Snarøya
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Snarøya is a populated peninsula in the inner Oslofjord
in Norway
. A suburb of Oslo
, administratively and geographically it belongs to Bærum
municipality in Akershus
county. It is located south of the districts Lysaker
, Lagåsen and Fornebu
, and has 2,940 inhabitants.
It is unclear when the island was first settled, but the manor
Snarøen is known from historical sources. In 1616 the manor was registered as crown land
, but it later became privately owned. It comprised the entire island.
The theologist Christian Kølle
, who owned the manor from 1770 and 1803, contributed to history as he published the topographical pamphlet Kort Beskrivelse over Snarøen, en liten Gaard ved Christiania in 1792. His daughter Catharine Hermine Kølle
, born at Snarøya, is known as the first female painter in Norway.
In 1867 the manor was bought by a Valentin Fürst, who transformed it into a sawmill. The sawmill was closed in 1907, and at the same time much of the surrounding land was parcelled out into lots for single-owner homes and cottages. In 1923 the manor itself was bought by Mario Caprino, father of the noted film director and writer Ivo Caprino
. In 1952 it was rebuilt into a film studio, Caprino Studios.
Snarøya formerly had its own library
, as a branch of the municipal public library service. This was discontinued on December 1988.
The local multi-sports team, Snarøya SK, was founded on 1 July 1920. It has sections for association football, bandy
and team handball
. It has two fields with artificial grass; one of which is turned into an ice field during the winter. The district also has a tennis
club, Snarøya TK, as well as a curling
club, Snarøya CC.
proportional representation
system with plural member constituencies. As such, the entire municipality is a single constituency. Snarøya is one of several sub-constituencies within the municipality, meaning that each sub-constituency has its own polling station
, for accessibility purposes.
In national elections, the sub-constituency Snarøya contributes towards the total vote in the county, not the municipality. Similarly, the party lists consist of candidates from different parts of the county.
The recent electoral results for Snarøya are as follows:
from 1939 until the airport was closed in 1998.
Snarøya is not accessible by railway, although a branch line
from the Lilleaker Line was proposed in 1919. Instead, it is served by bus, line 31 in the Greater Oslo transportation network. The bus service has been operated since 1921, and was the basis for the first permanent residential areas. Other than that, private cars are prevalent, though bicycles are also used. The peninsula is also accessible by boat.
Oslofjord
The Oslofjord is a bay in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the Torbjørnskjær and Færder lighthouses and down to Langesund in the south to Oslo in the north....
in 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...
. A suburb of Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, administratively and geographically it belongs to 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 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...
county. It is located south of the districts Lysaker
Lysaker
Lysaker is a section of and a postal code area of the Norwegian municipality of Bærum, just west of Oslo.Geographically, it is bordered by Lysakerelven on the east, which also forms the border to Oslo; Fornebu to the south; Stabekk to the west; and Jar to the north...
, Lagåsen and Fornebu
Fornebu
Fornebu is a peninsular area in the suburban municipality of Bærum in Norway, bordering western parts of Oslo.Oslo Airport, Fornebu served as the main airport for Oslo and the country since before WWII and until the evening of October 7, 1998, when it was closed down...
, and has 2,940 inhabitants.
History
Its name is derived from the word snar, meaning thicket or brushy terrain. The suffix -øya refers to the fact that the peninsula was an island until the nineteenth century.It is unclear when the island was first settled, but the manor
Manorialism
Manorialism, an essential element of feudal society, was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the Late Roman Empire, was widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe, and was slowly replaced by the advent of a money-based market...
Snarøen is known from historical sources. In 1616 the manor was registered as crown land
Crown land
In Commonwealth realms, Crown land is an area belonging to the monarch , the equivalent of an entailed estate that passed with the monarchy and could not be alienated from it....
, but it later became privately owned. It comprised the entire island.
The theologist Christian Kølle
Christian Kølle
-Background:He was born in Kristiania as a son of government official Jens Kølle and his wife Catharine Hermine Juell. He attended the Christiania Cathedral School, enrolled as a student in 1755 and graduated with the cand.theol. degree in 1760...
, who owned the manor from 1770 and 1803, contributed to history as he published the topographical pamphlet Kort Beskrivelse over Snarøen, en liten Gaard ved Christiania in 1792. His daughter Catharine Hermine Kølle
Catharine Hermine Kølle
Catharine Hermine Kølle was a Norwegian adventurer and painter.She was born at Snarøya in the Oslofjord as the daughter Christian Kølle . Her father was a language teacher and theologian. In 1803 the family moved to Kopervik on the island of Karmøy in the county of Rogaland, Norway...
, born at Snarøya, is known as the first female painter in Norway.
