Hobøl was a municipality in Østfold county , Norway . The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Elvestad . Hobøl is situated about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Oslo . The parish of Haabøl was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt ).
7-536: The largest village in Hobøl was Tomter , whose railway station is served by Eastern Østfold Line . Other villages in the municipality were Knapstad , Ringvoll , and the middle part of the municipality which is called Hobøl. Hobøl was suggested as the replacement site for a new airport to replace Fornebu , and in 1972 the Norwegian parliament voted to build it there. The 1973 oil crisis postponed that plan, and
14-402: A few attend Mysen Upper Secondary School or something else. The village is the site of Tomter Church ( Tomter kirke ). The village has an elementary school, grocery store, pub, kiosk, museum, library, post office, pizza bakery and hairdresser. It also has a sports field with two football pitches, sports house and eight ski jumps. Tomter has a railway station on Østre Linje , a part of
21-462: Is from modern times. It was granted on 30 August 1985; it shows the municipality as seen from above. The municipality is mainly formed by a large valley , cut by the meandering Hobølelva river . The following cities are twinned with Hobøl: Tomter Tomter is a village in Indre Østfold municipality in the county of Østfold , Norway . As of 2022, Tomter has 2108 inhabitants. It
28-568: Is the largest village in the former Hobøl municipality, now part of Indre Østfold. Tomter is situated approximately 40 kilometres south of Norway's capital, Oslo , and approximately 15 kilometres northwest of the biggest city in Indre Østfold, Askim . Oslo is easily reached with a 40 minute train ride from Tomter Station . Tomter is one of five villages and cities in Indre Østfold municipality. The others being: Spydeberg , Skjønhaug , Mysen and Askim . Tomter's population has been increasing heavily
35-409: The last few years, because of its close proximity to the capital, and train station. Because of this, there is always a lot of construction and development all over the town. Since 2012, Tomter's population has increased with almost 500. Tomter Station has connections to the cities of Oslo , Ski , Askim , and Mysen , all part of The Østfold Line 's eastern line. On the weekdays, trains arrive at
42-430: The new airport was finally built at Gardermoen , north of Oslo. The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hobøl farm ( Old Norse : Hóbœli ), since the first church was built here. The first element is hór or hár meaning "high". The last element is bœli which means " farm ". Thus the name means "the farm lying on a high ground". Prior to 1889 the name was written "Haabøl". The Coat-of-arms
49-412: The station every 30 minutes, with every other train going the other way. On the weekends, it's once an hour. In the rushhours, theres two trains every 30 minutes going each way. Not many buses pass through Tomter, except for the school buses going to Knapstad Middle School and Askim Upper Secondary School and Mysen Upper Secondary School. Most teenagers from Tomter attend Askim Upper Secondary School, and
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