Stabekk is a suburban centre in the municipality of

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 electora ...

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, west of

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. It is predominantly a residential area, with many residents commuting to Oslo. As of 2005 the population was 6,261. Bærum has the highest income per capita and the highest proportion of university-educated individuals in Norway. It is one of Norway's priciest and most fashionable residential areas, leading residents to be frequently stereotyped as snobs in Norwegian popular culture. The area has some of the most conservative populace in Norway Stabekk has a commercial district, roughly divided into ''Øvre'' (Upper) Stabekk and ''Nedre'' (Lower) Stabekk, separated by a hill. There are a number of retail shops in both these sections as well as a commuter railway station served by Drammenbanen. Stabekk also has a

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field, a primary school, an upper-secondary school, a cinema, and a tennis club. The campus of the Norwegian Teachers College for Home Economics is on the architectural registr

The football team Stabæk Fotball, Stabæk I.F. originates from Stabekk, the name Stabæk being an archaic spelling, but the team has since relocated to Bekkestua. The bandy team of Stabæk I.F. is among the best in Norway. Stabekk Håndball is playing in the top-division in Norwegian Handball - Grundigligaen.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Stabekk include: * Jo Benkow (1924–2013), former president of the Norwegian parliament and Høyre leader (conservative party) * Christian C. A. Lange (1810–1861), historian * Ernst Sejersted Selmer (1920 – 2006), mathematician

Gallery

File:Stabekk castle.jpg, Stabekk Castle File:Øvre Stabekk.jpg, Upper Stabekk File:Stabekk stasjon.JPG, Stabekk railway station File:Baerum Stabekk Skole IMG 9732.JPG, Stabekk Primary School File:Stabekk nordraaks vei IMG 7882.jpg, Street in Stabekk

References

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