Stovner (station)

Fossum Church is a church center at Stovner in Oslo, Norway. The church was designed by the architectural firm Anker & Hølaas and created by Selvaagbygg. The church was consecrated in september 1976. Fossum church has 200 seats in the ship and 400 in the side rooms. The altar decoration was created by Zdenka Rusova in 1976, a brass cross on a painted surface with flame pattern. On the side walls are twelve images with motifs from life of Jesus, created by Ewa Calber Westelius in 1996.The church organ with 19 voices from 1991, from Ryde & Berg is said to be among Oslo's best.The church bells are placed in the separate bell tower next to the church. There are 12 bells in the carillon. The bells were cast at Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry in 1976.Fossum Church is listed by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.

Stovner is a borough located to the far north east of the city of Oslo, Norway. Historically, Stovner was the name of a farm in the municipal borough "Østre Aker". Østre Aker merged with Oslo in 1948, both instigated and followed by a massive expansion of the city settlement. Today's Stovner borough is constructed atop the home fields of the Stovner farm, the first record of which dates back to the 14th century, as well as on the fields of several other farms that were situated in the area covered by the borough. The bulk of the modern high-rise structures were built by Selvaag and completed in the first half of the 1970s, together with several schools, a subway line into central Oslo, and an administrative center for the borough. The last three stations of Grorudbanen — Rommen, Stovner and Vestli — are in the Stovner borough. Stovner is the borough in Oslo and Norway with the highest density of immigrants. The proportion of newborns with an immigrant background was per. 2017 at 80%[1].

Stovner Church is a church center in Oslo, Norway.The church was consecrated in 1979. It has 210 seats in the church room and 250 in the congregation hall, as well as a church hall and a baptismal room furnished respectively for 40 and 60 people. Sliding doors allow these rooms to be joined together. There is also a vestibule for socializing. The altarpiece in the church room is a bronze relief depicting the Ascension of Christ, created by Nina Sundbye in 1979. It is located a piece up on the foundation wall behind the altar. The pulpit and the baptismal font are both designed by the architect. Three tapestries by Rigmor Bové are from 1993. The church organ is from 1981 and was built by Jehmlich Orgelbau in Dresden, Germany. The two church bells are cast by Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry and hang in a separate bell tower.Stovner Church is listed by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.

Vestli is a subway station on Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro. It is the last station on the line and comes after Stovner. The station is located in the Stovner borough. The station opened 21 December 1975. The station has a small depot for subway carriages beyond the platforms. The area around Vestli, the northernmost neighborhood of Stovner, is residential. Like the station at Stovner, Vestli is located beneath some shops, though not as large as the shopping centre at Stovner.

Høybråten Station (Norwegian: Høybråten stasjon) is a railway station located at Høybråten in Oslo, Norway, on the Trunk Line. Situated 13.09 kilometers (8.13 mi) from Oslo Central Station, it consists of two side platforms along a double tracked line and a disused station building. Høybråten is served by the L1 line of the Norwegian State Railways's Oslo Commuter Rail. Its station is the second in Oslo's Tram network, the first being Rødby station, which was built in the late 1800s. Trunk lines were once the main railway network in Scandinavia, providing transportation throughout Scandinavia. In 1863 Trunk Line Norway was founded, in place of the non-existent Board of Railways, which was found wanting in providing rural- and mountainous-only railways. The station opened as Høibråten on 20 October 1921, following the establishment of a residential area the previous decade and a half. It received a wooden station building designed by Gudmund Hoel. From 1927 it also had electric traction and all local trains started to stop at the station. It took its current name the following year. Høybråten remained staffed until 1967.

Rommen is a Norwegian Oslo Metro station on Grorud Line between Romsås and Stovner, 13 km from Stortinget. It is located immediately east of the entrance to the tunnel which runs under the Romsås hill. The station was opened 13 March 1974 and was the end stop for the Grorud Line until it was extended to Stovner on 18 August the same year. Rommen is located in a fairly industrial area, near industries such as the brush manufacturer Jordan AS. Also near the station is Grorud Fire Station.

Haugenstua Station (Norwegian: Haugenstua holdeplass) is a railway station on the Trunk Line located in the Haugenstua neighborhood of Oslo, Norway. Situated 12.09 kilometers (7.51 mi) from Oslo Central Station, it consists of two side platforms along a double tracked line and a disused station building. Haugenstua is served by the L1 line of the Norwegian State Railways's Oslo Commuter Rail. The station was opened on 1 December 1937 and received a major renovation in 2007. It has about 3,200 daily passengers.

