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
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.56766° or 59° 34′ 4″ northLongitude
10.53328° or 10° 31′ 60″ eastElevation
212 metres (696 feet)Open location code
9FFGHG9M+38GeoNames ID
9585060
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“Hestemyrene” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Hestemyrene”
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