Movatn

Movann is a lake at the northern end of the village of Sørbråten in Maridalen valley in Nordmarka, a forested part of Oslo, Norway. It has a train station on the Gjøvik Line. The population of Sørbråten is 317.[1]

Movann
Movann
Location in Norway
Coordinates: 60°2′24″N 10°48′24″E
CountryNorway
CountyOslo
DistrictMaridalen, Nordmarka
MunicipalityOslo
BoroughMarka
Area
  Total0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total316
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
0890 Oslo

The name

The lake is named after the old farm Mo (Norse Mór) in Nittedal. The name of the farm is identical with the word mór m 'moor, heath'. The last element is vann 'water, lake'.

The name of the lake has now the form Movann, that is Bokmål (compare Sognsvann). The name and form of the railway station, Movatn, is Nynorsk.

References

  1. Statistics Norway (2008). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2008". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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