Gjelleråsen
59°59′13.276″N 10°55′52.255″E / 59.98702111°N 10.93118194°E
Gjelleråsen | |
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Village | |
Country | Østlandet |
County | Akershus |
Municipality | Nittedal, Lillestrøm |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Gjelleråsen is an area which constitutes part of
The area is bordered by Skedsmo to the east and Nittedal to the north. There are many historic roads running through the area, and two modern highways, Norwegian National Road 4 to the north, and European route E6 to the south.[3]
The village of Gjelleråsen is known as a stopping point on Trondheimsveien, where Norwegian National Road 4 (Rv4) and join Norwegian National Road 22 (Rv22). Hagantunnelen on Norwegian National Road 4 starts at Gjelleråsen and at comes out at Slattum, where Norwegian National Road 4 runs north to Nittedal.[4]
The headquarters of
The name of Gjelleråsen may come from Gjølluraas, or Gjoleid, which means "windy area", or from Gjøl - Gjel, which describes an inlet close to the road in the area. It may also come from the verb Gjalla, a sound as from an echo.[6]
References
- ^ Knut Are Tvedt. "Gjelleråsen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ Knut Are Tvedt. "Oslomarka". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ Svein Askheim. "Slattum". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ Svein Askheim. "Hagantunnelen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ Erlend Hammer. "Lahaugmoen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "Hvorfor heter det...? From stovnerporten.no". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.