Pipervika
Pipervika is a neighborhood in the borough Sentrum in Oslo, Norway. It is located between the Oslofjord, Akershus Fortress and The City Hall Square. Today the term Pipervika is primarily used for the bay between the fortress and Aker Brygge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Oslo, Norway
- Also known as: “Pipervik” and “Piperviken”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nobel Peace Center and Oslo City Hall.
Nobel Peace Center
Museum
Photo: Sean Hayford O’Leary, CC BY 2.0.
The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway, is a showcase for the Nobel Peace Prize and the ideals it represents. The center is also an arena where culture and politics merge to promote involvement, debate and reflection around topics such as war, peace and conflict resolution.
Oslo City Hall
Town hall
Norway’s Resistance Museum
Museum
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
Norway's Resistance Museum also known as the Norwegian Home Front Museum is a museum located at the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. The museum collection focuses on Norwegian resistance during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1945.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aker Brygge and Vika.
Aker Brygge
Suburb
Photo: Cnyborg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aker Brygge, formerly known as Holmen, is a neighbourhood in central Oslo, Norway. Since the 1980s and 1990s, it has been a popular area for shopping, dining, and entertainment, as well as a high-end residential area. It was previously an industrial area.
Vika
Suburb
Sentrum
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sentrum, literally Centre, is the core of Oslo inside the first ring road, plus the area around the Royal Palace and Tjuvholmen island. This is the area around Oslo's main street, Karl Johan street, and the Akershus fortress overlooking the harbour and the great Oslo fjord.
Pipervika
- Category: body of water
- Location: Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Oslo region, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.90903° or 59° 54′ 33″ northLongitude
10.73131° or 10° 43′ 53″ eastElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
9FFGWP5J+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1361948740OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Bokmål—“Pipervika” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Akershus festning and Tjuvholmen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rådhusbrygge 2 and Rådhusbrygge 3.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pipervika”. Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY-SA 2.5.