Spikkestad
Encyclopedia
Spikkestad is a population center in the Røyken
municipality in Norway
. It is located in the northern part of the Hurum Peninsula, closer to the Drammen Fjord than the Oslo Fjord.
Spikkestad railway station
was opened in 1885 to link Asker
to Drammen
. The village was named after the farm "Spikkestad", as the station was built on its lands. In the early 1970s, a tunnel was built which made the trip between these places shorter, and most of the train track was closed. Spikkestad became the end terminus of Spikkestadbanen, and there are still trains running every hour.
You can also get to Spikkestad by car - it is only a short trip off the "Riksvei 23", which links Drammen
and Drøbak
. Drammen
is the closest large city, only 11 km away from Spikkestad.
During the industrialisation
of the town at the end of the 19th century, factories and schools, as well as an influx of new inhabitants made the village into more than just a train station. Its current population is between 2000 and 3000.
Spikkestad and the area surrounding it has a great history - dating back to the Vikings. Once a year, you can do an organised walk called "oldtidsveien" (trans: oldtimesroad), which takes you along sites such as a viking burial site. It runs from Gullaug
on the Drammen Fjord to Slemmestad
on the Oslo Fjord.
Røyken
Røyken is a village and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Midtbygda. The parish of Røken was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 ....
municipality 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...
. It is located in the northern part of the Hurum Peninsula, closer to the Drammen Fjord than the Oslo Fjord.
Spikkestad railway station
Spikkestad Station
Spikkestad Station is a railway station located at Spikkestad in Røyken, Norway and the terminus of Spikkestadbanen. The station was opened as part of Drammenbanen in 1885, but in 1973 the new Lieråsen Tunnel opened through Lieråsen, and the old part of Drammenbanen was transformed to a commuter...
was opened in 1885 to link Asker
Asker
Asker is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Viken traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Asker. The municipality is a suburb of Oslo, the national capital...
to Drammen
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
. The village was named after the farm "Spikkestad", as the station was built on its lands. In the early 1970s, a tunnel was built which made the trip between these places shorter, and most of the train track was closed. Spikkestad became the end terminus of Spikkestadbanen, and there are still trains running every hour.
You can also get to Spikkestad by car - it is only a short trip off the "Riksvei 23", which links Drammen
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
and Drøbak
Drøbak
Drøbak is an unincorporated city and the centre of the municipality of Frogn, in Akershus county, Norway. The city is located along the Oslofjord, and has 13,358 inhabitants....
. Drammen
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
is the closest large city, only 11 km away from Spikkestad.
During the industrialisation
Industrialisation
Industrialization is the process of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial one...
of the town at the end of the 19th century, factories and schools, as well as an influx of new inhabitants made the village into more than just a train station. Its current population is between 2000 and 3000.
Spikkestad and the area surrounding it has a great history - dating back to the Vikings. Once a year, you can do an organised walk called "oldtidsveien" (trans: oldtimesroad), which takes you along sites such as a viking burial site. It runs from Gullaug
Gullaug
Gullaug is an unincorporated village located between Lierbyen, Røyken and Drammen, in Buskerud County, Norway. It is southwest of Oslo, about 40 km away near the eastern coast....
on the Drammen Fjord to Slemmestad
Slemmestad
Slemmestad is a village in Røyken municipality, Norway. Slemmestad is located on the Oslofjord, west of Oslo, Norway.-History:Historically Slemmestad was located on the old highway running between from Oslo and Drammen. Until the establishment of cement factory in 1888, this was a pure farming...
on the Oslo Fjord.