Vettakollen
Vettakollen is a hill and neighbourhood in the borough of Vestre Aker in Oslo, Norway. The hill lies west of Sognsvann and southeast of Voksenåsen and Holmenkollen, and measures 419 metres above mean sea level.Places of Interest
Highlights include Vettakollen and Skådalen.
Vettakollen
Railway stop
Photo: Tommeh72, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vettakollen is a station on the Holmenkollen Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located between Skådalen and Gulleråsen. The station was opened on 31 May 1898 as part of the light rail to Holmenkollen.
Skådalen
Railway stop
Photo: Tommeh72, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Skådalen is a station on the Holmenkollen Line of the Oslo Metro. It is between Midtstuen and Vettakollen. The station was opened on 31 May 1898 as part of the tramway to Besserud.
Holmenkollbakken
Stadium
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Holmenkollbakken is a large ski jumping hill located at Holmenkollen in Oslo, Norway. It has a hill size of HS134, a construction point of K-120, and a capacity for 70,000 spectators.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slemdal and North Oslo.
Slemdal
Suburb
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Slemdal is a neighborhood in the borough of Vestre Aker in Oslo, Norway. The neighborhood lies south of Vettakollen, and was built up from the 1890s. It is served by the Oslo Metro station Slemdal.
North Oslo
Photo: Alexander Nilssen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Oslo comprises the part of Oslo north of the third ring road and the eastbound railway. This district is home to a couple of fine museums and most importantly the wide forested hills, Nordmarka, with countless lakes, fine paths, ski trails, ski slopes and excellent panoramas.
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.
Vettakollen
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighbourhood 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
59.96001° or 59° 57′ 36″ northLongitude
10.69586° or 10° 41′ 45″ eastOpen location code
9FFGXM6W+28OpenStreetMap ID
node 1424623691OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q7923795
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Vettakollen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vettakollen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vettakollen”
- Norwegian: “Vettakollen”
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