# Hvalstad

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{{Short description|Village in Asker Municipality, Norway}}

[[Image:SNC10692 (cropped).JPG|thumb|200px|right|Hvalstad seen from [Skaugumsåsen](/source/Skaugums%C3%A5sen)]]
'''Hvalstad''' is a village and a small part of the municipality of [Asker](/source/Asker_(municipality)). Hvalstad has slightly over 2,000 inhabitants, a number that has doubled since the 1970s. Hvalstad lies 20 kilometres from the centre of [Oslo](/source/Oslo).

Hvalstad Station is on the [Drammen Line](/source/Drammen_Line), which opened on October 7, 1872.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Askheim |first1=Svein |title=Hvalstad |url=https://snl.no/Hvalstad |website=Store norske leksikon |access-date=13 November 2024 |language=no |date=20 September 2024}}</ref>

== Asker Museum ==
Asker Museum is located in Hvalstad.<ref>{{cite web |title=Asker Museum |url=https://www.visitnorway.com/listings/asker-museum/11129/ |website=www.visitnorway.com |access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref> The museum primarily shows the audience art of many kinds. It's a source to knowledge, understanding and inspiration. This Museum was the home of [Otto](/source/Otto_Valstad) and [Tilla Valstad](/source/Tilla_Valstad). They are related to the family that Hvalstad got its name from. When they died in the forties they gave their properties including their house to the Municipality of Asker and in this way it became a museum.

== Hvalstad school ==
The school in Hvalstad is relatively new; its construction was finished in 1999. Hvalstad School has a basket court and a grass football pitch. The school was reopened in March 2026 after several years of renovation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nye Hvalstad skole {{!}} Asker kommune |url=https://www.asker.kommune.no/asker-mot-2030/kommunale-byggeprosjekter/hvalstad-skole/ |access-date=2 April 2026}}</ref>

== Notable residents ==
Notable people that were born or lived in Hvalstad include:
* [Johan Bojer](/source/Johan_Bojer) (1872–1959), Norwegian novelist and dramatist<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gad |first1=Carl |title=Johan Bojer, the Man and His Works |date=1920 |publisher=Moffat, Yard and Company |isbn=978-0-8371-7263-7 |page=39 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Johan_Bojer_the_Man_and_His_Works/7DQ8AQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Hvalstad+%22Johan+Bojer+%22&pg=PA39&printsec=frontcover |access-date=13 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
* [Olav Eysteinson Fjærli](/source/Olav_Eysteinson_Fj%C3%A6rli) (1883–1947), politician

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Category:Villages in Asker Municipality

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