Movatn

Movann
Movann Location in Norway
Coordinates: 60°2′24″N 10°48′24″E / 60.04°N 10.80667°E / 60.04; 10.80667Coordinates: 60°2′24″N 10°48′24″E / 60.04°N 10.80667°E / 60.04; 10.80667
Country	Norway
County	Oslo
District	Maridalen, Nordmarka
Municipality	Oslo
Borough	Marka
Area
– Total	0.84 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Population (2005)
– Total	316
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal codes	0890 Oslo

Movann is a lake at the northern end of the village of Sørbråten in Maridalen valley in Nordmarka, a forrested part of Oslo, Norway. It has a train station on Gjøvikbanen. The population of Sørbråten is 317.^[1]

The name

The lake is named after the old farm Mo (Norse Mór) in Nittedal. The name of the farm is identical with the word mór m 'moor, heath'. The last element is vann 'water, lake'.

The name of the lake has now the form Movann, that is Bokmål (compare Sognsvann). The name and form of the railway station, Movatn, is Nynorsk.

References

1. ^ Statistics Norway (2008). Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2008. http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/tab-2008-06-20-01-en.html.