Bøler
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Bøler is a south-eastern suburb of Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It is one of the more picturesque areas of Oslo. Østmarka
Østmarka
Østmarka is a forested area to the east of Oslo and part of the congregation of woodland areas known as Oslomarka. The area is situated within the municipalities Oslo, Lørenskog, Rælingen, Ski and Enebakk...

 forest and lake Nøklevann in its immediately vicinity. Infrastructure-wise, it has a shopping center http://www.bolersenter.no/, two elementary schools, a public bath, a library, a church and a stop
Bøler (station)
Bøler is a station on Østensjø Line on Norway's Oslo Metro system between the stations of Ulsrud and Bogerud, from Stortinget, in the area of the same name...

 on the Østensjøbanen
Østensjøbanen
The Østensjø Line is a rapid transit line on the Oslo Metro which runs between Tøyen and Mortensrud in the southeast neighborhood of Søndre Nordstrand in Oslo, Norway. The line also serves the mostly residential boroughs of Bøler and Østensjø...

 subway line.

History

The name Bøler comes from the Norse bæl (farm).. The area was mostly built up in the late 1950s, with high-rise buildings and smaller houses.

Bøler was a separate borough of the city of Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 from the mid-1980s up to December 31, 2003, when it became part of the borough of Østensjø
Østensjø
Østensjø is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway.The borough is in the southeastern part of Oslo. It is well known for its proximity to the forested area of Østmarka, a popular resort and hiking area for the citizens of Oslo and Lørenskog. Østensjø consists of the suburbs of Bøler, Oppsal and...

.

Nearby locations

  • Ulsrud
  • Bogerud
  • Østensjøvannet
    Østensjøvannet
    Østensjøvannet is a lake in Oslo, capital of Norway. It is well-known for the wide variety of birds and other wildlife that can be found there. It is surrounded by the Østensjø borough...

  • Abildsø
    Abildsø
    Abildsø is a neighborhood in the borough Østensjø in Oslo, Norway. It is located south of Manglerud and Ryen, east of Lambertseter, north of Langerud and east of Bøler the lake Østensjøvannet.-The name:...

  • Oppsal
    Oppsal
    Oppsal is a suburb in the borough of Østensjø in Oslo, Norway.The modern history of Oppsal starts with villas and summer homes built during the Interwar period. The Oslo Tramway was extended to Oppsal in 1926....

  • Skullerud
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