Høybråten is a residential area in the north-eastern part (Stovner bydel) of Norway's capital Oslo. Høybråten has its own church, schools and railway station.

Høybråten Church (Norwegian: Høybråten kirke) is a church dating from 1932 in Oslo, Norway. It was originally a burial chapel at a cemetery which was consecrated in 1929. However, the church was later rebuilt in 1932, and in 1966 it attained the status of a parish church. One of the largest cemeteries in Oslo still surrounds the church. The bell tower is located in the middle of the ridge turret. The church bells are produced by Olsen Nauen bell foundry in Tønsberg. The altarpiece is a mosaic that was created in 1955 by Per Vigeland. The church organ at the organ loft is made by Jørgensens Orgelfabrikk (1974). By the church is a memorial of local casualties during World War II, created by Dagfinn Hermansen and unveiled in 1947. Høybråten Parish House was built near the church, and was finished before Christmas 2002.Høybråten Church is a heritage site and is registered in the Cultural Heritage monument data base of Norway.

Ellingsrud Church is a church center in Oslo, Norway. Ellingsrud Church was consecrated in 1981. The church was built according to drawings by architect Erik Anker. The altarpiece is painted by Ingjerd Pettersen-Hagh. The altarpiece is divided into three parts, and has a painting depicting the women at the grave of Christ, the risen Christ and Christ washing the disciples' feet. The church organ has 17 voices, made by Ryde & Berg in 1994. The church bells in a separate bell tower from Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry were made in 1981. There are 12 bells in the carillon, of which the two largest are also used for regular ringing.In the building is also a parish hall and the church's offices. In the basement of the church is the "Culture Cellar", an exhibition and sale for local artists and craftsmen.

The Grorud Valley (Norwegian: Groruddalen) is a valley and urban area or suburb in the northeastern part of Oslo, the capital of Norway. Four of Oslo's boroughs lie within the Grorud Valley; Bjerke to the west, Alna to the south, Grorud to the north, and Stovner to the east. The name Groruddalen has been in use at least since the mid-19th century. The current use of the name Groruddalen was coined in 1960 to describe the area covered by the local newspaper Akers Avis Groruddalen, until then named Akers avis. Before 1960, this area was known as Akersdalen, whilst the name Groruddalen was user for the river valley from lake Alnsjøen along Alna River to Bryn.The population of the Grorud Valley is around 140,000 (approximately a fifth of the population of Oslo). The main population centers are on the valley sides, close to the forest of Lillomarka and Østmarka. The valley basin has fewer houses but a fair amount of industry. Thanks to large scale urbanization throughout the valley in the 1960s and 1970s, it was transformed from agricultural to suburbian landscape. Generally the neighborhoods are well maintained and there are recreational facilities and open spaces in the Grorud Valley.The Grorud Valley is served by several motorways and rail lines running along the valley. In the south of the valley is the European route E6 highway and the subway line Furusetbanen. The central valley is served by Norwegian Route 163 (Østre Aker vei) as well as Hovedbanen rail line. The north side is served by Norwegian Route 4 (Trondheimsveien) and the subway line Grorudbanen.

Gjelleråsen is an area which constitutes part of Oslomarka outside Oslo, Norway.The area is bordered by Skedsmo to the east and Nittedal to the north. There are many historic roads running through the area, and two modern highways, Norwegian National Road 4 to the north, and European route E6 to the south.The village of Gjelleråsen is known as a stopping point on Trondheimsveien, where Norwegian National Road 4 (Rv4) and join Norwegian National Road 22 (Rv22). Hagantunnelen on Norwegian National Road 4 starts at Gjelleråsen and at comes out at Slattum, where Norwegian National Road 4 runs north to Nittedal.The headquarters of Ringnes lies in Gjelleråsen. There is also the headquarters of Diplom-Is and the head office of Würth Norge. In the south of the area, towards Skedsmo, is the former Lahaugmoen military base. This was used as a historical stopping point for invasions, including that led by King Karl XII in 1716.The name of Gjelleråsen may come from Gjølluraas, or Gjoleid, which means "windy area", or from Gjøl - Gjel, which describes an inlet close to the road in the area. It may also come from the verb Gjalla, a sound as from an echo.