Discover Skjetten

Skjetten can be explored through its residential architecture and specific opportunities for exercise. Skjettenbyen and Solvangen, located to its east, tell the story of different residential areas and construction periods. Opportunities for exercise include a cycling route, public weekend swimming and an outdoor workout park. If you’re looking for a hotel in Skjetten, these highlights can help you plan your interests for your stay.

Skjettenbyen and Solvangen: different residential areas

Skjettenbyen is a residential area planned as a unified whole according to modern planning and housing principles during the post-war industrial era. It includes more than 1,000 terraced homes and 600 apartments in multi-unit buildings. The scale makes its planned residential character tangible: the area is shaped not by a single type of building, but by both terraced homes and multi-unit buildings. Anyone interested in housing types will find a concrete comparison of these two categories here.

The 1965 architecture competition was won by Danish architect Nils-Ole Lund; the Norwegian architecture firm Hultberg, Resen & Throne-Holst received second prize. Skjettenbyen was built from 1969 to 1973. This makes it possible to distinguish chronologically between the competition decision and the subsequent construction period.

The Solvangen atrium-house area lies east of Skjettenbyen. It dates from 1965 to 1970 and was designed by architects Gullik and Mari Kollandsrud. The periods overlap in 1969 and 1970, so Solvangen is not simply an earlier construction phase of Skjettenbyen that had already ended.

Different features are useful when comparing the architecture: Skjettenbyen is defined by its unified planning and the figures for terraced homes and apartments in multi-unit buildings; Solvangen, by contrast, is distinguished by its atrium-house design and the work of Gullik and Mari Kollandsrud. This makes it possible to compare two distinct residential themes within the area’s history.

Cycling route, swimming pool and outdoor workout park

The Lillestrøm–Skjetten cycling route (Route 501) is 4.2 km long and passes the Solvangen residential area in Skjetten. If you plan to include the route, check the operator’s website for any updates. The route’s length and its course past the residential area are useful reference points for planning.

At weekends, the Triton Lillestrøm swimming and triathlon club holds public swimming sessions at Skjetten folkebad. Swimming caps are required there. Children under twelve and children who cannot swim must be accompanied in the pool by an adult. Check the pool’s current session details and guidance before visiting.

Skjetten outdoor workout park has street-workout equipment, equipment for chest exercises, squats, seated rows and resisted front presses, as well as parallel bars and a dip bench. In addition to the general category of street-workout equipment, specific exercises and types of equipment are listed, offering practical guidance for different training interests. Since the facilities may change, check the latest information about the park before visiting.

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For the broader travel overview: Skedsmo.