Hovedøya
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Hovedøya is one of several small islands off the coast of Oslo, Norway in the Oslofjord. The island is quite small, no more than 800 metres across in any direction, the total area is 0.4 square kilome
Hovedøya seen from the mainland in Oslo
The old military storage facility on Hovedøya
The ruins of the Cistercian monastery on Hovedøya, Oslo
The Western cannon battery, sporting copies of early 19th-century cannons
Nakholmen
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Nakholmen is an uninhabited island in the inner part of Oslofjord, in the municipitality of Oslo. It is located west of Lindøya and southeast of Bygdøy. The island has more than 180 weekend cottages.
Hovedøya
…is a reference to the top of the hill on the island - at 47 metres it is the tallest point of the inner Oslofjord islands by a good margin. (See also Nakholmen.) The Cistercian monastery, Hovedøya Abbey, was built on the island, and opened on 18 May 1147. During the Medieval period, the monastery was a leading…
Nakholmen from the west.
Roodden, southern part of Nakholmen.
Cottages on Nakholmen.