Vestfjorden
Vestfjorden is a fjord in Asker, Akershus. Vestfjorden is situated nearby to the quarter Båtstø, as well as near the hamlet Verven.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sundbyholmene and German cruiser Blücher.
German cruiser Blücher
Disaster remains
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Blücher was the second of five Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruisers of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, built after the rise of the Nazi Party and the repudiation of the Treaty of Versailles. German cruiser Blücher is situated 4 km southeast of Vestfjorden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fagerstrand and Spro.
Fagerstrand
Village
Fagerstrand is a village in the municipality of Nesodden, in the county of Akershus, in the country of Norway. It is south of Oslo on the peninsula of Nesodden. Fagerstrand is situated 4½ km northeast of Vestfjorden.
Spro
Quarter
Spro is a village in Nesodden municipality, Akershus, Norway. It is a former site of ice block extradition industry, and there are a number of man-made ponds created for this purpose. Spro is situated 6 km northeast of Vestfjorden.
Drøbak
Photo: Øyvind Holmstad, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Drøbak is in the Frogn municipality, in the county of Akershus in Norway, at the shores of the Oslofjord, a few miles south-east of Oslo.
Vestfjorden
- Type: Fjord
- Also known as: “Vestfjord”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Asker, Akershus, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.71499° or 59° 42′ 54″ northLongitude
10.53173° or 10° 31′ 54″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9FFGPG7J+XMGeoNames ID
3258787
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