The area consists almost exclusively of private villas, with the exception of the central area near Eiksmarka station, known as Eiksmarka Centre. The latter includes an underground supermarket and a number of specialty shops, including a bakery, a delicatessen, a sushi bar, a flower shop, a pharmacy, clothing stores, a bookstore and a hairdresser, as well as certain public and private offices and a number of upmarket residential apartments. An elementary school, Eiksmarka skole, a kindergarten, a public library and a tennis court are located adjacent to Eiksmarka Centre.
Eiksmarka borders the borough of Jar to the south, and belongs to the eastern part of Bærum, commonly regarded as the priciest and most fashionable residential area of Norway. A narrow green belt (ca. 100–200 meter) with the Lysaker River separates Eiksmarka from the Oslo West End borough of Røa on the eastern side of the river. Eiksmarka's northwestern border is also the border of the urban area; the area to the north of Eiksmarka and Røa consists of golf courses, fields and forests.
Eiksmarka is known for good golfing, tennis and horse riding, and for its many green areas. The population are among the most affluent and most highly educated in the country. From 2008 to 2011, Eiksmarka had the only Norwegian restaurant outside Oslo with one star in the Michelin Guide.[1] The only gallop racecourse in Norway, Øvrevoll Galloppbane, is located between Eiksmarka and Jar.
The name Eiksmarka is translated as Oakfield;[notes 1] the local school, Eiksmarka skole, for example has translated its name as Oakfield Elementary and published the Oakfield Times in connection with English teaching.[2]
As of 2014, properties are typically sold for between 1 and 3 million USD, with some villas being sold for as much as 5 million USD.[3]
The travel time between Eiksmarka and Nationaltheatret in the central city district of Oslo is 16 minutes with the Oslo Metro line.
Notes
^The word eik means oak while the word marka is a definite form of the word mark, from Old Norse mǫrk, meaning land, ground or field. The -s is an interfix that serves to combine the words into a compound word (in Norwegian called a fuge-s).
eiksmarka, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2013, l. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Eiksmarka news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Eiksmarka Oakfield is an affluent suburb of the Norwegian municipality of Baerum in the Greater Oslo Region with around 4 000 inhabitants It is located just west of the border of Oslo municipality but within the contiguous urban area of Oslo as well as within the Diocese of Oslo It is served by Eiksmarka station of the Oslo Metro as well as bus lines Eiksmarka Tennis Courts The Lysaker River marks the border between Eiksmarka and the Oslo West End borough of Roa EiksmarkaVillageCountryNorwayRegionOstlandetCountyAkershusTime zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST The area consists almost exclusively of private villas with the exception of the central area near Eiksmarka station known as Eiksmarka Centre The latter includes an underground supermarket and a number of specialty shops including a bakery a delicatessen a sushi bar a flower shop a pharmacy clothing stores a bookstore and a hairdresser as well as certain public and private offices and a number of upmarket residential apartments An elementary school Eiksmarka skole a kindergarten a public library and a tennis court are located adjacent to Eiksmarka Centre Eiksmarka borders the borough of Jar to the south and belongs to the eastern part of Baerum commonly regarded as the priciest and most fashionable residential area of Norway A narrow green belt ca 100 200 meter with the Lysaker River separates Eiksmarka from the Oslo West End borough of Roa on the eastern side of the river Eiksmarka s northwestern border is also the border of the urban area the area to the north of Eiksmarka and Roa consists of golf courses fields and forests Eiksmarka is known for good golfing tennis and horse riding and for its many green areas The population are among the most affluent and most highly educated in the country From 2008 to 2011 Eiksmarka had the only Norwegian restaurant outside Oslo with one star in the Michelin Guide 1 The only gallop racecourse in Norway Ovrevoll Galloppbane is located between Eiksmarka and Jar The name Eiksmarka is translated as Oakfield notes 1 the local school Eiksmarka skole for example has translated its name as Oakfield Elementary and published the Oakfield Times in connection with English teaching 2 As of 2014 properties are typically sold for between 1 and 3 million USD with some villas being sold for as much as 5 million USD 3 The travel time between Eiksmarka and Nationaltheatret in the central city district of Oslo is 16 minutes with the Oslo Metro line Notes Edit The word eik means oak while the word marka is a definite form of the word mark from Old Norse mǫrk meaning land ground or field The s is an interfix that serves to combine the words into a compound word in Norwegian called a fuge s References Edit On Haga history Eiksmarka skole Herskapelig til 30 mill pa Eiksmarka Budstikka 21 03 2013 Coordinates 59 56 48 N 10 37 20 E 59 94667 N 10 62222 E 59 94667 10 62222 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eiksmarka amp oldid 956614214, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
