Jar is a district in the municipality of Bærum, Norway. Its annual population change (2020 - 2025), was 1.1%.
Jar, Norway | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 A view Jar and Ullern | |
  Jar, Norway Location in Akershus | |
| Coordinates: 59°55′N 10°36′E / 59.917°N 10.600°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Østlandet |
| County | Akershus |
| District | Asker og Bærum |
| Municipality | Bærum |
| Jar farm | 1413 (613 years ago) |
| Residential areas | 1923 (103 years ago) |
| Jar stasjon | 1 June 1924 (102 years ago) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.795 km2 (1.079 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Population (2025[1]) | |
• Total | 7,271 |
| • Density | 2,601/km2 (6,740/sq mi) |
| Estimate | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | |
It is served by the Jar rail station on the Kolsås Line.
Etymology
editThe name "Jar" comes, like Jæren, from old norse Jaðarr, meaning "edge". It's named this because it's at the edge of the deep valley of Lysakerelven.
Famous people from Jar
edit- Andreas Prestmo - musician
- Jon Larsen - musician, composer, visual artist, researcher
- Per Frydenlund - musician
- Svein Aarbostad - musician
- Anders Beer Wilse - photographer
- Aleksander Hetland - swimmer
- Aleksander Aamodt Kilde - alpinist
Education
editReferences
edit- ↑ "City Population".
- ↑ Erik, Bolstad (2025-01-21). "Erik Bolstad".
- ↑ Erik, Bolstad (2025-01-21). "Erik Bolstad".
- ↑ "Udir". Archived from the original on 2019-01-11.