Discover Oslo
Oslo in Oslo (Oslo County) with it's 580,000 citizens is a place in Norway. It's the capital of this country.
Current time in Oslo is now 04:51 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports near Oslo, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Norway is Oslo Gardermoen Airport in a distance of 23 mi (or 37 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Rock Carvings in Tanum in Sweden at a distance of 86 mi (or 139 km). We encountered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Nesoddtangen, Kolbotn, Rotnes, Kjenn and Ski. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info. Let's start with some photos from the area.
Hotels and Places to Stay
First Hotel Grims Grenka
Clarion Collection Bastion
SCANDIC BYPORTEN
First Hotel Millennium
Clarion Hotel The Hub
Comfort Grand Central
THON HOTEL ROSENKRANTZ
Thon Hotel Munch
SCANDIC KARL JOHAN
SAGA HOTEL OSLO CENTRAL
Videos from this area
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Oslo
The proud spirit of the Norwegian people shines in every dimension of their capital city — from its once-fearsome Viking ships to its sleek new Opera House, from tales of World War II heroism...
Oslo, la capitale della Norvegia
Insieme a Ciro di Maio e la troupe di Diario di Viaggio visitiamo il centro storico di Oslo, una delle più piccole capitali in Europa. Video tratto dal programma Diario di Viaggio in onda...
Kamil Stoch - 134 m - Oslo 2015 - 3. miejsce! [HD]
Piękny technicznie finałowy skok Kamila Stocha na skoczni w Holmenkollen! Z 11. miejsca awans na miejsce 3! Kamil, wielkie gratulacje! (15.03.15)
Qué ver en Oslo / Tour Around Oslo [IGEO.TV]
http://igeo.tv/category/videos/tematica/cultura/lugares-mundo/ Viaje por Oslo, una de las capitales europeas con mayor superficie, siendo al rededor de dos terceras partes área de bosques...
Reisereportage Oslo, Norwegen - kwtrip 25 Urlaubsvideo Dokumentation über Urlaub & Reise [CC BY-SA]
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Oslo, Norway: Discussing Norway's Social System
For the people of Oslo, their fjord is a natural wonderland. And it's a beautiful backdrop for Rick to discuss Norway's social system with his Norwegian cousin. For more information on the...
HAUL - OSLO LOPPEMARKET
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden is the largest Christian church in Sweden. The church professes the Lutheran faith and is a member of the Porvoo Communion. With 6,446,729 baptized members, it is the largest Lutheran church in the world, although combined, there are more Lutherans in the member churches of the Evangelical Church in Germany (10 million). Until 2000 it held the position of state church. Approximately 2% of the church's members regularly attend Sunday services.
Oslo Stock Exchange
The Oslo Stock Exchange serves as the main market for trading in the shares of Norwegian companies. It opens at 9:00am and closes 4:30pm local time. In additional to a wide range of domestic companies, the OSE attracts a lot of international companies within petroleum, shipping and other related areas.
Supreme Court of Norway
The Supreme Court of Norway was established in 1815 on the basis article 88 in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway, which prescribes an independent judiciary. It is located in the capital Oslo. In addition to serving as the court of final appeal for civilian and criminal cases, it can also rule whether the Cabinet has acted in accordance with Norwegian law and whether the Parliament has passed legislation consistent with the Constitution.
Oslo Cathedral
Oslo Cathedral — formerly Our Savior's Church (Norwegian: Vår Frelsers kirke) — is the main church for the Oslo bishopric of the Church of Norway, as well as the parish church for downtown Oslo. The present building dates from 1694-1697. The Norwegian Royal Family and the Norwegian Government use the Cathedral for public events. It was closed for renovation in August 2006 and re-opened with a festive high mass on 18 April 2010.
Norges Bank
Norges Bank / Noregs Bank is the central bank of Norway. Apart from having traditional central bank responsibilities such as financial stability and price stability, it manages The Government Pension Fund of Norway, a stabilization fund that may be the world's largest sovereign wealth fund. The limited transparency of some SWFs makes it difficult to make accurate assessments of their assets under management. On 31 December 2010, the bank had 590 employees.
Jernbanetorget
Jernbanetorget is a large square in Oslo, Norway, in front of Oslo Central Station. It is the largest node for public transportation in Norway, with all tram lines passing through and connection to all train services in Oslo at the train station and all express- and regional busses departing from Oslo Bus Terminal and the rapid transit passing through Jernbanetorget T-bane Station.
Stortinget (station)
Stortinget is an underground rapid transit station on the Common Line of the Oslo Metro, Norway. It is located in the heart of the city center, next to the Parliament of Norway Building (Stortinget). The station is served by all six lines of the metro. At the street level, the station serves tram routes 17, 18 and 19 on the Ullevål Hageby Line as Tinghuset and Prof. Aschehougs gate. Stortinget is 'kilometer marker zero' for the metro network and is owned by Kollektivtransportproduksjon.
Parks and open spaces in Oslo
Parks and open spaces are an integral part of the landscape of Oslo, the capital and largest city of Norway. The various parks and open spaces are interconnected by paths so that the city's inhabitants can walk between them. As the city expanded in the middle of the 19th century, areas were appropriated for parks and recreational purposes. The eastern part of the city (Østkanten) was prioritized due to congestion and industrialization.
