Wessel’s Square

Wessels plass is a square in , , located south of the Parliament of Norway Building.
Wikipedia
Photo: GAD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Oslo, Norway
  • Also known as: “Wessels plass”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Oslo City Hall and Eidsvolls plass.

Town hall
Photo: Ranveig, CC SA 1.0.
is a municipal building in , the capital of . is situated 350 metres west of Wessel’s Square.

Park
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a square and park in , … is situated 110 metres northwest of Wessel’s Square.

Theater building
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The in is one of 's… is situated 380 metres northwest of Wessel’s Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kvadraturen and Sentrum.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, literally Centre, is the core of inside…

Neighborhood
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is a collection of buildings…

Wessel’s Square

Latitude
59.91244° or 59° 54′ 45″ north
Longitude
10.73996° or 10° 44′ 24″ east
Named after
Johan Herman Wessel
Open location code
9FFGWP6Q+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 942267111
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q867689
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In Other Languages

From German to Swedish—“Wessel’s Square” goes by many names.
  • German: “Wessels plass”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wessels plass”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wessels plass i Oslo”
  • Norwegian: “Wessels plass”
  • Norwegian: “Wessels Plass”
  • Swedish: “Wessels plass”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Storting and Løvebakken.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Johan Sverdrup and Johan Herman Wessel.

Oslo: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Sentrum and North Oslo.

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