Gamle Oslo

Bydel Gamle Oslo

City	Oslo
Borough	NO-030101
Area  - Total  - Percent	7.45 km²  %
Population (2004)  - Total  - Percent of total  - Density]	34,140  % 4,583/km²
www.bgo.oslo.kommune.no/

Gamle Oslo is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. The name means "Old Oslo".

The borough has several landmarks and large parks, including the Edvard Munch Museum, the Botanical Gardens and a medieval park.

During the time that present Oslo was named Christiania, this area was called Oslo.

Neighborhoods of Oslo belonging to this borough are:

• Grønland
• Tøyen
• Vålerenga
• Kampen
• Gamlebyen
• Ensjø
• Etterstad
• Valle-Hovin
• Helsfyr
• Ekebergskråningen

The borough also includes islands and islets in the Oslofjord: Kavringen, Nakholmen, Lindøya, Hovedøya, Bleikøya, Gressholmen, Rambergøya, Langøyene and Heggholmen.

Svartdalsparken

Office building of the Peace Research Institute of Oslo

In the municipal election of 2007 all borough councils became elective, until then most had been appointed by the city council. Labour became the largest party with 5 representatives, the Socialist Left have 3, the Conservatives, Liberals and the Red Electoral Alliance 2 each, and the Progress party 1.