Kjelsås

Kjelsås

Kjelsås is a neighbourhood of the city of Oslo, Norway.After the second world war, the city has been one of the largest in the world, geographically speaking.

The district of Kjelsås offers ski jumps, slalom slopes and vast areas of woodlands for hiking. Lake Maridalsvannet, located close to the woodlands, one of the main drinking water sources for people in Oslo and the river Akerselva. Akerselva also marks one of the borders in the city of Oslo, Akerselva is traditionally marking the border between east and west in Oslo. Kjelsås is situated in the part of Oslo often not defined as "westside" nor "eastside" but somewhere in the middle.

The railway line Gjøvikbanen has a station in Kjelsås.

The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology was to Kjelsås 1985. The museum complex has a total of 20,000 m² floor space.

Together with Grefsen, Kjelsås was part of the borough "Grefsen-Kjelsås" until January 1 2004, when they both became part of the new borough of Nordre Aker. Grefsen and Kjelsås were also part of the former municipality of Aker before the second world war, when the City of Oslo was confined to today's central areas.

People from Kjelsås

*Kristian Kjelling, handball player.
*Wenche Myhre, singer and actress.
*Wenche Myhre, TV host
*Alex Rosen, TV personality
*Sigurd Solien, TV personality
*Sven Nordin, actor
*Øivind Blunck, comedian


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