Jar

Jar is a district in the municipality of , . Its annual population change, was 1.1%. It is served by the Jar rail station on the Kolsås Line.
Wikipedia
Photo: Punkmorten, Public domain.
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: settlement in Bærum municipality, Norway
  • Also known as: “Jar, Norway”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jar station and Jar Church.

Metro station
Photo: Tommeh72, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jar is a station served both by the Oslo Metro and the Oslo Tramway located in , just west of Lysakerelva which divides Oslo and Bærum. The track is shared, the tram line joins with the rapid transit line on the Oslo side of the river.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Shopping center
Photo: Kjetil r, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a shopping centre in , . It has 78 outlets, and mainly serves western Oslo as well as eastern . It was opened in 1989.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lilleaker and Bekkestua.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood and industrial site in , , Norway. It is located east of the river Lysakerelva. The area is named after the farm.

Village
is a town in the municipality of , , with a busy bus terminal and a on one of 's westbound T-bane lines, Kolsåsbanen. It also has its own library, police station and fire station.

Suburb
Photo: Punkmorten, Public domain.
is a suburban centre in the municipality of , , west of . It is predominantly a residential area, with many residents commuting to Oslo.

Jar

Latitude
59.92412° or 59° 55′ 27″ north
Longitude
10.61807° or 10° 37′ 5″ east
Elevation
63 metres (207 feet)
Open location code
9FFGWJF9+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3942097974
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3150915
Wiki­data ID
Q4579207
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Satellite Map

Discover Jar from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Jar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “يار”
  • Catalan: “Jar”
  • Cebuano: “Jar, Norway”
  • Cebuano: “Jar”
  • Danish: “Jar”
  • Dutch: “Jar”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “يار”
  • Faroese: “Jar”
  • French: “Jar”
  • German: “Jar”
  • Icelandic: “Jar”
  • Irish: “Jar”
  • Japanese: “ヤール”
  • Javanese: “Jar, Norway”
  • Javanese: “Jar”
  • Kalaallisut: “Jar”
  • Malay: “Jar, Norway”
  • Malay: “Jar”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jar”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jar i Bærum”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jar”
  • Norwegian: “Jar”
  • Swedish: “Jar”
  • Urdu: “جار، ناروے”

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