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Ekeberg Camping We are a family of about 30 employees and summer assistants. We work at all hours to make our guests' vacation as pleasant as possible. Ekeberg Camping is owned by the Norwegian Automobile Federation (NAF) which in turn is an affiliate of the Alliance Internationale de Tourisme (A.I.T) and NAF Camp. We are glad to help you sign up for NAF membership which will give you discounts at 250 Camping Sites in Norway, as well as assistance on the road. Contact Information |
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Information about Oslo Oslo was founded about 1000 AD, in the very bottom of the fjord Viken, as the Oslo fjord was called at the time. A thousand years later, the commemoration of the founding coincided with millennium celebrations all over the globe. Oslo, the capital of Norway in the bottom of the Oslo Fjord, is lined by wooded hills and is both a municipality and a county. It is the seat of the state government and of the National Assembly, and the city's principal street, Karl Johansgate, ends at the entrance to the grounds of the royal palace . The city has a baffling number of features not generally associated with European capitals, such as the forests within the city limits, and there is also a wealth of restaurants that is hardly matched elsewhere in Scandinavia. Just a stone's throw from the National Theatre and the University, there is an artificial skating rink during the winter. |
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The town hall, in the very centre and just a few hundred metres from the
main street, has a view over the fjord with its moored leisure boats,
shrimp trawlers, cruise boats, chartered ships and ferries to the
numerous islands. There are any number of attractions in Oslo, such as
museums, protected building complexes and parks and there is also
abundant shopping. Oslo is considered one of the world's main shipping
cities. On the wharfs and these, too, are within walking distance of
the centre a large cruising fleet is moored during the season. From
the very same wharfs, a ten minute drive takes us to lovely beaches
along clean water. Oslo is a city of paradoxes. So visitors, whether on
business trips, on shopping sprees, as tourists or as congress
delegates, find that the capital of Norway is exciting and impressive.
There are plenty of options, ranging from opulent meals at restaurants
with Michelin stars to crisp winter challenges with dog sleighs in
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Norwegians love sport and are proud of
their athletes and sports installations. Many an athlete-hero has been
raised in Oslo and several of our installations are known all over the
world. The legendary Holmenkollen ski jump is no further than a tram's
ride away from the centre. The slope is the nucleus of extensive grounds
laid out for ski jumping, cross country, and biathlon (skiing and rifle
shooting). Ever since the beginning of the last century, the world's
best athletes have been competing for gold and honour on that slope and
around it, where the Olympic Winter games have been held as well as the
world ski championship. In 1952 Oslo hosted the Olympic Winter Games so
impeccably that the games were termed the most spectacular instance of
Olympic Winter Games ever held at the time. The fact that virtually all
the events took place within the city limits attracted attention.
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Since then, Oslo has hosted the World
Skiing Championship in 1966 and 1982. The world championship in biathlon
was the main event in 2000. The annual Holmenkollen skiing festival in
Oslo winds up the winter season in March and often coincides with the
end of the World Cup in several disciplines. Within its city limits Oslo
has hundreds of kilometres of tracks laid out for cross country skiing
moreover 8 alpine slopes and draws 50-70 thousand spectators. It was
here that one of the world's best alpine athletes, Kjetil Andre Aamodt
tried his first slopes; here, too, the Arctic researcher Fritjof Nansen
prepared himself for very long and arduous ski treks more than a century
ago. Together with Otto Sverdrup, he was the first to cross Greenland on
skis, in 1888.
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Sonja Henie was the greatest figure skater the world has known. The
talent that was to net her 3 Olympic Gold medals and 10 world
championship gold medals in succession! - was forged at Frogner
Stadium in Oslo. Oslo is more than a winter city, however. At the Ullevεl Stadium, the national football team has earned notable triumphs, and at the Bislet track and field stadium many a world record has been broken. Yet, we need not be top athletes to enjoy the range of options for athletes. Every year, generally towards the beginning of August, the world's largest football tournament for youngsters is held on the Ekeberg Field: Norway Cup has been drawing some 20 000 eager junior dribblers for more than 25 years. |
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Oslo in Terms of Numbers The total ground area of Oslo Municipality: 454 km2 Inhabitants: 550 000 (Norway has approx. 4.5 mill.) Forested area: 242 km2 Parks, sports installations etc: 8 km2 Number of islands in the Oslo fjord: 40 Number of lakes within Oslo's perimeter: 343 Length of the Oslo Fjord: 100 km |