Jaren
Jaren is the administrative centre of Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about 55 km northwest of Oslo, the capital city. The lake Randsfjorden (Norway's fourth largest lake) lies about 7 km west of Jaren.
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Jaren is the administrative centre of Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about 55 km northwest of Oslo, the capital city. The lake Randsfjorden (Norway's fourth largest lake) lies about 7 km west of Jaren.
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The village of Brandbu lies about 3 km to the northwest, while the villages of Ringstad and Gran lie about 4 km 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 km2 village of Brandbu/Jaren has a population (2024) of and a population density of 903 PD/km2. 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. 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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• Official Name — Jaren • Settlement Type — Village • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Norway • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Eastern Norway • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Innlandet • Subdivision Type3 — District • Subdivision Name3 — Hadeland • Subdivision Type4 — Municipality • Subdivision Name4 — Gran Municipality • Timezone1 — CET • Utc Offset1 — +01:00 • Timezone1 Dst — CEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +02:00 • Area Total Km2 — 5.7 • Population As Of — 2024 • Population Total — 5148 • Population Density Km2 — 903 • Postal Code Type — Post Code • Postal Code — 2770 Jaren • Elevation M — 225
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