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Movatn

Coordinates: 60°2′24″N 10°48′24″E / 60.04000°N 10.80667°E / 60.04000; 10.80667
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Movann
Movann is located in Norway
Movann
Movann
Location in Norway
Coordinates: 60°2′24″N 10°48′24″E / 60.04000°N 10.80667°E / 60.04000; 10.80667
CountryNorway
CountyOslo
DistrictMaridalen, Nordmarka
MunicipalityOslo
BoroughMarka
Area
 • Total0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total316
Time zoneUTC+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

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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

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  1. ^ Statistics Norway (2008). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2008".
  2. ^ "Language Log » Lake name". Retrieved 2024-04-27.