Kirkeby

Kirkeby is a hamlet in Nittedal, Akershus. Kirkeby is situated nearby to the hamlet Bliksrud, as well as near the neighborhood Tøyenberget.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hakadal Church and Ånebyleiren.

Ånebyleiren

Memorial

Ånebyleiren was the first German prison camp in the Oslo area, and the second in Norway after Ulven near Bergen. Six barracks were built on stilts from the autumn of 1940 to the spring of 1941.

Åneby Station

Railway station

Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Åneby Station is a railway station on the Gjøvik Line at Nittedal in Akershus, Norway. The station was opened in 1905 as a stop, three years after the line's opening in 1902.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rotnes and Grønlundfjellet.

Rotnes

Village

Photo: Punkmorten, Public domain.

Rotnes is the administrative centre of Nittedal municipality, Norway. Its population is 20 939. It is located by the Norwegian National Road 4. Rotnes is situated 5 km south of Kirkeby.

Grønlundfjellet

Quarter

Photo: TommyG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grønlundfjellet is a village in the municipality of Gjerdrum, Norway. Its population was 2,174. Grønlundfjellet is situated 7 km southeast of Kirkeby.

Ask is the administrative centre of Gjerdrum municipality, Norway. It is around 20 km north-east of Oslo. Its population is 6,890 as of 2020. Ask contains a community centre, schools, kindergartens, a training centre, shops, a pub, restaurants and hotel, according to public information. Ask is situated 9 km southeast of Kirkeby.

Kirkeby

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Nittedal, Akershus, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.10538° or 60° 6′ 19″ north

Longitude

10.88101° or 10° 52′ 52″ east

Elevation

160 metres (525 feet)

Open location code

9FGG4V4J+5C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9679173881

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

3150265

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