Gressholmen
Gressholmen is an islet located in the Oslofjord, just south of central Oslo. Administratively it belongs to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Gressholmen airport was for the years 1927 through 1939 the location of the main airport for Oslo, until the construction of Fornebu airport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Oslo, Norway
- Also known as: “Græsholm”, “Græsholmen”, and “Gresholme”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hovedøya and Bleikøya.
Hovedøya
Island
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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.
Bleikøya
Island
Photo: Helge Høifødt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bleikøya is an island in the inner part of Oslofjord, in the municipitality of Oslo. It is located between Hovedøya and Sjursøya. From the late 19th century, a sanatorium for children suffering from scrofula was located on the island.
Langøyene
Island
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Langøyene is an island in Bunnefjorden in the inner part of Oslofjord, in the municipitality of Nesodden in Akershus, Norway. It is owned by the municipality of Oslo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grønlia and Tjuvholmen.
Grønlia
Quarter
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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
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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. Tjuvholmen is situated 2½ km north of Gressholmen.
Jomfrubråten
Suburb
Jomfrubråten is a residential area of Nordstrand in Oslo, Norway. It is located approximately 3 kilometres away from the city centre. The area was disintegrated from Ekeberg in 1920, and made a residential area when the Ekeberg Line opened in 1917. Jomfrubråten is situated 2½ km east of Gressholmen.
Gressholmen
- Categories: island and landform
- Location: Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Oslo region, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Gressholmen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gressholmen (gamay nga pulo sa Noruwega, Oslo County)”
- Cebuano: “Gressholmen”
- Danish: “Gressholmen”
- Dutch: “Gressholmen”
- Esperanto: “Gressholmen”
- French: “Gressholmen”
- German: “Gressholmen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gressholmen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gressholmen”
- Norwegian: “Grasholmen”
- Norwegian: “Gressholmen”
- Polish: “Gressholmen”
- Swedish: “Gressholmen”
- Turkish: “Gressholmen”
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