Høybråten is a residential area in the north-eastern part (Stovner bydel) of Norway's capital Oslo. Høybråten has its own church, schools and railway station.
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 Map of Høybråten | |
  Høybråten Location in Norway | |
| Coordinates: 59°56′45.8″N 10°54′44.7″E / 59.946056°N 10.912417°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Oslo |
| District | Groruddalen |
| Municipality | Oslo |
| Borough | Stovner[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 1084–1088 |
Location in Oslo
Sports
Høybråten Basketball Club (HBBK) won 16 Norwegian woman championships in basketball uninterrupted for 15 years (1981 to 1995), as well as in 1998. It earned them a place in the Guinness Book of Records. Høybråten og Stovner IL (HSIL) took the championship gold in cross-country relay race for women in 2003 and 2007, the first time with Kristin Stormer Steira on the team.
Noted people related to Høybråten
- Thor Gjermund Eriksen, former editor of Dagbladet (2003–06), now Director of Broadcasting in NRK
- Jon Knudsen, soccer keeper who debuted on the national men's team in 2008
- Odd Nordhoug, author and professor at the Norwegian School
- Orji Okoroafor, finalist in Idol (TV program) in 2003, actor and basketball player
- Afshan Rafiq, Right Politician, former MP and former member of the Oslo City Council
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Høybråten.
- 100 years on Høybråten – anniversary of the first settlement
- Team-bonding on Høybråten – about Høybråten and Stovner ILs football
- Høybråten got dream school – see also: the finest school
- Høybråten has the nation's best post-in-shop