Kadettangen
Encyclopedia
Kadettangen is a small peninsula outside of Sandvika
in Bærum
, Norway
. Originally named Sandvikstangen, it got its current name from the cadet
training conducted by the Norwegian Military Academy
for the better part of the nineteenth century. The peninsula is now used mainly for boating, beach life and sports, being the home ground of association football club Bærum SK
.
, at the outlet of the river Sandvikselva
, at the opposite shore of Kjørbo
.
It was formerly a crop field under Kjørbo manor, and was originally named Sandvikstangen. Some time between 1820 and 1825 the Norwegian Military Academy
started using it as a bivouac
camp for summer training of cadet
s, hence the name change. The Norwegian Military Academy bought the area in 1869, but by the 1890s it had become too small for military exercises. The Norwegian Military Academy left in 1896, and following a few years of use by His Majesty The King's Guard
, it was rented by Bærum municipality from 1902, and finally bought in 1916. When the municipality took over, parts of Kadettangen was used as a playground; arenas for organized sport were later built. The military usage only returned briefly during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, from 1940 to 1945.
The southern end of Kadettangen is now used for leisure purposes, with its beach and beach volleyball
facilities. The beach was constructed in the 1930s. In addition, because of its low altitude and consequent problems with flooding, the peninsula was reinforced with fill dirt
. The practice of filling around Kadettangen continues to this day, with proposals to increase the land area with leftover material from the excavation of the Løkkeås Tunnel
as a part of Norwegian National Road 164.
. The attendance record is 1,819 people from a Norwegian Football Cup
match in Norwegian Football Cup 2004, when Bærum SK beat Vålerenga in the third round. Their club room, raised in 1984, is located in an adjacent building which is shared with the athletics and orienteering club IL Tyrving
. Bærum SK also has an indoor football arena, Bærumshallen, which is used for exhibitions and sales in addition to sports. The site of the indoor arena was used for three ice hockey
matches
at the 1952 Winter Olympics
. Other former activities at the sports field are speed skating
, bandy
and speedway
. In 2009, Bærum SK chairman Jan Erik Aalbu suggested that the sports field be renamed Sandvika stadion.
In addition, the rowing
club Bærum RK
, founded in 1917, moved its headquarters from Kalvøya to Kadettangen in 1925. It lasted until 1936, when they sold the headquarters due to financial problems, and relocated to the tiny islet Danmark. The locality was also used for revue
s.
Former mayor of Bærum, Gunnar Gravdahl
(Conservative
), has stated that the sports facilities should be removed and replaced with a public baths. His successor, sitting mayor and fellow party member Odd Reinsfelt
denounced the idea, stating that there was no viable replacement location for the sporting activities.
Kadettangen is a starting point for island-hopping in the local section of the Oslofjord. The company Sandvika Fjordturer
operates out of an office at Kadettangen, and its two ships, Rigmor and Rigfar, are in quay at the western shore of the peninsula. Since 1963 Kadettangen is also connected to the island Kalvøya
by bridge. On the eastern shore, there is a calling port for medium-sized ships.
In terms of public transportation, Kadettangen is served by the lines 705 and 706 of the Ruter
bus network; the bus station is named Sandvika rådhus. The proximate railway station is Sandvika
. The European route E18
runs through Sandvika, more or less separating Kadettangen from the town.
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.Sandvika is situated approximately west of Oslo. It is the main transportation hub for Western Bærum, and has a combined bus and railway station. Sandvika is...
in Bærum
Bærum
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....
, 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...
. Originally named Sandvikstangen, it got its current name from the cadet
Cadet
A cadet is a trainee to become an officer in the military, often a person who is a junior trainee. The term comes from the term "cadet" for younger sons of a noble family.- Military context :...
training conducted by the Norwegian Military Academy
Norwegian Military Academy
The Norwegian Army Academy was established in 1750. It is the oldest university-level educational institution in Norway, and one of the oldest active military academies in the world. Krigsskolen primarily educates officers for the Norwegian Army. There are separate academies for the Royal...
for the better part of the nineteenth century. The peninsula is now used mainly for boating, beach life and sports, being the home ground of association football club Bærum SK
Bærum SK
Bærum Sportsklubb is a Norwegian association football club founded on 26 March 1910. The men's team is currently playing in the Adeccoligaen, after being promoted from the Norwegian Second Division in 2011....
