Kjøya
Kjøya is a village in Ås, Akershus, Norway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Østlandet, Norway
- Also known as: “Kjoya”, “Kjøye”, and “Øvre Køya”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tusenfryd and SpeedMonster.
Tusenfryd
Theme park
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Tusenfryd is an amusement park at Vinterbro, Norway. The park is located 20 kilometers south of Oslo. Two of the longest motorway corridors in Norway, E6 and E18, meet nearby Tusenfryd and the park is located on the west side near where they meet. Tusenfryd is situated 2½ km east of Kjøya.
SpeedMonster
Roller coaster
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SpeedMonster is a launched roller coaster located at the Norwegian theme park, Tusenfryd. Built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin, the ride opened in 2006 and features a rare element known as a "Norwegian Loop". SpeedMonster is situated 3 km east of Kjøya.
Thundercoaster
Roller coaster
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Thundercoaster is a wooden roller coaster located at TusenFryd in Vinterbro, Norway. Manufactured by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma, it opened on 1 May 2001 and features a drop of 32 metres, a maximum speed of 93 kilometres per hour, and a track length of 950 metres. Thundercoaster is situated 3 km east of Kjøya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bomannsvik and Langhus.
Bomannsvik
Quarter
Bomannsvik is a village in Akershus, Norway, situated at the shore of Bunnefjorden in the municipality of Nesodden. The village is most well known for being very similar to a village from the 2011 video game Minecraft. Bomannsvik is situated 4½ km north of Kjøya.
Langhus
Village
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Langhus is a suburban area in the municipality of Nordre Follo in Akershus, Norway. With a population of about 13,000, Langhus includes the local areas of Bøleråsen, Vevelstad and Langhus. Langhus is situated 6 km east of Kjøya.
Ski
Photo: logopop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ski is a town and former municipality in the new municipality of Nordre Follo Municipality in the greater region Follo, in Akershus county, Norway. Ski is the most populous and largest town in Follo, and serves as the de facto municipality center of Nordre Follo.
Kjøya
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Ås, Akershus, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.75386° or 59° 45′ 14″ northLongitude
10.72996° or 10° 43′ 48″ eastElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
9FFGQP3H+GXOpenStreetMap ID
node 6461820604OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Kjøya” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kjøya”
- Danish: “Kjøya”
- Dutch: “Kjøya”
- French: “Kjøya”
- Irish: “Kjøya”
- Javanese: “Kjøya”
- Malay: “Kjøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kjøya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kjøya”
- Norwegian: “Kjøya”
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