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Christiania (other)
__NOTOC__ Christiania may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Christiania Bank, a former Norwegian bank * Christiania Theatre in Oslo, Norway * Christiania Spigerverk, a steel company which was founded in Oslo, Norway, in 1853 * Christiania Norwegian Theatre, founded in 1852 under the name of Norwegian Dramatic School * ''Christiania Avertissements-Blad'', a former Norwegian newspaper, issued in Oslo, 1861–1971 Places * Christiania or Kristiania, names of Oslo (1624–1924), expression (from 1925) for the part of Oslo that was founded by King Christian IV * Christiania Islands, a group of islands in the Palmer Archipelago * Christiania Township, Minnesota, a township in Jackson County, U.S. * Freetown Christiania (or ''Christiania''), a self-proclaimed autonomous neighborhood in Copenhagen, Denmark Sports * Christiania SK, a Norwegian Nordic skiing club, based in Oslo, Norway Other uses * Christiania (brachiopod), ''Christiania'' (brachiopod), a genus of Strophomenid brach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiania Bank
Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse, branded domestically as Kreditkassen or K-Bank and internationally as Christiania Bank was a Norway, Norwegian bank that existed between 1848 and 2000 when it merger, merged with MeritaNordbanken and became Nordea. The bank had its headquarters in Oslo and was Norway's second largest bank at the time of the merger. Christiania Bank had branch offices in London, New York City, New York, and Singapore. History The bank was founded in Oslo (then called Oslo, Christiania) in 1848 as Christiania Kreditkasse, though changed its name to Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse in 1862. In 1858, the bank moved out of its temporary location at the home of the bank manager, Fritz Henrich Frölich, and to permanent locations. It opened branches in 1897, under the directorship of Peter Harboe Castberg (banker), Peter Harboe Castberg The bank expanded out of Oslo in 1957 when it bought Elverum Kreditbank and Hamar Privatbank, and in 1959 with the acquisition of Agder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |