Hovedøya
Hovedøya is one of several small islands off the coast of Oslo, Norway in the Oslofjord. The island is quite small, no more than 800 metres across in any direction, the total area is 0,4 square kilometre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Toresetre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Hovedöen”, “Hovedöy”, and “Hovedøy”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oslo Opera House and Munch Museum.
Oslo Opera House
Theater building
Photo: Krakers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Oslo Opera House is the home of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, and the national opera house in Norway. The building is situated in the Bjørvika neighbourhood of central Oslo, at the head of the Oslofjord.
Munch Museum
Museum
Photo: Annikdance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Munch Museum, marketed as Munch since 2020, is an art museum in Bjørvika, Oslo, Norway, dedicated to the life and works of the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.
Oslo City Hall
Town hall
Oslo City Hall is a municipal building in Oslo, the capital of Norway. It houses the city council, the city's administration and various other municipal organisations.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grønlia and Tjuvholmen.
Grønlia
Quarter
Photo: Oslo Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grønlia is a neighborhood in the Oslo borough of Gamle Oslo. It is located below Ekebergåsen, along the Oslofjord, south of Sørenga and north of Kongshavn.
Tjuvholmen
Suburb
Photo: Helge Høifødt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tjuvholmen is a neighborhood in the borough Majorstuen in Oslo, Norway. It is located on a peninsula sticking out from Aker Brygge into the Oslofjord. It is located east of Filipstad and south of 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.
Hovedøya
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Oslo region, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.89512° or 59° 53′ 42″ northLongitude
10.73251° or 10° 43′ 57″ eastOpen location code
9FFGVPWM+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 4154361OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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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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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Østre krutthus and Hovedøya kloster.
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