Prinsesseåsen
Prinsesseåsen is a nature reserve in Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Innlandet. Prinsesseåsen is situated nearby to the neighborhood Maritim.- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: protected area in Norway (Naturbase code: VV00003058)
- Also known as: “Hengsåsen naturreservat” and “Prinsesseåsen naturreservat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fram Museum and Kon-Tiki Museum.
Fram Museum
Museum
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fram Museum is a museum telling the story of Norwegian polar exploration. It is located on the peninsula of Bygdøy in Oslo, Norway. Fram Museum is in an area with several other museums including the Kon-Tiki Museum, the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History, the Viking Ship Museum and the Norwegian Maritime Museum.
Kon-Tiki Museum
Museum
Photo: Grzegorz Wysocki, CC BY 3.0.
The Kon-Tiki Museum is a museum in the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo, Norway. It houses vessels and maps from the Kon-Tiki expedition, as well as a library with about 8,000 books.
Viking Ship Museum
Museum
Photo: Peulle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Viking Ship Museum is located on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo, Norway. It is temporarily closed from September 2021 until 2027. It is part of the Museum of Cultural History of the University of Oslo, and houses three Viking era burial ships that were found as part of archaeological finds from Tune, Gokstad, Oseberg and the Borre mound cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Oslo and Sentrum.
West Oslo
Photo: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Western Oslo comprises Oslo west of Ring 1, southwest of Highway 168 and south of Ring 3. In addition the article contains the western suburbs of Oslo that are administratively part of Akershus county.
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.
Inner North
Photo: Kjetil r, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Inner North is the sector of Oslo 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.
Prinsesseåsen
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Oslo region, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.915° or 59° 54′ 54″ northLongitude
10.6709° or 10° 40′ 15″ eastInception
February 17th, 2012Operator
Statsforvalteren i Oslo og VikenOpen location code
9FFGWM7C+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 213205652OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q25425069
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Spanish—“Prinsesseåsen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hengsåsen”
- Norwegian: “Hengsåsen”
- Spanish: “Prinsesseåsen”
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