In 1867 the manor was bought by a Valentin Fürst, who transformed it into a sawmill. The sawmill was closed in 1907, and at the same time much of the surrounding land was parcelled out into lots for single-owner homes and cottages. In 1923 the manor itself was bought by Mario Caprino, father of the noted film director and writer Ivo Caprino
Ivo Caprino
Ivo Caprino was a Norwegian film director and writer, best known for his puppet films. His most famous film is Flåklypa Grand Prix , made in 1975.- Early career :...
. In 1952 it was rebuilt into a film studio, Caprino Studios.
Demographics
As of 31 December 2007 the district Snarøya had 2,940 inhabitants. This places Snarøya among the lesser populated districts in Bærum. However, the population is increasing, having been 2,748 in 2001. The age distribution was 28.2% who were 19 years or younger, 8.8% from 20 to 29, 28.7% from 30 to 49, 23.3% from 50 to 66 and 11.0% who were 67 years of age or older.Culture
Snarøya has a primary school with 326 pupils. The secondary school is located at Hundsund at Fornebu.Snarøya formerly had its own library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
, as a branch of the municipal public library service. This was discontinued on December 1988.
The local multi-sports team, Snarøya SK, was founded on 1 July 1920. It has sections for association football, bandy
Bandy
Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
and team handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
. It has two fields with artificial grass; one of which is turned into an ice field during the winter. The district also has a tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
club, Snarøya TK, as well as a curling
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
club, Snarøya CC.
Politics
As a district of Bærum, Snarøya is not self-governed, but elects members to the municipal council. Representatives to the municipal council are elected through a party-listParty-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in elections in which multiple candidates are elected...
proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
system with plural member constituencies. As such, the entire municipality is a single constituency. Snarøya is one of several sub-constituencies within the municipality, meaning that each sub-constituency has its own polling station
Polling station
A polling place or polling station is where voters cast their ballots in elections.Since elections generally take place over a one- or two-day span on a periodic basis, often annual or longer, polling places are often located in facilities used for other purposes, such as schools, churches, sports...
, for accessibility purposes.
In national elections, the sub-constituency Snarøya contributes towards the total vote in the county, not the municipality. Similarly, the party lists consist of candidates from different parts of the county.
The recent electoral results for Snarøya are as follows:
| Party | Result, 2007 Norwegian local elections, 2007 Country-wide local elections for seats in municipality and county councils were held throughout Norway on September 10, 2007, with some areas polling on September 9 as well. For most places this meant that two elections, the municipal elections and the county elections ran concurrently... |
Result, 2003 Norwegian local elections, 2003 Country-wide local elections for seats in municipality and county councils were held throughout Norway on September 15, 2003. For most places this meant that two elections, the municipal elections and the county elections ran concurrently. In addition, several municipalities held direct mayoral... |
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| Snarøya | Bærum | Snarøya | Bærum | |
| Conservative Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s... |
55.4% | 40.4% | 59.4% | 38.7% |
| Progress | 24.8% | 15.3% | 22.1% | 15.6% |
| Liberal | 6.8% | 10.9% | 4.0% | 5.6% |
| Labour Norwegian Labour Party The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway.... |
6.3% | 19.5% | 5.7% | 16.7% |
| Christian | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.1% |
| Socialist Left Socialist Left Party (Norway) The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since... |
2.1% | 5.7% | 4.8% | 14.1% |
| Folket (local list) | 0.4% | 0.4% | — | — |
| Centre Centre Party (Norway) The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its... |
0.3% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 1.4% |
| Pensioners Pensioners Party (Norway) The Pensioners' Party is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. It was founded in 1985 to work for the interests of pensioners. The party has never been elected to parliament, althouth former Arne Haukvik who was elected on the Centre Party list in 1993 joined the party... |
0.3% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.6% |
| Red Red (Norway) The Red Party is a Norwegian far-left political party and the leading party to the left of the Socialist Left and the Labour Party in Norway. Since 2007 the party has sought a seat in Parliament; the only counties in which they have a realistic chance of earning a seat are Oslo and Hordaland... |
0.2% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Green Green Party (Norway) The Norwegian Greens is a Norwegian political party, formed in October 1988 from a number of local environmental election lists. The party has no members of parliament , but has some representation in municipal councils... |
0.1% | 0.7% | — | — |
| Democrats | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Transportation
Located south of the district Fornebu, Snarøya was served by Oslo Airport, FornebuOslo Airport, Fornebu
Oslo Airport, Fornebu was the main airport serving Oslo and Eastern Norway from 1 June 1939 to 7 October 1998. It was then replaced by Oslo Airport, Gardermoen and the area has since been redeveloped. The airport was located at Fornebu in Bærum, from the city center. Fornebu had two runways, one...
from 1939 until the airport was closed in 1998.
Snarøya is not accessible by railway, although a branch line
Branch line
A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line...
from the Lilleaker Line was proposed in 1919. Instead, it is served by bus, line 31 in the Greater Oslo transportation network. The bus service has been operated since 1921, and was the basis for the first permanent residential areas. Other than that, private cars are prevalent, though bicycles are also used. The peninsula is also accessible by boat.