Sarabråten Explained

Sarabråten
Type:Recreational area
Location:Østmarka
Nearest City:Oslo
Coordinates:59.8918°N 10.8788°W
Operator: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,[3] founder of the Scout Movement in Norway, as well as a memorial raised in 1946 of nine WWII resistance members.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: 2007. Sarabråten. Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Henriksen, Petter. Norwegian. 9 April 2009.
  2. Web site: Speech by the Mayor of Oslo, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Sarabråten memorial. Oslo municipality. Norwegian. 7 June 2006. 13 March 2009.
  3. Encyclopedia: 2007. Sarabråten. Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Henriksen, Petter. Norwegian. 9 April 2009.