Stabekk
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Stabekk is a suburban centre in the municipality of Bærum, Norway. Mainly a residential area, the population (2005) is 6,261.
Stabekk has a commercial district, roughly divided into Øvre (Upper) Stabekk and Nedre (Lower) Stabekk, separated by a hill. There are a number of retail shops in both these sections, and in the lower section is a commuter railroad station served by Drammenbanen.
Stabekk also has a bandy field, a high school, and a tennis club.
The campus in which the Norwegian Teachers College for Home Economics is now on the architectural registry[1].
The football team Stabæk I.F. originates from Stabekk, the name Stabæk being an archaic spelling, but the team has since relocated to Bekkestua.
| Sections of Bærum |  |
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| Østerås/Eiksmarka | Hosle | Voll | Jar | Lysaker | Snarøya | Stabekk | Høvik | Løkeberg-Blommenholm | Haslum | East Bærumsmarka | Sandvika-Valler | Jong | Slependen-Tanum | Dønski-Rud | Kolsås | Rykkinn | Kirkerud-Sollihøgda | Bærums Verk | Lommedalen | |
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