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Sentrum

Sentrum, literally Centre, is the core of 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.
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Photo: Wilhelm Joys Andersen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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  • Type: Borough with 1,470 residents
  • Description: central district in Oslo, Norway
  • Also known as: “Sentrum, Oslo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oslo Opera House and Oslo Central Station.

Theater building
Photo: Krakers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the home of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, and the national opera house in . The building is situated in the neighbourhood of central , at the head of the .

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the main railway station in , and the largest railway station within the entire Norwegian railway system. It connects with , which is served by trams and the Oslo Metro.

Town hall
Photo: Ranveig, CC SA 1.0.
is a municipal building in , the capital of . It houses the city council, the city's administration and various other municipal organisations.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inner North and Inner East.

Photo: Kjetil r, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is the sector of between Ring 1 and Ring 3 and between Highway 168 in the west and Akerselva in the East. This is an area of fine parks, the University campus and the Aker river with Oslo's industrial past as well as landmark buildings, many hotels and restaurants within walking from Karl Johan street.

Photo: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0.
is a part of , comprising the triangle east of Akerselva, south and west of the third ring road and north of the railway. Here you will find an international environment, many different cultures, less expensive food and drinks and a more bohemian atmosphere than in Oslo/Sentrum.

Suburb
Photo: jorneriksson, CC BY 2.0.
is a neighborhood in the Sentrum borough of , Norway. The area is an inlet in the inner , situated between Gamlebyen and Akershus Fortress.

Sentrum

Latitude
59.91035° or 59° 54′ 37″ north
Longitude
10.73966° or 10° 44′ 23″ east
Population
1,470
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
9FFGWP6Q+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8111556220
Geo­Names ID
6940989
Wiki­data ID
Q3114525
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Sentrum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وسط البلد”
  • Cebuano: “Sentrum”
  • Chinese: “森特伦”
  • Chinese: “森特倫”
  • Danish: “Sentrum”
  • Dutch: “Sentrum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “وسط البلد”
  • Estonian: “Sentrum”
  • French: “Sentrum”
  • German: “Sentrum”
  • Hebrew: “אוסלו/מרכז העיר”
  • Hebrew: “אזור הסנטרום”
  • Hebrew: “סנטרום”
  • Italian: “Centro di Oslo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Oslo sentrum”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sentrum”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sentrum”
  • Norwegian: “Sentrum”
  • Polish: “Sentrum”
  • Ukrainian: “Сентрум”

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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 Wikivoyage page “Sentrum”. Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.