Ljabru

Ljabru is a hill and neighborhood in the borough of Nordstrand in Oslo, Norway.

Ljabru hovedgaard (Ljabru manor), Oslo, Norway.

It is mainly a residential area with detached housing as well as larger blocks. It is served by the Ekeberg Line terminal station Ljabru.^[1] It is located south of Nordstrand, east of Ljan, west of Mortensrud and north of Hauketo.

Toponymy

The neighbourhood is named after an old farm – Old Norse Ljarnarbrú. The first element is the genitive of an old rivername Ljǫrn, the last element is brú 'bridge'.