Jar, Norway
Jar, Norway | |
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Village | |
A view Jar and Ullern | |
Jar, Norway Location in Akershus | |
| Coordinates: 59°55′N 10°36′E / 59.917°N 10.600°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Østlandet |
| County | Akershus |
| District | Asker og Bærum |
| Municipality | Bærum |
| Jar farm | 1413 (612 years ago) |
| Residential areas | 1923 (102 years ago) |
| Jar stasjon | 1 June 1924 (101 years ago) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.795 km2 (1.079 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Population (2025[1]) | |
• Total | 7,271 |
| • Density | 2,601/km2 (6,740/sq mi) |
| Estimate | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | |
Jar is a district in the municipality of Bærum, Norway. Its annual population change (2020 - 2025), was 1.1%.
It is served by the Jar rail station on the Kolsås Line.
Etymology
The name "Jar" comes, like Jæren, from old norse Jaðarr, meaning "edge". It's named this because it's at the edge of the deep valley of Lysakerelven.
Famous people from Jar
- Andreas Prestmo - musician
- Jon Larsen - musician, composer, visual artist, researcher
- Per Frydenlund - musician
- Svein Aarbostad - musician
- Anders Beer Wilse - photographer
- Aleksander Hetland - swimmer
- Aleksander Aamodt Kilde - alpinist
Education
The main school at Jar is Jar skole, opened in 1926. It had 590 students in 2018.[4]
References
- ^ "City Population".
- ^ Erik, Bolstad (2025-01-21). "Erik Bolstad".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Erik, Bolstad (2025-01-21). "Erik Bolstad".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Udir". Archived from the original on 2019-01-11.