Official Name: | Borgen |
Settlement Type: | Suburb of Asker County |
Pushpin Map: | Akershus |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Akershus |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Østlandet |
Subdivision Name2: | Akershus |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Borgen is a suburb located in the municipality of Asker, Norway. Located some 20 kilometers southwest of Oslo, Borgen has many different styles of residential areas, ranging from apartment complexes and semi-detached houses in the southern area of Borgen, to the villas of Borgen Skog.
There are two elementary schools, Rønningen Barneskole and Hagaløkka Barneskole, and a middle school, Borgen Ungdomsskole.
Mount Vardåsen offers downhill skiing in winter and during the rest of the year nice terrain for Orienteering.