Old Town

The Old Town of Oslo is a neighbourhood in the inner city of , , belonging to the borough of and is the oldest urban area within the current capital.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighborhood in the inner city of Oslo, Norway
  • Also known as: “Gamlebyen” and “Old Town, Oslo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oslo Hospital and Munch Museum.

Public building
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
is a public building.

Museum
Photo: Annikdance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, marketed as MUNCH since 2020, is an art museum in , Oslo, Norway, dedicated to the life and works of the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.

Theater building
Photo: Krakers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the home of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, and the national opera house in . The building is situated in the neighbourhood of central , at the head of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galgeberg and Barcode Project.

Suburb
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
is a neighbourhood in the borough of in , . The neighbourhood lies near , and Gamlebyen. The name stems from the gallows present at the location in earlier times.

Neighborhood
Photo: Helge Høifødt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a section of the portion of the Fjord City redevelopment on former dock and industrial land in central . It consists of a row of new multi-purpose high-rise buildings, that was completed in 2016.

Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a neighborhood.

Old Town

Latitude
59.90435° or 59° 54′ 16″ north
Longitude
10.76985° or 10° 46′ 11″ east
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
Open location code
9FFGWQ39+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1125963703
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
9304411
Wiki­data ID
Q4583418
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Satellite Map

Discover Old Town from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Old Town” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Gamlebyen”
  • Dutch: “Old Town”
  • German: “Altstadt (Oslo)”
  • German: “Gamlebyen”
  • Italian: “Old Town”
  • Japanese: “オスロ旧市街”
  • Japanese: “旧オスロ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gamlebyen i Oslo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gamlebyen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gamlebyen i Oslo”
  • Norwegian: “Gamlebyen”

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