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Vestre Aker

Bydel Vestre Aker
Coat of arms of Bydel Vestre Aker
Location of Bydel Vestre Aker
Coordinates: 59°56′15″N 10°43′38″E / 59.9374°N 10.7272°E / 59.9374; 10.7272
CountryNorway
CityOslo
Area
 • Total16.59 km2 (6.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total50,157
 • Density3,023/km2 (7,830/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-030107
Websitebydel-vestre-aker.oslo.kommune.no

Vestre Aker (Western Aker) is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. It has a population of 50,157 as of 2020.[1]

The previous Aker Municipality was merged into the city of Oslo in 1948.

The borough of Vestre Aker was organized as part of the 1 January 2004 reform. Previous boroughs Vinderen and Røa became part of the new borough of Vestre Aker. The borough of Vestre Aker does not correspond to Vestre Aker parish of the Church of Norway, that lies east of the borough. The borough of Vestre Aker belongs to Ris, Røa and Voksen parishes of the Church of Norway.

Situated in the hillside west of the city centre, Vestre Aker is known for being one of the wealthiest parts of Oslo.

Ready started playing in the Norwegian Bandy Premier League 2004–05 and has ever since.

The borough consists of the following traditional districts of Oslo:

Politics

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As a borough of Oslo, Vestre Aker is governed by the city council of Oslo as well as its own borough council. The council leader is Yngvar Husebye from the Conservative Party and the deputy leader is Bård Thorheim, also of the Conservative Party. The Conservative Party has the most seats. The 15 seats are distributed among the following political parties for the 2019-2023 term:[2]

Culture

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The mausoleum of Emanuel Vigeland [no] is located at Slemdal. Vigeland called it Tomba Emmanuelle.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Municipality of Oslo (2020). "Befolkningen etter bydel, kjønn og aldersgrupper 1.1.2020" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Valgresultater valg til bydelsutvalg 2019". Oslo kommune (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  3. ^ "Emanuel Vigeland Museum". Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  4. ^ "Vigeland mausoleum Oslo, Impulse Responses set for Altiverb". Archived from the original on 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2022-08-13.


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