Veitvet
Veitvet is a neighborhood in the Bjerke borough of Oslo, Norway. The area borders to Linderud, Tonsenhagen and Bredtvet. Veitvet senter is located in the neighborhood which was Norway's first shopping mall and was Scandinavia's largest when it opened in 1958.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Veitvet and Linderud.
Veitvet
Metro station
Photo: Tommeh72, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Veitvet is a station on Grorud Line on the Oslo Metro. It is located at Veitvet between Linderud and Rødtvet, 8.4 kilometers from Stortinget. It was opened on 16 October 1966.
Norwegian Military Academy
Office
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
The Norwegian Military Academy, in Oslo, educates officers of the Norwegian Army and serves as the King's Royal Guard. The academy was established in 1750, and is the oldest institution for higher education in Norway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bredtvet and Linderud.
Bredtvet
Suburb
Bredtvet is a neighborhood in the borough of Bjerke in Oslo, Norway. The area is located on a ridge between the neighborhoods of Veitvet to the west and Kalbakken to the east.
Linderud
Suburb
Photo: Chell Hill, CC BY 2.5.
Linderud is a neighborhood in Bjerke borough, Oslo, Norway. The area originally formed part of the estate of Linderud Manor.
Tonsenhagen
Suburb
Photo: Helge Høifødt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tonsenhagen is a neighborhood in the borough of Bjerke in northeast Oslo, Norway. Built in the 1950s, it was one of the early new suburbs within Oslo. The neighborhood is situated on a hillside overlooking Oslo and the Grorud Valley, surrounded by forest and near the ski resort of Grefsenkollen.
Veitvet
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood in Oslo, Norway
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Oslo region, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.94439° or 59° 56′ 40″ northLongitude
10.84748° or 10° 50′ 51″ eastElevation
177 metres (581 feet)Open location code
9FFGWRVW+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1363295101OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Bokmål—“Veitvet” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Veitvet”
- Galician: “Veitvet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Veitvet”
- Norwegian: “Veitvet”
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