Vestre Aker
Vestre Aker (dt. Westaker ) is a north-western district of the Norwegian capital Oslo . It has 50,157 inhabitants (2020) and an area of 16.6 km². The district was created by the territorial reform of January 1, 2004 and combines the former districts of Vinderen and Røa . Until 1948 he belonged to the municipality of Aker , which was then incorporated into Oslo.
Personalities
- Christian Krohg (1852–1925), genre painter, author and journalist
- Thomas Thomassen Heftye (1860–1921), officer and politician
- Asbjørn Nilssen (1875–1958), ski jumper
- Ole Lilloe-Olsen (1883–1940), marksman and Olympic champion
- Henriette Bie Lorentzen (1911–2001), Norwegian humanist, peace activist, feminist and resistance fighter
- Laila Schou Nilsen (1919–1998), speed skater, ski racer and tennis player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Follow by bydel, delbydel, grunnkrets, kjønn and alder . Utviklings- og kompanseetaten, Oslo kommune (Norwegian), accessed on April 29, 2020.