Fetsund Booms

The Fetsund Booms are a Norwegian national cultural heritage monument, log driving museum, and wetland center at the outlet of the Glomma River into Lake Øyeren in Lillestrøm municipality in Akershus county.

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Type: Park
Description: Norwegian national cultural heritage site
Also known as: “Fetsund Lenser”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fetsund Station and New Fetsund Bridge.

Fetsund Station

Railway station

Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fetsund Station is a railway station located in Fetsund in Fet, Norway on Kongsvinger Line. The station was built as part of the Kongsvinger Line in 1862. Fetsund Station is situated 1 km northeast of Fetsund Booms.

New Fetsund Bridge

Bridge

The New Fetsund Bridge is a road bridge on Norwegian National Road 22 that crosses the Glomma River at Fetsund in the municipality of Lillestrøm in Akershus county, Norway. New Fetsund Bridge is situated 650 metres northeast of Fetsund Booms.

Fetsund Battery

Fort

Photo: KjellG, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Fetsund Battery is an artillery battery in Fetsund in Akershus county, Norway. Locally, the battery is also known as Vilbergfestningen 'the Vilberg fortress'. Fetsund Battery is situated 1 km north of Fetsund Booms.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lillestrøm and Kjeller.

Lillestrøm

Town

Photo: Skvattram, Public domain.

Lillestrøm is a town located some 18 km east-northeast of Oslo, the capital city of Norway. With a population of 14,379 inhabitants, it is the administrative centre of Lillestrøm Municipality in Akershus County, and lies within the traditional district of Romerike. Lillestrøm is situated 7 km northwest of Fetsund Booms.

Kjeller

Village

Photo: Anders Beer Wilse, Public domain.

Kjeller is a village located near Lillestrøm in the municipality of Lillestrøm, Norway. It is located 25 kilometers north-east of Oslo. Kjeller is situated 8 km northwest of Fetsund Booms.

Strømmen

Village

Photo: Anders Beer Wilse, Public domain.

Strømmen is a town in Lillestrøm municipality, Akershus county, Norway. It is about twenty kilometers east of Oslo, and considered part of Greater Oslo. Strømmen is situated 9 km west of Fetsund Booms.

Fetsund Booms

Categories: cultural property, museum, and recreation area
Location: Lillestrøm, Akershus, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.92112° or 59° 55′ 16″ north

Longitude

11.15284° or 11° 9′ 10″ east

Open location code

9FFHW5C3+C4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 554610213

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q11968776

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Fetsund Booms” goes by many names.

Basque: “Fetsund boomak”
German: “Fetsund Lenser”
German: “Fetsunder Gestöre”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Fetsund Lenser”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fetsund Lenser”
Norwegian: “Fetsund Lenser”
Swedish: “Fetsund lenser”

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