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Vigeland Sculpture Park, Oslo
The world's largest sculpture park by a single artist, featuring 212 bronze and granite works by Gustav Vigeland depicting the human condition.
52 km · about 60 min drive
Innlandet, Norway · Europe
Jaren sits on the route: 20 minutes from Roa, 55km from Akershus Fortress.
Jaren is a town located in Innlandet, Norway. With a population of 4,848, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Jaren sits in Norway, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Oslo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Jaren to your route.
Jaren is the administrative centre of Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about 55 kilometres (34 mi) northwest of Oslo, the capital city. The lake Randsfjorden (Norway's fourth largest lake) lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Jaren. The village of Brandbu lies about 3Read more
kilometres (1.9 mi) to the northwest, while the villages of Ringstad and Gran lie about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the southeast.
Jaren and its neighboring village of Brandbu have grown together through conurbation, and Statistics Norway has considered them as one, single urban settlement for many years. The 5.7-square-kilometre (1,400-acre) village of Brandbu/Jaren has a population (2024) of 5,148 and a population density of 903 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,340/sq mi).
The Norwegian National Road 4 and the Gjøvikbanen railway line both run through the village, with trains stopping at Jaren Station. Moen Church lies in the northern part of Jaren.
Jaren is the municipality's industrial center. The cornerstone company, Hapro, produces industrial electronics. Jaren also has an aluminum goods factory, a quarry, and a grain silo. The Hadeland energy plant is located at Jaren. The Hadeland Folkemuseum is located just west of Jaren and includes the Old Tingelstad Church, built in Romanesque style during the Middle Ages, which still retains a well-preserved Renaissance interior.
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Jaren is located in Innlandet, Norway, Europe. The coordinates are 60.3927 latitude, 10.5616 longitude.
Jaren has a population of approximately 4,848 people, making it a town in Norway.
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The world's largest sculpture park by a single artist, featuring 212 bronze and granite works by Gustav Vigeland depicting the human condition.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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A striking waterfront tower dedicated to Edvard Munch's art, housing The Scream and thousands of his other works.
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Striking contemporary building with a sloping white marble roof that visitors can walk on, right on the Oslo waterfront.
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Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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