Lommedalen is a picturesque, rural community in a small valley in
Bærumis a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the coast west of the city...
municipality, in the county of
Akershusis a county in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and Østfold; it has also a short border with Sweden . Akershus is the second largest county by population after Oslo, with more than half a million inhabitants. The county is named after Akershus Fortress...
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. The population is about 3000 people. Its name is derived from the river Lomma, which, after joining with Isielva, forms Sandvikselva. Lommedalen is located about 4 kilometers north of
Bærums VerkBærums 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:...
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Lommedalen includes wooded areas, some agricultural land, and residential zones. It includes parts of the forest area Krokskogen.
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Lommedalen is a picturesque, rural community in a small valley in
Bærumis a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the coast west of the city...
municipality, in the county of
Akershusis a county in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and Østfold; it has also a short border with Sweden . Akershus is the second largest county by population after Oslo, with more than half a million inhabitants. The county is named after Akershus Fortress...
,
NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
. The population is about 3000 people. Its name is derived from the river Lomma, which, after joining with Isielva, forms Sandvikselva. Lommedalen is located about 4 kilometers north of
Bærums VerkBærums 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:...
.
Lommedalen includes wooded areas, some agricultural land, and residential zones. It includes parts of the forest area Krokskogen. The river Lomma runs through the valley. The lake Burudvannet, which is a popular bathing place, is also located in the area. A forest road from Lommedalen goes to
HoleHole is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Ringerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vik....
in
Buskerudis a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.
- Geography :...
. The pilgrim road to Nidaros Cathedral in
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passed through Lommedalen in medieval times and was recently resurrected in celebration of the 1000-year anniversary of Trondheim in 1997.
Lommedalen is a popular area for
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and
slalomTo slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It can refer to:Sports:*Slalom skiing*Whitewater slalom/kayaking*Freestyle slalom skating*Slalom skateboarding*Slalom water skiing*Slalom ice skating*Slalom windsurfing*Snowboard parallel giant slalom skiing...
in winter time and horse back riding in summer time. It is also home to two golf courses, Lommedalen Golf Club and Bærum Golf Club.
People associated with Lommedalen
- Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Øen Carlsen is a Norwegian chess Grandmaster and chess prodigy.On 26 April 2004 Carlsen became a Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 4 months, and 27 days, making him the third youngest Grandmaster in history...
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players, grew up in Lommedalen.
- Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is the only daughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. She is fourth in the line of succession to the Norwegian throne, after her brother and his two children.-Early life:...
, lives in Lommedalen with her family since 2003.
- Narve Bonna
Narve Bonna was a Norwegian ski jumper.Born in Bærum, Bonna won the first Olympic ski jumping silver medal at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix....
, Norwegian ski jumper.