Huk

Huk is a parkland and a sandy beach at the furthest south of the peninsula west of the city center of , . The area was acquired by Aker municipality in 1921.
Wikipedia
Photo: Grzegorz Wysocki, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Beach
  • Description: beach on Bygdøy, Norway
  • Also known as: “Huk, Norway”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Villa Grande and Viking Ship Museum.

Public building
Photo: Taske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a property on in , Norway. The main building is located on top of a hill, raised above the surrounding residential buildings. is situated 470 metres north of Huk.

Museum
Photo: Peulle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is located on the peninsula in , . It is temporarily closed from September 2021 until 2027. It is part of the 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 . is situated 1¼ km north of Huk.

Museum
Photo: Grzegorz Wysocki, CC BY 3.0.
The is a museum in the peninsula in Oslo, Norway. It houses vessels and maps from the Kon-Tiki expedition, as well as a library with about 8,000 books. is situated 1½ km northeast of Huk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trøndelag, Norsk Folkemuseum and Vækerø.

Locality
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality.

Suburb
Photo: Helge Høifødt, Public domain.
is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Huk.

Photo: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Western Oslo comprises 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.

Huk

Latitude
59.89492° or 59° 53′ 42″ north
Longitude
10.67637° or 10° 40′ 35″ east
Open location code
9FFGVMVG+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32547162
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­swimming
Wiki­data ID
Q6977122
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Satellite Map

Discover Huk from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From German to Polish—“Huk” goes by many names.
  • German: “Huk”
  • Hausa: “Huk, Norway”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Huk”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Huk”
  • Norwegian: “Huk”
  • Polish: “Huk”

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