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Discover Kroken
The district Kroken of Lillehammer in Lillehammer (Oppland) is a district in Norway about 84 mi north of Oslo, the country's capital city.
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tretten, Segalstad bru, Gjovik, Raufoss and Hov. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Evening Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 68% |
Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
Wind Speed | Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 83% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
19°C (65 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
18°C (65 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
12°C (53 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
First Hotel Breiseth
Birkebeineren Hotel & Apartments
Lillehammer Fjellstue
SCANDIC VICTORIA LILLEHAMMER
Clarion Collection Hotel Hammer
TOP Hotel Molla Lillehammer
Stasjonen
Lillehammer Turistsenter
MEETINGPOINT HAFJELL
Videos from this area
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Piotr Żyła - 136,5 m - Lillehammer 2014, II konkurs (07.12.14)
Bardzo dobry skok Piotrka Żyły w drugim, jednoseryjnym konkursie na skoczni w Lillehammer, gdyby nie obniżanie belek czołówce, to by był o wiele wyżej - a tak zajął 14. miejsce!
Jan Ziobro - 129,5 m - Lillehammer 2014 I seria, I konkurs (06.12.14)
Bardzo dobry skok Jana Ziobro, który dał mu 8 miejsce po pierwszej serii, jak narazie najlepsze miejsce Polaka od początku sezonu i pierwsze punkty. Brawo!
Pulje 2 i Ottestad sykleklubb sykler Lillehammer-Oslo (Styrkeprøven 2012)
Ottestad sykleklubb (OIL) holder til på Hamar. Lillehammer-Oslo er et landeveisritt på 190 km. Løypetrase: Lillehammer-Moelv-Gjøvik-Minnesund-Oslo. På årets Lillehammer-Oslo var det tøffe...
Lillehammer IK - On-ice-intro, playoffs 2013/2014
Recorded at the 2nd semifinal against Stavanger. (L.I.K. won 2-1)
2011-03-13 U19 NTG Lillehammer vs. NTG Frisk Asker
Norwegian ice hockey league game, U19 Elite (19 years old and younger) at Askerhallen. The video shows highlights from NTG Lillehammer´s game vs. NTG Frisk Asker at Kristinshall Lillehammer...
Lillehammer view in the Summer
Uitzicht vanaf de Lysgårdsbakkene grote skischans op Lillehammer in de Zomer. Lysgårdsbakkene skischans is topmodern aangelegd. De aanleg bestaat uit een grote- en kleine schans, ...
Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It Live Lillehammer
Twisted Sisters @ Lillehammer - Norway, Metal Rock Festival.
Vlog 02 Norwegia: Skocznia narciarska w Lillehammer - HD
https://www.facebook.com/VlogOZyciuWNorwegii.
10km Skate Lillehammer World Cup
British Nordic's Andrew Young produced his best ever distance result at the 10km skate ski race on day 2 of the 3 day Lillehammer World Cup mini tour. December 2014.
Karriereveiledning Opus Lillehammer
Informasjonsfilm om karriereveiledning ved Karrieresenteret Opus Lillehammer.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Vingnes
Vingnes is a village in the municipality of Lillehammer, Oppland, Norway. Located on the west bank of lake Mjøsa with view over Lillehammer.
Gudbrandsdalslågen
The Gudbrandsdalslågen (or the Lågen) river flows through the Gudbrandsdal of Norway. The Gudbrandsdalslågen begins in the lake Lesjaskogsvatnet (or Lesjavatn), which lies in Lesja municipality in Oppland. Lesjavatn is the only lake in Norway which has two outlets; they flow into two of Norway’s more famous rivers.
Maihaugen
Maihaugen (De Sandvigske Samlinger på Maihaugen, Lillehammer) is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Lillehammer, Norway. Maihaugen, with close to 200 buildings, is one of Northern Europe's largest open air museums and is one of the largest cultural facilities in Norway.
Garmo stave church
Garmo stave church (Garmo stavkirke) is a stave church situated at the Maihaugen museum in Lillehammer, Norway.
Håkons Hall
Håkons Hall, sometimes anglicized as Håkon Hall and Haakons Hall, is an arena located at Stampesletta in Lillehammer, Norway. With a spectator capacity of 11,500 people, it is the largest handball and ice hockey venue in the country. Håkons Hall is regularly used for handball and ice hockey tournaments, concerts, exhibitions, conferences and banquets. The venue is owned by Lillehammer Municipality via the subsidiary Lillehammer Olympiapark, which owns all the Olympic venues in Lillehammer.
Lysgårdsbakken
Lysgårdsbakken, officially known as Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena, is a ski jumping hill in Lillehammer, Norway. It consists of a large hill, with a K-point of 123 and a hill size of 138, and a small hill with a K-point of 90 and a hill size of 100. It opened in 1993 for the 1994 Winter Olympics, where it hosted the ski jumping and Nordic combined events, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies.
Vingrom
Vingrom is a village in the municipality of Lillehammer, Norway, located just north of the Gjøvik border by the lake Mjøsa. Vingrom has a population of 524.
Lillehammer University College
Lillehammer University College is a Norwegian state-run university college located at Storhove in Lillehammer. It was established in 1971 as Oppland College and took its current form in 1995. It is located in the television and radio center built for the 1994 Winter Olympic Games.
Fåberg
Fåberg is a village and former municipality in Oppland county, Norway. The parish of Faaberg was established as a municipality January 1, 1838. On January 1, 1964 Fåberg was incorporated into the neighboring municipality Lillehammer. Prior to the merger Fåberg had 13,381 inhabitants. The district Fåberg contains the villages Fåberg and Jørstadmoen. Combined, they form an urban area with a population of 1,342.
