Smestad

Smestad is a historically wealthy area in the borough Vestre Aker in Oslo, Norway. It is named after the Smestad Mansion and family, and was parcelled out for residences after the tram line was built in 1912.

Type: Suburb
Description: area in the borough Vestre Aker in Oslo
Also known as: “Smedstad” and “Smestad, Oslo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Smestad station and Frogner Park.

Smestad station

Metro station

Photo: Kjetil r, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Smestad is a station shared by the Røa Line and the Kolsås Line on the Oslo T-bane system. Although the two lines continue to share track some time after Smestad, passing the former station of Sørbyhaugen which was also shared, they diverge before passing another station.

Frogner Park

Park

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Frogner Park is a public park in the central West End borough of Frogner in Oslo, Norway. The park is historically part of Frogner Manor and is Oslo's largest park, open to the public at all times.

Villa Stenersen

Museum

Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0 no.

Villa Stenersen in Oslo was designed by architect Arne Korsmo for the financier, art collector and author Rolf Stenersen and his family in 1939. The house was intended to serve both as a residence and as a gallery for his large art collection, and is considered as one of the main works of architecture in the Norwegian functionalist style.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Makrellbekken and Borgen.

Makrellbekken

Suburb

Photo: Wasielgallery, CC BY 3.0.

Makrellbekken is a neighbourhood in the Oslo borough of Vestre Aker in Norway, bordering the borough of Ullern. It is located between Smestad and Holmen.

Borgen

Suburb

Borgen is a neighbourhood in the Vestre Aker borough in Oslo, Norway. In addition to being a residential area, Borgen is mostly known for Borgen station on the Oslo Metro which is located adjacent to Vestre gravlund.