Vestre Aker (Western Aker) is a

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of the city of

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. It has a population of 50,157 as of 2020. 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 Vinderen is a neighbourhood in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. It was a separate borough until 1 January 2004, when it was incorporated into the newly established borough of Vestre Aker. Its amenities include Vinderen station. The prosp ...

and

Røa Røa is a neighbourhood and a former administrative borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. In 2004 the borough of Røa was merged with neighbouring Vinderen to become Vestre Aker borough. Røa is a suburb of Oslo, located approximately 7 kilometer ...

became part of the new borough of Vestre Aker. The borough of Vestre Aker does not correspond to Vestre Aker

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of the

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, 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.

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started playing in the Norwegian Bandy Premier League 2004–05 and has ever since. The borough consists of the following traditional districts of Oslo: *

Holmenkollen Holmenkollen () is a mountain and a neighbourhood in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. It goes up to above sea level and is well-known for its international skiing competitions. Overview In addition to being a residential area, the are ...

, the location of the

Holmenkollen ski jump Holmenkollbakken is a large ski jumping hill located at Holmenkollen in Oslo, Norway. It has a hill size of HS134, a construction point of K-120, and a capacity for 70,000 spectators. Holmenkollen has hosted the Holmenkollen Ski Festival since 1 ...

* Tryvann *

* Sørkedalen *

Smestad, Oslo Smestad is a historically wealthy area in the borough Vestre Aker in Oslo, Norway. It is named after the Smestad Mansion and family, and was parcelled out for residences after the tram line was built in 1912. The district is located between north ...

Slemdal Slemdal is a neighborhood in the borough of Vestre Aker in Oslo, Norway. The neighborhood lies south of Vettakollen, and was built up from the 1890s. It is served by the Oslo Metro station Slemdal. The local sports team is IL Heming Idrettslag ...

Politics

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

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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

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for the 2019-2023 term: * 8 from the

(''Høyre'') * 2 from the Labour Party (''Arbeiderpartiet'') * 2 from the

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(''Miljøpartiet de Grønne'') * 1 from the Progress Party (''Fremskrittspartiet'') * 1 from the Socialist Left Party (''Sosialistisk Venstreparti'') * 1 from the

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(''Venstre'')

Culture

The is located at Slemdal. Vigeland called it ''

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References

Boroughs of Oslo {{Oslo-geo-stub