Roa is the administrative centre of Lunner municipality, sitting at the junction where the Rv4 meets the Rv35 from Hønefoss and Ringerike. This crossroads position has made it a natural stopping point for travellers heading between Oslo, Hadeland and the Hallingdal valley.
Roa is also an important railway junction. The Gjøvikbanen from Oslo splits here: one branch continues north through Hadeland to Gjøvik, the other turns west to Hønefoss and connects to the Bergensbanen. This makes Roa the point where the Oslo-Gjøvik commuter line and the Oslo-Bergen main line part ways. The junction opened in 1909 when the western branch was completed, and it turned a quiet Hadeland village into a railway hub almost overnight.
Lunner municipality stretches across the forested hills between Nordmarka and the Hadeland farming district. The area was settled early; Lunner church dates back to the Middle Ages, and the surrounding farms have been worked for centuries. The municipality name comes from Old Norse Lundr, meaning grove, hinting at the forests that still dominate the landscape.
Roa is also an important railway junction. The Gjøvikbanen from Oslo splits here: one branch continues north through Hadeland to Gjøvik, the other turns west to Hønefoss and connects to the Bergensbanen. This makes Roa the point where the Oslo-Gjøvik commuter line and the Oslo-Bergen main line part ways. The junction opened in 1909 when the western branch was completed, and it turned a quiet Hadeland village into a railway hub almost overnight.
Lunner municipality stretches across the forested hills between Nordmarka and the Hadeland farming district. The area was settled early; Lunner church dates back to the Middle Ages, and the surrounding farms have been worked for centuries. The municipality name comes from Old Norse Lundr, meaning grove, hinting at the forests that still dominate the landscape.