Bleikøya
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Helge Høifødt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Oslo, Norway
- Also known as: “Bleiköy”, “Bleikoya”, “Bleköen”, “Blekøy”, and “Bleköya”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hovedøya and Munch Museum.
Hovedøya
Island
Photo: Toresetre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
Armed Forces Museum
Museum
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
The Armed Forces Museum of Norway is a museum located at Akershus Fortress in Oslo, Norway. Previously it was named Hærmuseet, The Army Museum. The museum consists of mostly army materiel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grønlia and Jomfrubråten.
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.
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.
Ekeberg
Suburb
Photo: Jpfagerback, BSD.
Ekeberg is a neighborhood in the city of Oslo, Norway. The Norway Cup soccer tournament takes place at Ekebergsletta every summer. "Sletta" means "the plain".
Bleikøya
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Oslo region, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.88948° or 59° 53′ 22″ northLongitude
10.74076° or 10° 44′ 27″ eastElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
9FFGVPQR+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 4154383OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
3160999Wikidata ID
Q4574156
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Bleikøya” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bleikøya”
- Danish: “Bleikøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bleikøya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bleikøya”
- Norwegian: “Bleikøya”
- Turkish: “Bleikøya”
Localities in the Area
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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 “Bleikøya”. Photo: Helge Høifødt, CC BY-SA 3.0.