Bjerkebanen, often simply called Bjerke, is a neighborhood in the

Økern Økern was a farm in the former municipality of Aker, Norway, and is currently a district in the borough of Bjerke in the city of Oslo. It includes the neighborhoods of Refstad, Risløkka, Brobekk, Nordre Hovin, Aker Sykehus, Bjerkebanen, and ...

district of the Bjerke borough in northeastern

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

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. It lies in the

Grorud Valley The Grorud Valley () is a valley and urban area or suburb in the northeastern part of Oslo, the capital of Norway. Four of Oslo's boroughs lie within the Grorud Valley; Bjerke to the west, Alna to the south, Grorud to the north, and Stovner to ...

. The area is dominated by the Bjerke Race Track, a harness racing track (established in 1928), with its stadium building, stable building, and a large parking lot. The area is bordered by the Refstad neighborhood to the west and Brobekk to the east, and by Risløkka and Vollebekk to the south. The north side is bounded by

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and ''Trondheimsveien'' (Trondheim Street), separating the area from the

Årvoll Årvoll is a residential community situated in the Bjerke (borough), Bjerke district of Oslo, Norway. It was here that Anti-fascism, anti-Nazi activists Viggo Hansteen and Rolf Wickstrøm – the first two Norwegians to be executed by the Nazis d ...

neighborhood. Bjerkebanen mostly consists of residential buildings detached houses, townhouses, and small apartment buildings. ''Refstadveien'' (Refstad Street) and ''Økernveien'' (Økern Street) are the two largest streets in the area.

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