Harestua is a town in Lunner kommune, Akershus county, Norway. It has 2318 inhabitants.[1] Harestua is located 46 kilometeres north of Oslo, and functions as a commuter town to the capital. It is served by Harestua Station on the Gjøvik 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
editDuring the 1940 German invasion of Norway, Harestua was the location of several skirmishes between German and Norwegian forces.[2]
Education
editHarestua also has a combined elementary- and junior high school. The school has approximately 400 pupils. 60°12′8″N 10°42′51″E / 60.20222°N 10.71417°E
Buildings
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The Harestua Solar Observatory is located nearby.
Sport
editThe Lunner Motorsport on Hadelandsvegen 11, to the south of the town, is a prominent motor sport venue.[3] It includes a motorcycle speedway track that held the final of the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship in 1998, 2000, 2009, 2018 and 2020.[4]
References
edit- ^ "2020-10-06". ssb.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ^ Eikeset, Kjell Roger (2008). Hadelands historie 1900-1950. Gran: Randsfjordsmuseene. p. 321. ISBN 978-82-91525-17-4.
- ^ "Velkommen". LUMS. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Individual Speedway Norwegian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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