Hestemyrene

Hestemyrene is a marsh in Asker, Akershus. Hestemyrene is situated nearby to the hamlet Rød, as well as near the quarter Fuglebakk.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Filtvet Church and Statkraft osmotic power prototype in Hurum.

Filtvet Church

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Filtvet Church is situated 3½ km east of Hestemyrene.

Statkraft osmotic power prototype in Hurum

Industrial building

Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Statkraft osmotic power prototype is the world's first osmotic power plant, based on the energy of osmosis. The power plant is run by Statkraft. The power plant is located at Tofte in Hurum, Norway, with rooms at the factory area at Södra Cell Tofte cellulose factory. Statkraft osmotic power prototype in Hurum is situated 3 km southeast of Hestemyrene.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hvitsten and Ramme Gaard.

Hvitsten

Hamlet

Photo: Colliekar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hvitsten is a former town in Akershus county, Norway, located between Drøbak and Son. It is the smallest town that has ever existed in Norway: In 1951 it had 76 inhabitants, and an area of just 0.07 km2. Hvitsten is situated 8 km northeast of Hestemyrene.

Ramme Gaard

Hamlet

Photo: Øyvind, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ramme Gaard is an organic farm and country estate located by the Oslofjord, just north of Hvitsten in the Vestby municipality of Akershus, Norway. Ramme Gaard was previously owned by billionaire philanthropist Petter Olsen. Ramme Gaard is situated 8 km northeast of Hestemyrene.

Svelvik

Town

Photo: Jlundqvi, CC BY 3.0.

Svelvik is a town in Drammen Municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The town is located along the west shore of the Drammensfjorden, about 20 kilometres to the southeast of the town of Drammen and about 8 kilometres north of the village of Berger. Svelvik is situated 9 km northwest of Hestemyrene.

Hestemyrene

Type: Marsh
Category: body of water
Location: Asker, Akershus, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.56766° or 59° 34′ 4″ north

Longitude

10.53328° or 10° 31′ 60″ east

Elevation

212 metres (696 feet)

Open location code

9FFGHG9M+38

GeoNames ID

9585060

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Norwegian: “Hestemyrene”

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