Ormøya

Ormøya seen from Bekkelaget. The bridge over the strait to Malmøya to the left.

Ormøya (previously called Ormsund) is an inhabited island in the inner part of Oslofjord, in the municipality of Oslo. It is located north of the island Malmøya and west of the mainland at Bekkelaget / Nordstrand. A bridge over the strait Ormsundet connects the island to the mainland. The island covers an area of 0.18 square kilometres (0.069 sq mi)[1] Ormøy Church, designed by architect Bernhard Steckmest, was built in the 1890s.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Arstal, Aksel; Just, Carl, eds. (1966) [1938]. "Ormøya". Oslo byleksikon (in Norwegian) (2 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.
  2. ↑ Arstal, Aksel; Just, Carl, eds. (1966) [1938]. "Ormøy kirke". Oslo byleksikon (in Norwegian) (2 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.
  3. ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir. "Ormøya". In Godal, Anne Marit. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 31 January 2012.

Coordinates: 59°52′37″N 10°45′37″E / 59.87694°N 10.76028°E / 59.87694; 10.76028


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