Sandvika | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Sandvika seen from Høvikodden | |
  Sandvika Location within Norway | |
| Coordinates: 59°53′N 10°31′E / 59.883°N 10.517°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Akershus |
| Municipality | Bærum |
| City status | June 4, 2004 |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Sandvika () is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bærum in Norway. It was declared a city by the municipal council in Bærum on 4 June 2003.[1]
Sandvika is situated approximately 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) west of Oslo. It is the main transportation hub for Western Bærum, and has a combined bus and railway station. Sandvika is also one of the stops along the route of the Airport Express Train.[2] Sandvika also has Scandinavia's largest super mall, Sandvika Storsenter, with 190 stores and a total area of 60,000 square meters or 650,000 square feet. On 13 March 2013,[3] the previously pedestrianized main street was opened for car traffic and on-street parking. Sandvika used to be home to the BI Norwegian Business School, which moved to new surroundings in Nydalen, Oslo in August 2005.[4] The building was, after some refurbishing, converted into the home of Sandvika High School.
Another school in Sandvika is Norges Realfagsgymnas NRG (Norwegian school of maths and science), a combined secondary school and high school. It lies in Skytterdalen and offers education in maths and science.
The nearby island of Kalvøya is a place for recreation.[5] The Boat Sport House is located on Kalvøya, and is used by Bærum KK and Bærum RK. It also hosted one of the best known Norwegian music festivals Kalvøyafestivalen.
A small islet in Sandviksbukta, outside Sandvika, is called Danmark. Danes who live in the area join every year on 5 June Denmark's national day to celebrate.[6] It has been debate on the Danish flag on "Danmark", but currently it still is there.
- ^ http://www.baerum.kommune.no/sandvika (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Flytogstasjon Sandvika / Stasjoner / Flytoget - Flytoget". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ^ "Nå er Bærum uten egen gågate. Det som var ei trivelig gågate er nå vanlig bilvei". Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ "BIs historie år for år - BI". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-03-12. (in Norwegian)
- ^ ABguiden - local guide (in Norwegian)
- ^ Danish Society in Oslo Archived 2002-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Report from the 2002 ceremony