Rødtvet, Oslo

Name: Rødtvet
Address: Oslo, Norway

#358 among attractions in Oslo

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Rødtvet is a residential area in the district of Grorud in Oslo, located just southwest of Grorud proper. The area was urbanized from the mid 1960s, and connected to the city centre with metro line 5 from 1966. Rødtvet has the forest Lillomarka as a neighbor to the north, and the residential areas Bredtvet, Kalbakken, Flaen and Nordtvet as its closest neighbors to the south. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 59°57'11"N, 10°51'37"E

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Grorud (Rødtvet)Oslo Norway

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Rødtvet – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Romsås Church, Rødtvet Church, Alnsjøen, Furuset Church.

1.5 miNE
Church, Modernist architecture
Romsås Church, Oslo
40 min walk • Romsås Church is a church in Oslo, Norway. The church is built of granite and yellow brick in a postmodern style and was consecrated in 1995. The former wooden church that stood on the same site burned to the ground in 1986.
0.4 miNE
Church
Rødtvet Church, Oslo
11 min walk • Rødtvet Church is a church center in Oslo, Norway. There is a youth center, an elderly center, a kindergarten and offices. In addition to the church room, there are two congregation halls. The facades of the church building are in brick. On one of the exterior walls hangs a large ceramic cross, created by Konrad Galaaen.
0.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Alnsjøen, Oslo
24 min walk • Alnsjøen is a lake in Lillomarka in Oslo, Norway. The lake is drained by the Alna River to the Oslofjord. The surrounding area was utilized for copper mining during the 18th century. The lake functions as a minor water reservoir for the city of Oslo.
1.3 miSE
Church, Modernist architecture
Furuset Church, Oslo
33 min walk • Furuset Church is a church that was consecrated in 1980. The church is located in the neighborhood of Furuset in Oslo, Norway. In the same area was a church in the Middle Ages, from which keys of iron were found, are preserved and placed in the present church.
0.9 miE
Church
Grorud Church, Oslo
24 min walk • Grorud Church is a cruciform church from 1902 located on the upper Grorud in Grorud in Oslo, Norway. The church is located on a hill and is visible from many parts of the Grorud Valley. The building is made of local Grorud Granite stone and has 500 seats.
1.2 miSE
Park
Furuset kulturpark, Oslo
32 min walk • Furuset kulturpark is a park in the neighborhood of Furuset in Oslo, Norway. It opened in May 2009 at a cost of NOK 5.6 million.
0.8 miE
Neighbourhood
Grorud, Oslo
20 min walk • Grorud is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. The borough contains the Ammerud, Grorud, Kalbakken, Rødtvet, Nordtvet and Romsås areas. To the north of the borough is the forest of Lillomarka. The borough is the smallest in Oslo, with fewer than 30 000 inhabitants.
0.9 miNE
Neighbourhood
Ammerud, Oslo
22 min walk • Ammerud is a part of Grorud Borough in Oslo, Norway known for its large Le Corbusier style housing blocks. The borough administration is located here. Before 1966 farms dominated this area.
1.2 miSW
Neighbourhood
Linderud, Oslo
31 min walk • Linderud is a neighborhood in Bjerke borough, Oslo, Norway. The area originally formed part of the estate of Linderud Manor.
0.4 miS
Neighbourhood
Bredtvet, Oslo
11 min walk • Bredtvet is a neighborhood in the borough of Bjerke in Oslo, Norway. The area is located on a ridge between the neighborhoods of Veitvet to the west and Kalbakken to the east. Its origin was as a farm of the same name.
~1550 ftSE
Neighbourhood
Kalbakken, Oslo
8 min walk • Kalbakken is a neighborhood in Grorud borough, Oslo, Norway. Kalbakken station on the Oslo Metro also serves the adjacent districts Nordtvet and Flaen between Trondheimsveien and Østre Aker vei, which are Groruddalens main thoroughfares into the city center. Flaen and Kalbakken were developed as satellite towns of Oslo in the 1950s.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Rødtvet?

Nearby attractions include Kalbakken, Oslo (8 min walk), Bredtvet, Oslo (11 min walk), Rødtvet Church, Oslo (11 min walk), Veitvet, Oslo (19 min walk).

How to get to Rødtvet by public transport?

The nearest stations to Rødtvet:

Metro

Rødtvet (4 min walk)
Kalbakken (7 min walk)

Train

Nyland (20 min walk)
Grorud (26 min walk)

Bus

Grorud T (25 min walk)