.
Geography and history
The peninsula is located slightly south of the city of SandvikaSandvika
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.Sandvika is situated approximately west of Oslo. It is the main transportation hub for Western Bærum, and has a combined bus and railway station. Sandvika is...
, at the outlet of the river Sandvikselva
Sandvikselva
Sandvikselva, formerly known as Løxa, is a river in Bærum, Norway, originating at the intersection of the two rivers Lomma and Isielva at Wøyen. The river flows into the Oslo Fjord 4.5 km south at Sandvika, though the center of the city...
, at the opposite shore of Kjørbo
Kjørbo
Kjørbo is a former manor in Bærum, Norway.It is located slightly south of the city of Sandvika, near the outlet of the river Sandvikselva, at the opposite shore of Kadettangen. Originally a home farm under Nesøya manor, in 1630 it was made into a manor of its own and resident site of Nesøygodset...
.
It was formerly a crop field under Kjørbo manor, and was originally named Sandvikstangen. Some time between 1820 and 1825 the Norwegian Military Academy
Norwegian Military Academy
The Norwegian Army Academy was established in 1750. It is the oldest university-level educational institution in Norway, and one of the oldest active military academies in the world. Krigsskolen primarily educates officers for the Norwegian Army. There are separate academies for the Royal...
started using it as a bivouac
Bivouac shelter
A bivouac traditionally refers to a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire or such a site where a camp may be built. It is also commonly used to describe a variety of improvised camp sites such as those used in scouting and...
camp for summer training of cadet
Cadet
A cadet is a trainee to become an officer in the military, often a person who is a junior trainee. The term comes from the term "cadet" for younger sons of a noble family.- Military context :...
s, hence the name change. The Norwegian Military Academy bought the area in 1869, but by the 1890s it had become too small for military exercises. The Norwegian Military Academy left in 1896, and following a few years of use by His Majesty The King's Guard
Hans Majestet Kongens Garde
Hans Majestet Kongens Garde is a battalion of the Norwegian Army. The battalion has two main roles; it serves as the Norwegian King's bodyguards, guarding the royal residences and Akershus Fortress in Oslo, and is also the main infantry unit responsible for the defence of...
, it was rented by Bærum municipality from 1902, and finally bought in 1916. When the municipality took over, parts of Kadettangen was used as a playground; arenas for organized sport were later built. The military usage only returned briefly during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, from 1940 to 1945.
The southern end of Kadettangen is now used for leisure purposes, with its beach and beach volleyball
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
facilities. The beach was constructed in the 1930s. In addition, because of its low altitude and consequent problems with flooding, the peninsula was reinforced with fill dirt
Fill dirt
Fill dirt is earthy material which is used to fill in a depression or hole in the ground or create mounds or otherwise artificially change the grade or elevation of real property....
. The practice of filling around Kadettangen continues to this day, with proposals to increase the land area with leftover material from the excavation of the Løkkeås Tunnel
Løkkeås Tunnel
The Løkkeås Tunnel is a proposed road tunnel that will run under the hill Løkkeåsen northeast of Sandvika in Norway. It will be integrated as a part of the Norwegian National Road 164, and will enter near the western end of the lake Engervannet. The proposed length is 190 metres....
as a part of Norwegian National Road 164.
Sports
The northern part of Kadettangen is used for sports. An artificial grass pitch with a tribune along the western sideline serves as the home ground of the football club Bærum SKBærum SK
Bærum Sportsklubb is a Norwegian association football club founded on 26 March 1910. The men's team is currently playing in the Adeccoligaen, after being promoted from the Norwegian Second Division in 2011....
