Jar, Norway

Village in Østlandet, Norway

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 / 59.917; 10.600
Country| Norway
Region| Østlandet
County| Akershus
District| Asker og Bærum
Municipality| Bærum
Jar farm| 1413 (612 years ago)
Residential areas| 1923 (102 years ago)
Jar stasjon| 1 June 1924 (101 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|

1358, 1368[2][3]

View of lower Jar

Jar is a district in the municipality of Bærum, Norway. Its annual population change (2020 - 2025), was 1.1%.

It is served by the Jar rail station on the Kolsås Line.

## Etymology

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The 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

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* 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

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The main school at Jar is Jar skole, opened in 1926. It had 590 students in 2018.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "City Population".
2. ^ Erik, Bolstad (2025-01-21). "Erik Bolstad".
3. ^ Erik, Bolstad (2025-01-21). "Erik Bolstad".
4. ^ "Udir". Archived from the original on 2019-01-11.

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Sections of Bærum

* Blommenholm
* Bryn/Hammerbakken
* Bærums Verk
* Eikeli
* Eiksmarka
* Eiksmarka/Grav
* Emma Hjorth/Skui
* Evje
* Fornebu
* Gjønnes
* Grav
* Grini
* Gullhaug
* Haslum
* Hosle
* Høvik
* Høvik Verk
* Jar
* Jong
* Lesterud
* Levre
* Lommedalen
* Lysaker
* Løkeberg
* Nadderud
* Rykkinn
* Snarøya
* Stabekk
* Tanum

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Akershus county, Norway

* Main article: Akershus
* Capital: Oslo
* County government: Akershus County Municipality
* County lists:
* County Governors
* Villages
* Churches

| Towns and cities|

| Current|

* Lillestrøm (1997)
* Sandvika (2003)
* Ski (2004)
* Drøbak (2006)
* Jessheim (2012)

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Former|

* Son (1604–1963)
* Hvitsten (1837–1964)
* Hølen (1837–1943)
* Drøbak (1842–1961)
* Holmsbu (1847–1964)

Municipalities|

| Asker og Bærum|

* Asker
* Bærum

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Hadeland|

* Jevnaker
* Lunner

Follo|

* Enebakk
* Frogn
* Nesodden
* Nordre Follo
* Vestby
* Ås

Romerike|

* Aurskog-Høland
* Eidsvoll
* Gjerdrum
* Hurdal
* Lillestrøm
* Lørenskog
* Nannestad
* Nes
* Nittedal
* Rælingen
* Ullensaker

Former Municipalities in Akershus

* Aker (1838–1948)
* Aurskog (1838–1966)
* Blaker (1919–1962)
* Drøbak (1838–1962)
* Feiring (1870–1964)
* Fet (1838–2020)
* Høland (1838–1924)
* Hølen (1848–1943)
* Kråkstad (1838–1964)
* Lillestrøm (1908–1962)
* Oppegård (1915–2020)
* Nordre Høland (1924–1966)
* Setskog (1905–1966)
* Skedsmo (1838–2020)
* Ski (1931–2020)
* Son (1848–1964)
* Son/Hølen (1838–1848)
* Søndre Høland (1924–1964)
* Sørum (1838–2020)

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