Kristins Hall
Kristins Hall is an arena located at Stampesletta in Lillehammer, Norway. It consist of an ice rink, a combined handball and floorball court, and a curling rink. The venue, owned and operated by Lillehammer Municipality, opened in 1988 and cost 65 million Norwegian krone (NOK) to build. One of the motivations for its construction was to help Lillehammer's bid to be selected as the host of the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Lillehammer Station
Lillehammer is a railway station located in downtown Lillehammer, Norway, on the Dovre Line. The station was opened in 1894 with the construction of the railway between Hamar Station and Tretten Station. The station got a major overhaul before the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. It is located 184.18 kilometers from Oslo Central Station and at 179.5 meters above mean sea level.
Stampesletta
Stampesletta is a multi-use stadium complex in Lillehammer, Norway. Owned and operated by Lillehammer Municipality, it consists of a track and field venue, an artificial turf football field, three natural grass football fields, a gravel field and natural grass training pitches. In addition, it features a club house, locker facilities and a grandstand between the athletics and artificial turf fields.
Hunderfossen Station
Hunderfossen Station is a railway station located at the village of Hunderfossen in Lillehammer, Norway. The station is located on Dovrebanen and served express trains to Oslo and Trondheim. The station was opened in 1986 and serves the areas of Øyer, the Hafjell skiing resort and Hunderfossen Family Park.
Birkebeineren Ski Stadium
Birkebeineren Ski Stadium is a cross-country skiing and biathlon venue located in Lillehammer, Norway. Situated 3 kilometers from the town center and at 485 meters above mean sea level, it has two stadium areas, one for cross-country and one for biathlon. The former has a capacity for 31,000 spectators, and the latter for 13,500. The venue was built for the 1994 Winter Olympics, costing 83.6 million Norwegian krone (NOK).
Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena
Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena is a freestyle skiing stadium located in the hillside area of Kanthaugen in Lillehammer, Norway. Opened in 1992, it was built for the 1994 Winter Olympics. The venue consists of three hills—one each for aerials, moguls and ski ballet. The moguls hill has a capacity for 12,000 spectators while the other two have a 15,000-person capacity. The arena is designated as Norway's national venue for freestyle skiing.
Lillehammer Olympiapark
Lillehammer Olympiapark AS, trading as Olympiaparken, is a company established following the 1994 Winter Olympics to operate the Olympic venues in Lillehammer, Norway. Owned by Lillehammer Municipality, it operates five sports venues: Birkebeineren Ski Stadium, Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track, Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena and the ski jumping hill of Lysgårdsbakken.
Norwegian Olympic Museum
Norwegian Olympic Museum (Norges Olympiske Museum) is located in Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway. Norwegian Olympic Museum (NOM) in Hakon's Hall in Lillehammer, was officially opened by King Harald V and Queen Sonja on November 27, 1997. It is the only museum in northern Europe that presents the entire history of the Olympic Games. The museum has more than 7,000 Olympic items in all. NOM was consolidated with a separate agreement with Maihaugen during 2006.
14th World Scout Jamboree
The 14th World Scout Jamboree was held July 29 to August 7, 1975 and was hosted by Norway at Lillehammer, on the shore of Lake Mjøsa. King Olav V and Harald V of Norway, who then was crown prince, opened "Nordjamb '75", as it became popularly known, in the presence of 17,259 Scouts from 94 countries. The slogan was Five Fingers, One Hand, an example of international cooperation on the part of the five Nordic countries responsible for its organization.
Nansen Academy
The Nansen Academy (Norwegian: Nansenskolen, Norsk humanistisk akademi) the Norwegian Humanistic Academy, is a folk high school in Lillehammer, Norway. It was named after Fritjof Nansen, and established in 1938 by Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup, Jr. and Anders Platou Wyller. Founded as a humanist and anti-totalitarian institution, it was closed and dissolved during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, after only one year of existence (its first school year started in 1939).
Jørstadmoen
Jørstadmoen is a village in Lillehammer municipality, in Oppland, Norway.
Fåberg Station
Fåberg Station is a former railway station on the Dovre Line, located at Fåberg in Lillehammer, Norway. Until 1924, it was called Faaberg.
Nevelfjell
Nevelfjell is a mountain of Oppland, in southern Norway.
Lillehammer Art Museum
Lillehammer Art Museum is an art gallery located in Lillehammer, Norway. It has three main collections: one consisting of over 100 paintings from adherents of the Matisse school, donated by Einar Lunde in the 1920. In 1958, the museum received a large collection of Oscar Johannesen's collection of paintings from the 19th century. In 2008, Jon Dobloug donated 159 paintings from the 1980s and 1990s. During the 1994 Winter Olympics, the museum was the main venue for cultural activities.
Balbergbakken
Balbergbakken or Balbergbakkene was a ski jumping hill complex located at Fåberg in Lillehammer, Norway. The centerpiece consisted of a large hill with a construction point of 120 meters (K-120), in addition to three smaller K-40, K-25 and K-15 hills. The venue was opened in 1972, having cost slightly more than one million Norwegian krone (NOK) after significant cost overruns. Balbergbakken hosted three Norwegian Championships, in 1973, 1978 and 1983, and a FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in 1984.
Mesna Upper Secondary School
Mesna Upper Secondary School (Norwegian: Mesna videregående skole) is one of three public upper secondary schools in Lillehammer, Norway. It is located near Stampesletta and was opened on 26 August 1985. During the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, the school is scheduled to act as the media center.