Movatn
Appearance
Movann | |
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Coordinates: 60°2′24″N 10°48′24″E / 60.04000°N 10.80667°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Oslo |
District | Maridalen, Nordmarka |
Municipality | Oslo |
Borough | Marka |
Area | |
• Total | 0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 316 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 0890 Oslo |
Movann is a lake at the northern end of the village of Sørbråten in Maridalen valley in Nordmarka, a forested part of Oslo, Norway. It has a train station on the Gjøvik Line. The population of Sørbråten is 317.[1]
The name
[edit]The lake is named after the old farm Mo (Norse Mór) in Nittedal. The name of the farm is identical with the word mór m 'moor, heath'. The last element is vann 'water, lake'.[2]
The name of the lake has now the form Movann, that is Bokmål (compare Sognsvann). The name and form of the railway station, Movatn, is Nynorsk.
References
[edit]- ^ Statistics Norway (2008). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2008".
- ^ "Language Log » Lake name". Retrieved 2024-04-27.