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National Library

The National Library of Norway was established in 1989. Its principal task is "to preserve the past for the future". The library is located both in and in .
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nasjonalbiblioteket.no
+47 81001300
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
    Saturday: 9:00 AM—2:00 PM
  • Email: nb@nb.no
  • Type: Library
  • Description: Norwegian national library
  • Also known as: “Nasjonalbiblioteket”, “National Library of Norway”, and “W2Z”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sommerroparken and Hydroparken.

Park
Photo: Helge Høifødt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, formerly known as Solliparken, is a small park between the streets of Sommerrogata and Henrik Ibsens Gate in the district of , Norway. It consists of a narrow grass-covered strip with park benches, ornaments, trees and bushes. is situated 120 metres northeast of National Library.

Park
Photo: Helge Høifødt, Public domain.
is situated 100 metres northwest of National Library.

Government office
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is a government office, which is situated 260 metres east of National Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Filipstad and Skillebekk.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in the borough in , . It serves both as a major container port and ferry terminal for the city. The Oslo-Kiel ferry docks by the Hjortneskaia at .

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood of , . It is located near Solli plass in the West End of Oslo, and is served by the station on the Skøyen Line. The name originates from Skillebekken, a brook between Bymarken and Frogner Hovedgård.

Suburb
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, formerly known as Holmen, is a neighbourhood in central , 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.

National Library

Latitude
59.91406° or 59° 54′ 51″ north
Longitude
10.71758° or 10° 43′ 3″ east
Levels
7
Operator
Nasjonalbiblioteket
Open location code
9FFGWP79+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25409857
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q924551
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“National Library” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Biblioteka Kombëtare e Norvegjisë”
  • Arabic: “مكتبة النرويج الوطنية”
  • Armenian: “Նորվեգիայի ազգային գրադարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Norveç Milli Kitabxanası”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальная бібліятэка Нарвегіі”
  • Bosnian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Norveške”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Nacional de Noruega”
  • Chinese: “挪威國家圖書館”
  • Czech: “Národní knihovna Norska”
  • Danish: “Nasjonalbiblioteket”
  • Dutch: “Nationale Bibliotheek van Noorwegen”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مكتبة النرويج الوطنيه”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مكتبه النرويج الوطنيه”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Biblioteko de Norvegio”
  • Esperanto: “Nasjonalbiblioteket”
  • Finnish: “Norjan kansalliskirjasto”
  • French: “bibliothèque nationale de Norvège”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale”
  • Galician: “Biblioteca Nacional de Noruega”
  • Galician: “Nasjonalbiblioteket”
  • German: “Nasjonalbiblioteket”
  • German: “Nationalbibliothek Norwegen”
  • German: “Nationalbibliothek”
  • German: “Norwegische Nationalbibliothek”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Νορβηγίας”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה הלאומית של נורווגיה”
  • Inari Sami: “Taažâ aalmuglâškirjerááju”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca nazionale norvegese”
  • Japanese: “ノルウェー国立図書館”
  • Korean: “국립도서관”
  • Northern Sami: “Norgga našunálagirjerádju”
  • Northern Sami: “Norgga našunálagirjerájus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nasjonalbiblioteket”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nasjonalbiblioteket”
  • Norwegian: “Nasjonalbiblioteket”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی نروژ”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa Norwegii”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Nacional da Noruega”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека Норвегии”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека у Ослу”
  • Skolt Sami: “Taar meerǩeʹrjjpõrtt”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalna knjižnica Norveške”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Noruega”
  • Swedish: “Nasjonalbiblioteket”
  • Tatar: “Норвегия милли китапханәсе”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна бібліотека Норвегії”
  • Uzbek: “Norvegiya milliy kutubxonasi”
  • Welsh: “Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Norwy”

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