Østerås
Østerås is a village in Akershus, Norway. Østerås the west end station of the Oslo Metro line 2, which is also known as the Østerås metro line.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Punkmorten, Public domain.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Østlandet, Norway
- Also known as: “Osteras”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Østerås Church and Øvrevoll Galoppbane.
Øvrevoll Galoppbane
Stadium
Photo: Anders Beer Wilse, Public domain.
Øvrevoll Galoppbane is the only gallop racecourse in Norway It is located at Øvrevoll between Østerås, Jar and Eiksmarka in Bærum. It has both a turf track and an all-weather track.
Grini detention camp
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Grini prison camp was a Nazi concentration camp in Bærum, Norway, which operated between 1941 and May 1945. Ila Detention and Security Prison is now located here.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jar and Røa.
Jar
Suburb
Photo: Punkmorten, Public domain.
Jar is a district in the municipality of Bærum, Norway. Its annual population change, was 1.1%. It is served by the Jar rail station on the Kolsås Line.
Røa
Suburb
Røa is a neighbourhood and a former administrative borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. In 2004 the borough of Røa was merged with neighbouring Vinderen to become Vestre Aker borough.
Lilleaker
Suburb
Lilleaker is a neighbourhood and industrial site in Ullern, Oslo, Norway. It is located east of the river Lysakerelva. The area is named after the Lilleaker farm. Lilleaker is situated 3 km southeast of Østerås.
Østerås
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Bærum, Akershus, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.94296° or 59° 56′ 35″ northLongitude
10.60438° or 10° 36′ 16″ eastElevation
168 metres (551 feet)United Nations Location Code
NO OASOpen location code
9FFGWJV3+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 3942097971OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
9403910Wikidata ID
Q4575842
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