Borgen
Borgen is a neighbourhood in the Vestre Aker borough in Oslo, Norway. In addition to being a residential area, Borgen is mostly known for Borgen station on the Oslo Metro which is located adjacent to Vestre gravlund.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighbourhood in Norway
- Also known as: “Borgen, Oslo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Borgen station and Villa Stenersen.
Borgen station
Metro station
Borgen is a station shared by the Røa Line and the Kolsås Line on the Oslo T-bane system. The station is between Majorstuen and Smestad, and 3.8 km from the central station Stortinget.
Villa Stenersen
Museum
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0 no.
Villa Stenersen in Oslo was designed by architect Arne Korsmo for the financier, art collector and author Rolf Stenersen and his family in 1939. The house was intended to serve both as a residence and as a gallery for his large art collection, and is considered as one of the main works of architecture in the Norwegian functionalist style.
Vestre gravlund
Cemetery
Photo: Algkalv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vestre Gravlund is a cemetery in the Frogner borough of Oslo, Norway. It is located next to the Borgen metro station. At 60 acres, it is the largest cemetery in Norway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Smestad and Vinderen.
Smestad
Suburb
Smestad is a historically wealthy area in the borough Vestre Aker in Oslo, Norway. It is named after the Smestad Mansion and family, and was parcelled out for residences after the tram line was built in 1912.
Vinderen
Suburb
Vinderen is a neighbourhood in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. It was a separate borough until 1 January 2004, when it was incorporated into the newly established borough of Vestre Aker.
Ris
Suburb
Ris is an affluent neighborhood in the borough of Vestre Aker in the West End of Oslo, Norway. It has its origins in Ris farm, which is known from medieval times.
Borgen
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Oslo region, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.93593° or 59° 56′ 9″ northLongitude
10.69687° or 10° 41′ 49″ eastElevation
39 metres (128 feet)Open location code
9FFGWMPW+9POpenStreetMap ID
node 1126939045OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Bokmål—“Borgen” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Borgen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “boligstrøk i Oslo”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Borgen”
- Norwegian: “Borgen”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tuengen and Store Borgen.
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Highlights include Vestre gravlund Krypten and Vestre gravlund Nye kapell.
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