Kontraskjæret
Kontraskjæret is an area in Oslo, Norway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Helge Høifødt, Public domain.
- Type: Park
- Description: park close to Akershus Fortress, oslo
- Also known as: “Kontraskjaeret”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oslo City Hall and Embassy of Kazakhstan.
Oslo City Hall
Town hall
Oslo City Hall is a municipal building in Oslo, the capital of Norway. It houses the city council, the city's administration and various other municipal organisations.
Embassy of Kazakhstan
Government office
Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Embassy of Kazakhstan is a government office.
Nobel Peace Center
Museum
Photo: Sean Hayford O’Leary, CC BY 2.0.
The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway, is a showcase for the Nobel Peace Prize and the ideals it represents. The center is also an arena where culture and politics merge to promote involvement, debate and reflection around topics such as war, peace and conflict resolution.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sentrum and Kvadraturen.
Sentrum
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sentrum, literally Centre, is the core of Oslo inside the first ring road, plus the area around the Royal Palace and Tjuvholmen island. This is the area around Oslo's main street, Karl Johan street, and the Akershus fortress overlooking the harbour and the great Oslo fjord.
Vika
Suburb
Vika is a neighborhood in the Oslo city center in Norway. It is located between the Royal Palace, Oslo, Oslofjord, Aker Brygge, Pipervika, Slottsparken, Oslo City Hall, Oslo Concert Hall and borders on the north with Karl Johans gate, the main street of the…
Kontraskjæret
- Categories: heritage site and recreation area
- Location: Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Oslo region, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.91023° or 59° 54′ 37″ northLongitude
10.73651° or 10° 44′ 11″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
9FFGWP6P+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 545698008OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Swedish—“Kontraskjæret” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kontraskjæret”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kontraskjæret”
- Norwegian: “Kontraskjæret”
- Swedish: “Kontraskjæret”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include LNM and Rolf Strangers plass.
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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 “Kontraskjæret”. Photo: Helge Høifødt, Public domain.