Akershus festning
Akershus festning is a quarter in Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Innlandet. Akershus festning is situated nearby to the suburb Kvadraturen, as well as near Aker Brygge.Places of Interest
Highlights include Norway’s Resistance Museum and Akershus slottskirke.
Norway’s Resistance Museum
Museum
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
Norway's Resistance Museum also known as the Norwegian Home Front Museum is a museum located at the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. The museum collection focuses on Norwegian resistance during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1945.
Armed Forces Museum
Museum
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
The Armed Forces Museum of Norway is a museum located at Akershus Fortress in Oslo, Norway. Previously it was named Hærmuseet, The Army Museum. The museum consists of mostly army materiel.
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.
Aker Brygge
Suburb
Photo: Cnyborg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aker Brygge, formerly known as Holmen, is a neighbourhood in central Oslo, Norway. Since the 1980s and 1990s, it has been a popular area for shopping, dining, and entertainment, as well as a high-end residential area. It was previously an industrial area.
Akershus festning
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Oslo region, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.9061° or 59° 54′ 22″ northLongitude
10.73767° or 10° 44′ 16″ eastOpen location code
9FFGWP4Q+C3OpenStreetMap ID
node 8073672181OpenStreetMap feature
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