. The attendance record is 1,819 people from a Norwegian Football Cup
Norwegian football cup
The Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...
match in Norwegian Football Cup 2004, when Bærum SK beat Vålerenga in the third round. Their club room, raised in 1984, is located in an adjacent building which is shared with the athletics and orienteering club IL Tyrving
IL Tyrving
Idrettslaget Tyrving is a Norwegian sports club from Sandvika, founded in 1922. It has sections for athletics and orienteering. It is named after Tyrfing in Norse mythology....
. Bærum SK also has an indoor football arena, Bærumshallen, which is used for exhibitions and sales in addition to sports. The site of the indoor arena was used for three ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
matches
Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics
The Ice hockey medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Games were mainly played at the Jordal Amfi Arena, as well as the stadiums at Dælenenga, Kadettangen, Marienlyst and Lillestrøm...
at the 1952 Winter Olympics
1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible...
. Other former activities at the sports field are speed skating
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
, bandy
Bandy
Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
and speedway
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
. In 2009, Bærum SK chairman Jan Erik Aalbu suggested that the sports field be renamed Sandvika stadion.
In addition, the rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
club Bærum RK
Bærum RK
Bærum Roklubb is a sports club from Bærum, Norway.Established in 1917, its only sport is sport rowing. It is based at Kalvøya outside of Sandvika, and has shared the current locality with the canoeing club Bærum KK since 1972. Bærum RK originally had its own house at Kalvøya, but this was moved to...
, founded in 1917, moved its headquarters from Kalvøya to Kadettangen in 1925. It lasted until 1936, when they sold the headquarters due to financial problems, and relocated to the tiny islet Danmark. The locality was also used for revue
Revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century American popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from 1916 to 1932...
s.
Former mayor of Bærum, Gunnar Gravdahl
Gunnar Gravdahl
Gunnar Gravdahl is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He served as mayor of Bærum from 1979 to 1992.Outside of politics, he was a psychologist.-References:*...
(Conservative
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
), has stated that the sports facilities should be removed and replaced with a public baths. His successor, sitting mayor and fellow party member Odd Reinsfelt
Odd Reinsfelt
Odd Reinsfelt is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and former meteorologist.Before Reinsfelt became a full-time politician he was Chief Meteorologist at NATO's Norwegian department....
denounced the idea, stating that there was no viable replacement location for the sporting activities.
Transportation
Sandvika Fjordturer
Sandvika Fjordturer is a passenger ferry operator in Oslofjord in Akershus, Norway. The company operates from Kadettangen outside of Sandvika to the islands of Borøya, Brønnøya, Ostøya and Langåra on contract with Ruter, serving route 711. The company operates the ferries M/S Rigmor and M/S Rigfar,...
operates out of an office at Kadettangen, and its two ships, Rigmor and Rigfar, are in quay at the western shore of the peninsula. Since 1963 Kadettangen is also connected to the island Kalvøya
Kalvøya
Kalvøya is situated in the inner Oslofjord. The island is right outside of Sandvika in Bærum. The island has been connected to the mainland by a suspension bridge to Kadettangen since 1963.Kalvøya is one of the most popular bathing spots in Bærum...
by bridge. On the eastern shore, there is a calling port for medium-sized ships.
In terms of public transportation, Kadettangen is served by the lines 705 and 706 of the Ruter
Ruter
Ruter As is the public transport authority for Oslo and Akershus, Norway. The company, organized as a limited company is responsible for managing, but not operating, public transport in the two counties, including bus, the Oslo Metro, the Oslo Tramway and ferries...
bus network; the bus station is named Sandvika rådhus. The proximate railway station is Sandvika
Sandvika Station
Sandvika Station is a railway station located in downtown Sandvika in Bærum, Akershus, Norway. The station serves as a local public transport hub and is located on the Asker Line and the Drammen Line. The station was opened with the Drammen Line in 1872. In 2005 the Asker Line opened allowing...
. The European route E18
European route E18
European route E18 runs from Craigavon in the United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg in Russia, passing through Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It is about 1,890 km in length.-United Kingdom:...
runs through Sandvika, more or less separating Kadettangen from the town.