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Hobøl
Hobøl was a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Elvestad. Hobøl is situated about southeast of Oslo. The parish of ''Haabøl'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The largest village in Hobøl was Tomter, whose railway station is served by Eastern Østfold Line. Other villages in the municipality were Knapstad, Ringvoll, and the middle part of the municipality which is called Hobøl. Hobøl was suggested as the replacement site for a new airport to replace Fornebu, and in 1972 the Norwegian parliament voted to build it there. The 1973 oil crisis postponed that plan, and the new airport was finally built at Gardermoen, north of Oslo. General information Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Hobøl'' farm (Old Norse: ''Hóbœli''), since the first church was built here. The first element is ''hór'' or ''hár'' meaning "high". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvestad
Elvestad is a well-known traffic junction area and a village in the Hobøl municipality in the Østfold county, Norway. It is where the "Riksvei" ( country road route) 120 and Europe Way (European route) E18 cross each other. Riksvei 120 goes between Gardermoen airport via Gjerdrum municipality (and then Lillestrøm City) in the Akershus county and Moss City in the Østfold county. Elvestad is the administrative centre of Hobøl municipality (even if it is the least populus centre in ''Hobøl''), because the municipality house is placed just by the intersection area of the national main routes ''E18'' / ''Riksvei'' 120. Elvestad is host to the municipality administration and an Asylum-Seeker Centre. Topographically it is situated in a small valley that is around two kilometers wide at the widest point. Municipality Hobøl is one of 10 municipalities which, due to their geographical placement miles away from the fjord / coast line, can be put into the area of Indre Øst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hobølelva
Hobølelva is a river rising in Sværsvann in Oslo, until joining Lake Vansjø in Østfold. Hobølelva is the largest of the four tributaries of Vansjø, and flows into Vansjø at an average of . Rivers of Oslo Rivers of Norway {{Norway-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardermoen
Oslo Airport () , alternatively referred to as Oslo Gardermoen Airport or simply Gardermoen, is an international airport serving Oslo, the capital and most populous city of Norway. The airport is the second largest in Scandinavia and the Nordics. A hub for Scandinavian Airlines and an operating base for Norwegian Air Shuttle, Norse Atlantic Airways and Widerøe. In 2025, it is connected to 31 domestic and 164 international destinations. The airport is located northeast of Oslo, at Gardermoen at the border of municipalities Nannestad and Ullensaker, in Akershus county. It has two parallel roughly north–south runways measuring and and 71 aircraft stands, of which 50 have jet bridges. The airport is connected to the city center by the high-speed railway Gardermoen Line served by mainline trains and Flytoget. The percentage of passengers using public transport to get to and from the airport is one of the highest in the world at nearly 70%. The ground facilities are owned by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomter
Tomter is a village in Indre Østfold municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway. As of 2022, Tomter has 2108 inhabitants. It is the largest village in the former Hobøl municipality, now part of Indre Østfold. Tomter is situated approximately 40 kilometres south of Norway's capital, Oslo, and approximately 15 kilometres northwest of the biggest city in Indre Østfold, Askim. Oslo is easily reached with a 27 minute train ride from Tomter Station. Tomter is one of five villages and cities in Indre Østfold municipality. The others being: Spydeberg, Skjønhaug, Mysen and Askim. Tomter's population has been increasing heavily the last few years, because of its close proximity to the capital, and train station. Because of this, there is always a lot of construction and development all over the town. Since 2012, Tomter's population has increased with almost 500. Availability Tomter Station has connections to the cities of Oslo, Ski, Askim, and Mysen, all part of The Østfold Line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knapstad
Knapstad is a village in the municipality of Hobøl, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of .... Its population (2005) is 1,133, of which 78 people live within the border of the neighboring municipality Spydeberg. Villages in Østfold Hobøl {{Østfold-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Østfold Line
The Eastern Østfold Line () is a railway line which runs between Ski, Norway, Ski and Sarpsborg. It follows a more eastern route than the Østfold Line, with which it adjoins at both Ski Station and Sarpsborg Station, serving the Indre Østfold district. The line is single track (rail), single track and railway electrification system, electrified. The Eastern Line serves the hourly R22 services of the Oslo Commuter Rail, operated by Vy. There is no regular traffic south of Rakkestad Station, although the line can be used for freight trains when the Western Line is closed. The line was built at the same time as the Østfold Line, but opened three years later, on 24 November 1882. Stations were designed by Balthazar Lange. The Eastern Line has always featured fewer trains and had a lower standard. The line was electrified in 1958. It became the first line in Norway to feature the European Rail Traffic Management System, becoming operational in 2015. Route The Eastern Østfold Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
