Hvalsmoen, former military camp in Ringerike

Ringerike

oskar er kjempe kulRingerike is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Ringerike...

, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

, to the north of Hønefoss

Hønefoss

Hønefoss is a city in Buskerud county, Norway, and the center of the municipality of Ringerike.In 1852, Hønefoss received town status and was separated from Norderhov. Hønefoss celebrated its 150th year of township in 2002...

. In spring 2005 the camp was sold to local investment firm Røysi Invest for 52 million kroner. The army's engineering regiment was based at Hvalsmoen.

There were formerly a total of three military camps around Hønefoss

Hønefoss

Hønefoss is a city in Buskerud county, Norway, and the center of the municipality of Ringerike.In 1852, Hønefoss received town status and was separated from Norderhov. Hønefoss celebrated its 150th year of township in 2002...

: Hvalsmoen, Helgelandsmoen

Helgelandsmoen

Helgelandsmoen is a village and site of an abandoned military camp in the municipality of Hole, Norway. Its population is 325, of which 53 people live within the border of the neighboring municipality Ringerike.-References:...

 and Eggemoen. All were closed on the 13th June 2001.