Hovedøya

Hovedøya is one of several small islands off the coast of , in the . The island is quite small, no more than 800 metres across in any direction, the total area is 0.4 square kilometre.
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island
  • Also known as: Hovedöen”, “Hovedöy”, and “Hovedøy

Places of Interest

Highlights include Haraløkka and Bøler samfunnshus.

Recreation area
is a recreation area.

Community center
is a community center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bøler and Bogerud.

Suburb
is a south-eastern suburb of , . It is one of the more picturesque areas of Oslo. Østmarka forest and lake Nøklevann are in its immediate vicinity.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in , Norway. It is located southeast of the lake . The area belonging to the ancient farm was developed from the early 1960s. is served by the of the Østensjø Line on the Oslo Metro.

Locality
is an area near the lake Nøklevann in Østmarka, , Norway. Now a recreational area, it was owned by Thomas Johannessen Heftye and his descendants from 1856 to 1911, and after that by Oslo municipality.

Hovedøya

Latitude
59.87707° or 59° 52′ 38″ north
Longitude
10.86741° or 10° 52′ 3″ east
Open location code
9FFGVVG8+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 89342658
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3151643
Wiki­data ID
Q1631617
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Satellite Map

Discover Hovedøya from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Hovedøya” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Հովեդյոյա
  • Catalan: Hovedøya
  • Cebuano: Hovedøya
  • Danish: Hovedøya
  • Dutch: Hovedøya
  • French: Hovedøya
  • German: Hovedøya
  • Japanese: Hovedøya島
  • Japanese: ホーヴェデーヤ
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Hovedøya
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Hovedøya
  • Norwegian: Hovedøya
  • Polish: Hovedoya
  • Polish: Hovedøya
  • Russian: Ховедёйа
  • Swedish: Hovedøya
  • Turkish: Hovedøya

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