Vaterland is a neighborhood in

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, Norway. It is located north of the tracks at

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, between

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, Storgata and

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river. The area features Oslo Central Station and

Oslo Bus Terminal Oslo Bus Terminal () is the main bus station serving Oslo, Norway. It is connected to Grønland station. Also known as Oslo Bussterminal. Owned by Vaterland AS, it is located beside Oslo Central Station and serves local buses to Akershus as well ...

, the shopping centers

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and Byporten, Galleri Oslo,

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, the concert arena

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and Postgirobygget. Vaterland Park lies along the Aker River. The name ''Vaterland'' was borrowed from

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''Waterland'' 'wetland, waterland'.

References

Neighbourhoods of Oslo {{oslo-geo-stub