Sentralanlegget, Government war headquarters in Hole municipality, Norway
Sentralanlegget is an underground government facility in the municipality of Hole, Norway, located west of the Kongens utsikt mountain. It contains a hospital section, a communications center, and conference rooms, with capacity for around 600 people during extended stays.
Norwegian civil defense authorities built the facility in the 1960s in response to the threats perceived during the Cold War. It was part of a broader pattern of underground emergency planning that shaped security decisions across Northern Europe at the time.
Sentralanlegget is one of the few facilities in Norway designed to shelter both government officials and the royal family. This dual purpose reflects how closely the state and the monarchy are linked in Norwegian emergency planning.
The facility is not open to the public and requires special authorization to enter. The surrounding area near Kongens utsikt is freely accessible and makes for a good starting point to explore the landscape around it.
Norwegian authorities arranged for the facility's entrances to be digitally obscured on mapping services available within the country. This applies only to the versions of those maps used in Norway, meaning the same spot can appear visible on foreign services.
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