Lommedalen is a picturesque, rural community in a small valley in Bærum

Bærum

is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....

 municipality, in the county of Akershus

Akershus

- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...

, Norway

Norway

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. The population is about 3000 people. Its name is derived from the river Lomma, which, after joining with Isielva, forms Sandvikselva. Another explantion of the name, is by the bird "Lom", which used to live in the area. Lommedalen is located about 4 kilometers north of Bærums Verk

Bærums Verk

Bærums Verk is a village in Bærum in Akershus, Norway, with a population of about 8000. It is located on both sides of the river Lomma.-History:...

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Lommedalen includes wooded areas, some agricultural land, and residential zones. It includes parts of the forest area Krokskogen

Krokskogen

Krokskogen is a wooden area of around 300 square kilometres, a part of Oslomarka area in Oslo, the capital of Norway, and the neighbour municipalities Ringerike, Hole and Bærum. The old road through Krokskogen was part of the King's Road from Oslo to Bergen, opened in 1805....

. The river Lomma runs through the valley. The lake Burudvannet, which is a popular bathing place, is also located in the area. A forest road from Lommedalen goes to Hole

Hole, Norway

Hole is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Ringerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vik. Hole is located around lake Tyrifjorden and extends to the woodland around Oslo...

 in Buskerud

Buskerud

is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...

. The pilgrim road to Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim

Trondheim

Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

 passed through Lommedalen in medieval times and was recently resurrected in celebration of the 1000-year anniversary of Trondheim in 1997.

Lommedalen is a popular area for skiing

Skiing

Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....

 and slalom

Slalom skiing

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 in winter time and horse back riding in summer time. It is also home to two golf courses, Lommedalen Golf Club and Bærum Golf Club.

People associated with Lommedalen

• Magnus Carlsen
  Magnus Carlsen
  Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen is a Norwegian chess Grandmaster and chess prodigy who is currently the number-one ranked player in the world. In January 2010 he became the seventh player ranked number one in the world on the official FIDE rating list...
  
   (b. 1990), one of the world's best chess
  Chess
  Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
  
   players, grew up in Lommedalen.
• Narve Bonna
  Narve Bonna
  Narve Bonna was a Norwegian ski jumper.Born in Bærum, Bonna won the first Olympic ski jumping silver medal at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix.-External links:...
  
  , Norwegian ski jumper.
• Thomas Rogne
  Thomas Rogne
  Thomas Rogne is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Celtic and the Norway under-21 side.-Stabæk:Rogne started his career with Norwegian club Stabæk. He missed the entire 2008 season after tearing the anterior cruiciate ligament in his knee in a pre-season friendly against Russian...
  
  , (b. 1990) Norwegian football (soccer) player who at current time plays for Glasgow Celtic, Scotland.