltet, Vestbygda, Bjørgeseter, Haneknemoen, Haganskogen and Stryken. Harestua has a small town centre with services such as a petrol station, grocery stores and fast food outlets.
History
[edit]During the1940 German invasion of Norway,Harestua was the location of several skirmishes between German and Norwegian forces.[2]
Edcuation
[edit]Harestua also has a combined elementary- and junior high school. The school has approximately 400 pupils. 60°12′8″N10°42′51″E/ 60.20222°N 10.71417°E
Buildings
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TheHarestua Solar Observatoryis located nearby.
Sport
[edit]The Lunner Motorsport on Hadelandsvegen 11, to the south of the town, is a prominent motor sport venue.[3]It includes amotorcycle speedwaytrack that held the final of theNorwegian Individual Speedway Championshipin 1998, 2000, 2009, 2018 and 2020.[4]
References
[edit]- ^"2020-10-06".ssb.no(in Norwegian).Retrieved2021-03-07.
- ^Eikeset, Kjell Roger (2008).Hadelands historie 1900-1950.Gran: Randsfjordsmuseene. p. 321.ISBN978-82-91525-17-4.
- ^"Velkommen".LUMS.Retrieved16 February2024.
- ^"Individual Speedway Norwegian Championship".Historia Sportu Zuzlowego.Retrieved16 February2024.
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