Muren
Muren is a farm in Bærum, Akershus. Muren is situated nearby to the locality Vegmyr, as well as near Brunkollen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grini detention camp and Ila Detention and Security Prison.
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.
Ila Detention and Security Prison
Prison
Photo: Kjetil r, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ila prison and detention center is a high security prison in Ila in Bærum municipality in Akershus county, outside the capital city of Oslo in Norway. It is the national preventive detention facility for men in Norway, i.e. the prison for men serving preventive detention, Norway's maximum penalty.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Østerås and Lommedalen.
Østerås
Village
Photo: Punkmorten, Public domain.
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. Østerås is situated 4 km southeast of Muren.
Lommedalen
Suburb
Photo: GoogleMe, Public domain.
Lommedalen is a rural community in a small valley in Bærum municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. The population is about 3,000 people. Lommedalen valley opens up at Bærums Verk and runs about 5 kilometers to the north. Lommedalen is situated 4½ km west of Muren.
Bekkestua
Suburb
Bekkestua is a town in the municipality of Bærum, Norway, with a busy bus terminal and a station on one of Oslo's westbound T-bane lines, Kolsåsbanen. It also has its own library, police station and fire station. Bekkestua is situated 5 km southeast of Muren.
Muren
- Type: Farm
- Categories: residential area, locality, and agriculture
- Location: Bærum, Akershus, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.96062° or 59° 57′ 38″ northLongitude
10.54472° or 10° 32′ 41″ eastElevation
211 metres (692 feet)Open location code
9FFGXG6V+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 88700189OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=farmGeoNames ID
9495080
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“Muren” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Muren”
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