Damstredet
Damstredet
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The two small roads Damstredet and Telthusbakken are found just below the medieval church Gamle Aker kirke. This is a charming and pictoresque part of town with well-preserved and inhabited wooden houses from the late 18th and early 19th century. The allotment gardens on the south side of Telthusbakken give the area a countryside atmosphere.
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MehriBabakhan
Baku, Azerbaijan56 contributions
Jun 2014 • Business
i was interested in this street, but there were nothing save on old wooden houses. this is a calm street, u can take bus number 30 from jernbanetoreget station
Written June 28, 2014
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TravelcrazyAntwerp
Schoten, Belgium1,210 contributions
May 2019
My husband and I walked up to these two old and charming streets from the Historical museum.
You can also take bus 54 from Wessels Plass (downtown) to stop Telthusbakken, and walk uphill through that street.
Damstredet is only 160 meter long and Telthusbakken is only 260 meter long, but both streets are full of multicoloured wooden houses from the 18th and 19th century.
In the "Old town" in the open air Norsk Folkemuseum similar streets are recreated, but the houses in Damstredet and Telthusbakken are still inhabited.
Telthusbakken means "tent house" and a blue enamel sign at the side of a white house at the top of the street marks the spot where a military storage tent stood in 1755.
From the top of the Telthusbakken street it's only a 50 meter walk to the charming Old Aker Church, which wasn't open at the time of our visit.
If you walk down from Telthusbakken to Damstredet you pass the Var Frelsers Gravlund graveyard where painter Edvard Munch is buried in a simple grave.
If you walk down Telthusbakken to Maridalsveien where the Telthusbakken stop of bus 54 is, there are several cafés and restaurants to quench your thirst or hunger.
We really enjoyed our walk in this quiet and charming neighbourhood.
You can also take bus 54 from Wessels Plass (downtown) to stop Telthusbakken, and walk uphill through that street.
Damstredet is only 160 meter long and Telthusbakken is only 260 meter long, but both streets are full of multicoloured wooden houses from the 18th and 19th century.
In the "Old town" in the open air Norsk Folkemuseum similar streets are recreated, but the houses in Damstredet and Telthusbakken are still inhabited.
Telthusbakken means "tent house" and a blue enamel sign at the side of a white house at the top of the street marks the spot where a military storage tent stood in 1755.
From the top of the Telthusbakken street it's only a 50 meter walk to the charming Old Aker Church, which wasn't open at the time of our visit.
If you walk down from Telthusbakken to Damstredet you pass the Var Frelsers Gravlund graveyard where painter Edvard Munch is buried in a simple grave.
If you walk down Telthusbakken to Maridalsveien where the Telthusbakken stop of bus 54 is, there are several cafés and restaurants to quench your thirst or hunger.
We really enjoyed our walk in this quiet and charming neighbourhood.
Written August 27, 2019
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Jan Fredrik T
Oslo, Norway127 contributions
May 2014 • Solo
Excellently preserved area of old houses. Like a museum, but alive wiith real people living there. Walk up one street and down the other. Visit Vestre Aker kirke (from Middle ages) and nearby Mathallen for lunch/snack
Written May 27, 2014
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Michael U
Las Vegas, NV47,996 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
Located just south of Gamle Aker kirke Damstredet consists of two streets featuring preserved homes from the late 1700-1800s.
Still inhabited amidst stone streets locals and tourists gather to snap pictures and explore while residents tend to gardens nearby full of produce and flowers.
Still inhabited amidst stone streets locals and tourists gather to snap pictures and explore while residents tend to gardens nearby full of produce and flowers.
Written October 14, 2023
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Siân
London, UK656 contributions
Mar 2020 • Friends
This is a lovely little street that is worth wandering down if you're in Oslo. It reminds me of Bergen and other areas of Norway.
Written July 19, 2020
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Full of Witt
Chicago, IL505 contributions
Jun 2019 • Couples
A street with old colorful wooden houses. Cobblestone road and sidewalk. It’s very picturesque. I wouldn’t go out of my way to see but definitely worth a visit if you stumble upon while walking around the area.
Written June 16, 2019
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Laust Ø
Oslo, Norway22 contributions
Sep 2016
Tethusbakken, below the Aker church, Oslos oldest church, probably dating from 12th century. Originated as Catholic church, reformated 1536. See the pittoresque old wooden houses, take Kjærlighetsstien in the middle of this road, walk along it to Heftye Ekebergsgate and enjoy the view as you walk, finally walk in Damstredet.
Written August 10, 2017
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ElizabethJK
Australia2,355 contributions
Apr 2015 • Solo
Damstredet and Telthusbakken are short, sloping streets with pretty, photogenic little houses. I enjoy walking around neighborhoods and taking photos of interesting architecture so, for me, this was one of the highlights of my trip to Oslo.
Damstredet and Telthusbakken are within walking distance of central Oslo (unless you have a very limited idea of walking distance). I visited them at the same time as I visited Vår Frelsers gravlund (the cemetery in which many famous Norwegians are buried, including Ibsen and Munch). If you walk north to the cemetery from central Oslo, Telthusbakken is easy to find. Head out of the cemetery on its northeast corner. Just slightly north and on the other side of the road, you’ll see another church (Gamle Aker kirke), which also has a cemetery worth a stroll. Telthusbakken is the steeply-sloping-down road just before the church, heading east.
While you are near the church, also check out the “Jerusalem” plaque (more formally known as “Milestone Jerusalem: Oslo”) by artist Vibeke Harper. It’s in a little grassed area at the west end of Telthusbakken, just across from the church.
If you visit Damstredet after Telthusbakken, walk along Akersveien (the road running along the east side of Vår Frelsers gravlund). It's easy to find, as there’s some open space and a convenience store on the corner of Damstredet and Akersveien, and street sign on a yellow building a few houses from the corner.
Damstredet and Telthusbakken are within walking distance of central Oslo (unless you have a very limited idea of walking distance). I visited them at the same time as I visited Vår Frelsers gravlund (the cemetery in which many famous Norwegians are buried, including Ibsen and Munch). If you walk north to the cemetery from central Oslo, Telthusbakken is easy to find. Head out of the cemetery on its northeast corner. Just slightly north and on the other side of the road, you’ll see another church (Gamle Aker kirke), which also has a cemetery worth a stroll. Telthusbakken is the steeply-sloping-down road just before the church, heading east.
While you are near the church, also check out the “Jerusalem” plaque (more formally known as “Milestone Jerusalem: Oslo”) by artist Vibeke Harper. It’s in a little grassed area at the west end of Telthusbakken, just across from the church.
If you visit Damstredet after Telthusbakken, walk along Akersveien (the road running along the east side of Vår Frelsers gravlund). It's easy to find, as there’s some open space and a convenience store on the corner of Damstredet and Akersveien, and street sign on a yellow building a few houses from the corner.
Written April 19, 2015
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KTP310
Reading, UK1,219 contributions
Sep 2023 • Family
This was a very pretty cobbled street with picturesque houses. It was very quiet and nice to stroll along and take some photos.
Written September 9, 2023
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Hamiczech
Ostrava, Czech Republic717 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
Damstredet is beautiful historical street with colorful houses in Oslo..from the centre you can go there on foot. It is trip for 10 minutes, the street is quite short. There is no fee. We were there almost alone.
Written May 1, 2023
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