Snippen

Snippen is a hamlet in Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Innlandet. Snippen is situated nearby to the locality Lauvlund, as well as near Lurhølet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Snippen Station and Movatn Station.

Snippen Station

Railway stop

Photo: Chell Hill, CC BY 2.5.

Snippen Station is an unstaffed stop on the Gjøvik Line with the address Greveveien in Maridalen, Oslo, Norway. The station is located a little over 17.5 km from Oslo Central Station between Sandermosen Station and Movatn Station and was opened in 1934.

Movatn Station

Railway station

Photo: Chell Hill, CC BY 2.5.

Movatn Station is an unstaffed railway station on the Gjøvik Line at Movatn in Maridalen, Oslo, Norway. The station is located about 19 km from Oslo S between Snippen Station and Nittedal Station and was first opened in 1900 as a crossing track, two years ahead of the opening of Gjøvikbanen.

Slåttmyra

Nature reserve

Photo: Hebue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Slåttmyra is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rotnes and Kjelsås.

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 northeast of Snippen.

Kjelsås

Suburb

Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kjelsås, sometimes called Kjelsaas, is one of the northern neighbourhoods of Oslo situated in Nordre Aker, the northern borough of Oslo, Norway. Kjelsås is situated 7 km south of Snippen.

Korsvoll

Suburb

Korsvoll is an area in the borough Nordre Aker in Oslo, Norway. The area is located between the areas Brekke and Nordberg, northwest of the old industrial area Nydalen. Korsvoll is situated 8 km south of Snippen.

Snippen

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Oslo region, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.02534° or 60° 1′ 31″ north

Longitude

10.80859° or 10° 48′ 31″ east

Elevation

400 metres (1,312 feet)

Open location code

9FGG2RG5+4C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7909978527

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

9443748

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Norwegian: “Snippen”

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