Wîhkwêntôwin
Wîhkwêntôwin is one of the oldest residential neighbourhoods in the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Wîhkwêntôwin is immediately to the west of the downtown core, and overlooks the North Saskatchewan River valley south of the neighbourhood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood in Central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Also known as: “Oliver”, “Oliver District”, and “Wîhkwêntôwin, Edmonton”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Joseph’s Basilica and Balfour Manor.
St. Joseph’s Basilica
Church
Photo: Johntwrl, Public domain.
St. Joseph's Cathedral Basilica is a minor basilica in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The basilica, located west of downtown Edmonton is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton and is the second-largest church in Edmonton.
Balfour Manor
Apartment building
Photo: Arctic.gnome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balfour Manor is an apartment building.
Rogers Place
Stadium
Rogers Place is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Construction started in March 2014, and the building officially opened on 8 September 2016.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Queen Mary Park and Central Edmonton.
Queen Mary Park
Neighborhood
Queen Mary Park is a mature residential neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada located just outside the downtown core. The neighbourhood occupies land that was once part of the Hudson's Bay Company reserve.
Central Edmonton
Photo: WinterE229, CC0.
Central Edmonton is most densely urbanized and oldest area of Edmonton. The heart of Central Edmonton is the "Downtown Core": which is what locals call the central business district plus the areas immediately adjacent like the Government Centre and the Warehouse District.
Westmount
Neighborhood
Westmount is an established central-west residential neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is geographically close to the downtown core. The neighbourhood is bounded by 111 Avenue to the north, Groat Road to the west, the Groat Ravine to the southwest, and the North Saskatchewan River valley to the south.
Wîhkwêntôwin
- Category: locality
- Location: Edmonton, Edmonton Capital Region, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.5425° or 53° 32′ 33″ northLongitude
-113.52164° or 113° 31′ 18″ westElevation
664 metres (2,178 feet)Open location code
9558GFRH+X8OpenStreetMap ID
node 5298414140OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Wîhkwêntôwin” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “奧利弗 (愛德蒙頓)”
- Dutch: “Oliver, Edmonton”
- Japanese: “オリバー”
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Highlights include Hyde Park Condos Tennis Court and Steamworks.
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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 “Wîhkwêntôwin”. Photo: WinterE229, CC0.