Lysaker
Sign in to saveLysaker is an area in Bærum Municipality, Akershus County, Norway. Lysaker is the easternmost part of Bærum and borders Oslo proper. Lysaker was initially a farming community, later becoming a residential area. Today it is primarily known as a business and trade area, and a public transport hub. It is considered part of Stor-Oslo (Greater Oslo), and is home to offices of numerous domestic and international businesses.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Lysaker
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Granfos from bridge over Lysakerelven.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Sections of Lysaker viewed from the bridge over Granfossen, Lysaker
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Norway
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Østlandet
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Akershus
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Bærum Municipality
- Image
- Granfos from bridge over Lysakerelven.jpg
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- Geographical location
- History
- Economy
- Transport
- Notable people
- References
Lysaker is an area in Bærum Municipality, Akershus County, Norway. Lysaker is the easternmost part of Bærum and borders Oslo proper. Lysaker was initially a farming community, later becoming a residential area. Today it is primarily known as a business and trade area, and a public transport hub. It is considered part of Stor-Oslo (Greater Oslo), and is home to offices of numerous domestic and international businesses.
== Geographical location == Lysaker is located where a stream, Lysakerelva, empties into Lysakerfjorden—a branch of the Oslofjorden. This stream is the western border of Oslo proper.