Høybråten Explained

Høybråten
Settlement Type:	Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:	Norway
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom F
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Norway
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Norway
Subdivision Type1:	County
Subdivision Name1:	Oslo
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Groruddalen
Subdivision Type3:	Municipality
Subdivision Name3:	Oslo
Subdivision Type4:	Borough
Subdivision Name4:	Stovner^[1]
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Coordinates:	59.9461°N 10.9124°W
Postal Code Type:	Postal codes
Postal Code:	1084–1088

Høybråten is a residential area in the north-eastern part (Stovner bydel) of Norway's capital Oslo.^[2] Høybråten has its own church, schools and railway station.

As of 2024, the estimated population is 8076.^[3]

Sports

Høybråten Basketball Club (HBBK) won 16 Norwegian woman championships in basketball uninterrupted for 15 years (1981 to 1995), as well as in 1998. It earned them a place in the Guinness Book of Records. Høybråten og Stovner IL (HSIL) took the championship gold in cross-country relay race for women in 2003 and 2007, the first time with Kristin Stormer Steira on the team.

Noted people related to Høybråten

• Thor Gjermund Eriksen, former editor of Dagbladet (2003–06), now Director of Broadcasting in NRK
• Jon Knudsen, soccer keeper who debuted on the national men's team in 2008
• Odd Nordhoug, author and professor at the Norwegian School
• Orji Okoroafor, finalist in Idol (TV program) in 2003, actor and basketball player
• Afshan Rafiq, Right Politician, former MP and former member of the Oslo City Council

External links

• 100 years on Høybråten – anniversary of the first settlement
• Team-bonding on Høybråten – about Høybråten and Stovner ILs football
• Høybråten got dream school – see also: the finest school
• Høybråten has the nation's best post-in-shop

Notes and References

1. Web site: Befolkningen etter bydel, kjønn og aldersgrupper 1.1.2020 . 2020 . Municipality of Oslo . 29 April 2020 . Norwegian . 20 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200520222959/http://statistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no/webview/velocity?v=2&mode=cube&cube=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no%3A80%2Fobj%2FfCube%2FBe01-Befolkningen-etter-bydel-kjonn-og-alder-SSB_C1&study=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2FBe01-Befolkningen-etter-bydel-kjonn-og-alder-SSB . dead .
2. Web site: Nikel . David . 2021-01-14 . Discover the Districts of Oslo . 2024-07-30 . Life in Norway . en-US.
3. Web site: Høybråten (Statistical Area, Norway) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-07-30 . www.citypopulation.de.