| Sarabråten | |
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 Sarabråten in the 1880s. The building no longer exists | |
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| Type | Recreational area |
| Location | Østmarka |
| Nearest city | Oslo |
| Coordinates | 59°53′30″N 10°52′44″E / 59.8918°N 10.8788°E |
| Operated by | Oslo municipality |
Sarabråten is an area near the lake Nøklevann in Østmarka, Oslo, Norway.
Now a recreational area, it was owned by Thomas Johannessen Heftye and his descendants from 1856 to 1911, and after that by Oslo municipality. [1] It was first recorded under the name Jørgensrud in 1578, when owned by the Diocese of Oslo. [2] A ski jumping hill was located here earlier. [1]
Sarabråten has a memorial of Christian Dons, [1] founder of the Scout Movement in Norway, as well as a memorial raised in 1946 of nine WWII resistance members. [2]
References
- ^ a b c Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Sarabråten". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Speech by the Mayor of Oslo, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Sarabråten memorial" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo municipality. 7 June 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
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| Sarabråten | |
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Sarabråten in the 1880s. The building no longer exists | |
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| |
| Type | Recreational area |
| Location | Østmarka |
| Nearest city | Oslo |
| Coordinates | 59°53′30″N 10°52′44″E / 59.8918°N 10.8788°E |
| Operated by | Oslo municipality |
Sarabråten is an area near the lake Nøklevann in Østmarka, Oslo, Norway.
Now a recreational area, it was owned by Thomas Johannessen Heftye and his descendants from 1856 to 1911, and after that by Oslo municipality. [1] It was first recorded under the name Jørgensrud in 1578, when owned by the Diocese of Oslo. [2] A ski jumping hill was located here earlier. [1]
Sarabråten has a memorial of Christian Dons, [1] founder of the Scout Movement in Norway, as well as a memorial raised in 1946 of nine WWII resistance members. [2]
References
- ^ a b c Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Sarabråten". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Speech by the Mayor of Oslo, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Sarabråten memorial" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo municipality. 7 June 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
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