Statholdergaarden
Statholdergaarden is a gourmet restaurant in the Kvadraturen sector of central Oslo, Norway. The restaurant is led by Bocuse d'Or winning chef Bent Stiansen and his wife Anette Stiansen until her death in May 2010. Established by the couple in 1994, Statholdergaarden is merited with one Michelin star, and its wine selection rated "Best of Award of Excellence" by Wine Spectator.
Stortorvet
Stortorvet ('The Grand Plaza') is a square in Oslo, Norway, located west of Oslo Cathedral. It was officially inaugurated during the autarchic times, in 1736. A town market was held here until 1889. Marketing still exists, but has largely been moved to Youngstorget. The building that houses the restaurant Stortorvets Gjæstgiveri is a Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site. The square became an important hub for public transportation with the introduction of the tramway.
Film & Kino
Film & Kino is an interest organization for municipalities that own cinemas in Norway.
Egertorget
Egertorget, formerly known as Egertorvet, is a square in Oslo at the intersection of Karl Johans gate and Øvre Slottsgate. It is not really a torg, but a "remainder area" which arose around 1840, when Slotsveien(Karl Johans Gate) became connected with the old Østre Gade(Eastern Road) alongside Stabellkroken. Stabellgården and Egergården were torn down in order to tie the streets together.
Youngstorget
Youngstorget (English: Young's square) is a square and public space located in St. Hanshaugen in Oslo. It lies at the junction of the streets Storgata and Møllergata and alongside Torggata. Constructed in 1846, it has become a symbol of political power in Norway.
Centralteatret
Centralteatret is a theatre in Akersgata, Oslo, Norway. Centralteatret was established by the Alma Isabella Bosse Fahlstrøm (1863-1946) and Johan Peter Broust Fahlstrøm (1867-1938) in 1897. From 1902, Harald Otto (1865-1928) was the theater manager and owner. His son, Reidar Otto, subsequently ran it, while his son, Harald Otto joined as manager in 1938. Members of the Otto family ran the theater until 1959. Since 1959 the premises have been used partly as a television studio.
Akersgata
Akersgata (1-73E, 2-74) is a street in Oslo, Norway. It contains a number of important buildings such as the Parliament of Norway Building, several government buildings in the Regjeringskvartalet, the Trefoldighetskirken (Trinity Church), and the Centralteatret.
El Dorado Cinema (Oslo)
Eldorado Cinema is a Multiplex (movie theater) located at Torggata 9 in Oslo sentrum. Today, it has five theaters with 1000 seats, which break down as 170, 140, 163, 168, and 370 seats in theaters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively.
Folketeatret
Folketeatret (People's Theatre) is a theatre in Oslo, Norway. The building has existed longer than the theatre, and been used as a movie theatre and opera house. The theatre itself operated from 1952 to 1959, but the institution has a much longer history. Insipired by the Freie Deutsche Volksbühne in Berlin led to forming of interest organizations in Bergen and Oslo in 1928 and 1929. The idea to establish a good theater for the working class.
Stortorvet (station)
Stortorvet is a station on the Oslo Tramway in Oslo, Norway. The station is located on the square Stortorvet in the city centre. It is served by the lines 11, 17 and 18. In 2009, it was decided to improve the square, the station and the tram tracks in the street.
2011 Norway attacks
The 2011 Norway attacks were two sequential lone wolf terrorist attacks against the government, the civilian population and a Workers' Youth League (AUF)-run summer camp in Norway on 22 July 2011, claiming a total of 77 lives. The first was a car bomb explosion in Oslo within Regjeringskvartalet, the executive government quarter of Norway, at 15:25:22. The bomb was made from a mixture of fertiliser and fuel oil and placed in the back of a car.
Regjeringskvartalet
Regjeringskvartalet (the Government quarter) is a collection of buildings in the centre of Norwegian capital city Oslo housing several of the offices of the Government of Norway. The complex is around 300m northeast of the Parliament Building.
Einar Gerhardsens plass
Einar Gerhardsens plass is a town square between the three government buildings S Block, R4, and Høyblokka in Regjeringskvartalet in Oslo. The street Grubbegata passes through the square. The square was named in 1997 after Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen.
1858 Christiania fire
The 1858 Christiania fire, starting on 14 April 1858, severely destroyed several city blocks near Stortorvet in Christiania, Norway. 41 buildings were destroyed, and about 1,000 people lost their homes.
Oslo Bazaars
The Oslo Bazaars, along the streets Karl Johans gate and Dronningens gate in Oslo, were constructed from 1841 onwards. The halls were designed by architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. They were originally built for butchers selling meat at the nearby market place Stortorvet. The bazaar halls are listed as a protected site.
Trinity Church (Oslo)
The Trinity Church, really Church of Holy Trinity, is a church in the neighborhood of Hammersborg in central Oslo, Norway. Trinity Church is neighbor of the government buildings in Regjeringskvartalet. It is the parish church of the parish of Trinity, belonging to the Diocese of Oslo of the Church of Norway. It is one of the largest churches in Oslo (1000 seats). The church itself is in the raw red brick, while the vaults, arches and small columns have gray scale color.
Norwegian Film Institute
The Norwegian Film Institute was founded in 1955 to support and develop the Norwegian film industry. On April 1, 2008, it was merged with Norwegian Film Fund, Norwegian Film Development, and Norwegian Film Commission to form the "'new' Norwegian Film Institute" under the auspices of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Culture.