Maridalen

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Maridalen is a valley situated just north of Oslo, Norway, just above the suburb of Kjelsås. Considering that Maridalen is within the City of Oslo, Maridalen has a very low population density. The valley is consisting of forests, lakes and agricultural areas. Most of the valley is made up of a lake known as Maridalsvannet, that serves as the primary source of drinking water for 90% of Oslo's population. The only hydroelectric powerplant within the City of Oslo, Hammeren Hydroelectric Power Station is located at Brekke in Maridalen. The valley is a popular recreational area with many hiking trails and cycle tracks for summer usage, and groomed cross-country trails in winter. Both the lake and valley are protected. Maridalen Church and the church ruins of the ancient St. Margaret's Church are located north of lake Maridalsvannet. There is a local bus upwards Maridalen from Nydalen Subway Station.RailwayThe Gjøvikbanen railway passes through Maridalen. Originally, the trains stopped at three stations in the area. Movatn Station (created in 1900) is an unattended stop at Movatn. The Snippen stop (taken into use in 1934) was an unmanaged train stop with the address Greveveien. Sandermosen Station is a previously operated stop between Kjelsås Station and Snippen train stop. It was put into use in 1909, but closed in 2006.