Smestad, Oslo

The district is located between north of Hoff and Skøyen, east of Montebello in Ullern, west of the Frogner Park and south of Heggeli.

The alumni include King Harald V, Princess Märtha Louise and Crown Prince Haakon.

It has its origins in the 1100s as Hovedøya Kloster, later crown estate, and got its current name in 1682 after it was changed by Henrich Lachmann who sold the farm to Jacob Olssøn Smestad in 1706.

[2][3] The estate was split in 1728 into Upper and Lower Smestad, with the former being bought by Aker Municipality in 1922 which parcelled it into residences.

[6] This was a lucrative trade with notable customers such as the Grand Hotel on Karl Johans Gate, in particular due to the ponds central location.