Ormøya is an inhabited island in the inner part of
Oslofjord
The Oslofjord (, ; ) is an inlet in southeastern Norway. The fjord begins at the small village of Bonn in Frogn, Frogn Municipality and stretching northwards to the city of Oslo, and then curving to the east and then south again. It then flows s ...
, in the municipality of
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
. 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
, designed by architect Bernhard Steckmest, was built in the 1890s.
On the island there are beaches, boating ports and a small park.
Ormøya belonged to
Aker kommune before Aker was incorporated in Oslo in 1948.
The name
The first element is ''orm'' 'snake' (here probably referring to ''
Vipera berus
''Vipera berus'', also known as the common European adder Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G (2003). ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. . and the common European viper, ...
'') - the last element is the finite form of ''øy'' 'island'. The strait between the island and the mainland has the name ''Ormsund'' (Norwegian ''sund'' = ''sound'').
References
Islands of Oslo
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