Ånebyleiren
Ånebyleiren was the first German prison camp in the Oslo area, and the second in Norway after Ulven near Bergen. Six barracks were built on stilts from the autumn of 1940 to the spring of 1941.- Type: Memorial
- Description: nazi prison camp in Norway
- Also known as: “TIL MINNE OM ANEBY-LEIREN 1941”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hakadal Church and Åneby Station.
Hakadal Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hakadal Church is situated 1 km northeast of Ånebyleiren.
Åneby Station
Railway station
Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Åneby Station is a railway station on the Gjøvik Line at Nittedal in Akershus, Norway. The station was opened in 1905 as a stop, three years after the line's opening in 1902. Åneby Station is situated 1½ km south of Ånebyleiren.
Åneby
Residential area
Åneby is a village in the municipality of Nittedal, Norway. Its population in 2006 was 1,356. Åneby is situated 1½ km south of Ånebyleiren.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rotnes and Grønlundfjellet.
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 4½ km south of Ånebyleiren.
Grønlundfjellet
Quarter
Photo: TommyG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grønlundfjellet is a village in the municipality of Gjerdrum, Norway. Its population was 2,174. Grønlundfjellet is situated 8 km east of Ånebyleiren.
Ask
Village
Photo: TommyG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ask is the administrative centre of Gjerdrum municipality, Norway. It is around 20 km north-east of Oslo. Its population is 6,890 as of 2020. Ask contains a community centre, schools, kindergartens, a training centre, shops, a pub, restaurants and hotel, according to public information. Ask is situated 10 km east of Ånebyleiren.
Ånebyleiren
- Categories: prisoner-of-war camp, internment camp, and historic site
- Location: Nittedal, Akershus, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.10071° or 60° 6′ 3″ northLongitude
10.86576° or 10° 51′ 57″ eastOpen location code
9FGG4V28+78OpenStreetMap ID
node 9826568982OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q20113254
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Bokmål—“Ånebyleiren” goes by many names.
- German: “Ånebylager”
- German: “Ånebyleiren”
- German: “Häftlingslager Åneby”
- German: “Lager Åneby”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ånebyleiren”
- Norwegian: “Ånebyleiren”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hakadal and Kirkeby skole.
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