Harestua Station
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
During the 1940 German invasion of Norway , Harestua was the location of several skirmishes between German and Norwegian forces.[2]
Edcuation
Harestua 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 / 60.20222; 10.71417
Buildings
The Harestua Solar Observatory
The Harestua Solar Observatory is located nearby.
Sport
The 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]
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