Vettakollen is a hill and neighbourhood in the borough of Vestre Aker in Oslo, Norway.
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The hill lies west of Sognsvann and southeast of Voksenåsen and Holmenkollen, and measures 419 metres above mean sea level. The estimated population in the Vettakollen area is 7 600 people. The built-up residential area south of the hill is served by the Oslo Metro station Vettakollen, Gulleråsen, Gråkammen and Skådalen.[1]
The name stems from the beacon hill's former use as the site of a beacon (Norwegian: varde).[1] Before modern times, such beacons were set alight on a series of hills to constitute an alarm system. The naming is found in other hills, such as Vardåsen, Varingskollen and probably Brannfjell.
References
edit- ^ a b Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Vettakollen – Oslo". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
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