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__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), a genus of Strophomenid brachiopods found in the Ar ... [...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] |
Christiania Theatre
Christiania Theatre, or ''Kristiania Theatre'', was Norway's finest stage for spoken drama from 4 October 1836 (opening date) to 1 September 1899. It was located at Bankplassen by the Akershus Fortress, in central Christiania. It was the first lasting public theatre in Norway and the national stage of Norway and Oslo during the 19th century. History Christiania Theatre was the first long-term public theatre in Oslo. In November 1771 and February 1772, Martin Nürenbach made an unsuccessful attempt to start the first public theatre in Oslo. Aside from this, theatre was performed only by the private amateur society Det Dramatiske Selskap at the Gevaexthuset concert hall, which did not offer public performances, and by travelling foreign theatre companies. The first public theatre, the Christiania Offentlige Theater, was inaugurated by the Swedish theatre director Johan Peter Strömberg, in January 1827. This was to be the predecessor and origin of the Christiania Theatre. Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiania Spigerverk
Christiania Spigerverk is a steel company which was founded in Oslo in 1853 and developed into one of the largest industrial companies in Norway. In 1972 Christiania Spigerverk combined with Elkem, to become Elkem Spigerverket. It was sold to Norsk Jernverk in 1985, and it again split out as a separate company in 1993. In 1929 Christiania Spigerverk demerged its nail and screw production into the subsidiary ''Forenede Nagle- og Skruefabriker'', which also incorporated the competing enterprises ''Den Norske Naglefabrik'' and ''Kampens Skrue- og Møtrikfabrik''. The production was still located in Nydalen Nydalen is a neighbourhood in the Nordre Aker borough in northern Oslo, Norway. History In the late 19th century, the banks of the Akerselva River were dotted with various industrial buildings, Nydalen included. However, a transformation soon .... References Manufacturing companies based in Oslo Companies established in 1853 1853 establishments in Norway {{N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiania Norwegian Theatre
The Christiania Norwegian Theatre ( no, Kristiania norske Theater) was founded in 1852 under the name Norwegian Dramatic School. The initiative came from lieutenant engineer Johannes Benedictus Klingenberg (1817–1882) after he had been disappointed by the un-Norwegian repertoire selection and had visited the Norwegian Theatre in Bergen. In 1854, the drama school was made into a performing arts theater. Henrik Ibsen, then associated with the Norwegian Theatre in Bergen, where he was stage director, was called in to become the first artistic director of the Christiania Norwegian Theater. Ibsen took over the responsibility for the new theater operations from autumn 1857, serving as theater director until it went bankrupt, in the summer of 1862. The Christian Norwegian Theatre and the Christiania Theatre Christiania Theatre, or ''Kristiania Theatre'', was Norway's finest stage for spoken drama from 4 October 1836 (opening date) to 1 September 1899. It was located at Bankpla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiania Avertissements-Blad
''Morgenposten'' is a former Norwegian newspaper, issued in Oslo from 1861 to 1971. It was the largest newspaper in Norway from the 1870s until the early 1900s, when its name was ''Christiania Nyheds- og Avertissements-Blad'', also nicknamed ''Sværta''. Foundation and first years The newspaper was founded in 1861 by William Nisson, under the name ''Christiania Avertissements-Blad'', and from 1865 it was called ''Christiania Nyheds- og Avertissements-Blad''. The title ''Morgenposten'' was a subtitle from 1866, and the main title of the newspaper from 1943. Thoralf Pryser edited the newspaper from 1918 to 1946, with exception from the last period of the German occupation of Norway, when he was replaced by the Nazi editor Olav Botolv Feiring from 1943. During the interwar period, the newspaper was Norway's third-largest newspaper, after ''Aftenposten'' and ''Arbeiderbladet''. Second World War During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany ''Morgenposten'' became the second largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiania Islands
The Christiania Islands are a group of islands and rocks between Liège Island and Trinity Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. They were charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache, who named the group for Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, where he obtained assistance and equipment for the expedition. See also * List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands Further reading * Thomas Wyatt. Bagshawe, Two men in the Antarctic : an expedition to Graham land, 1920-1922', P 186 * United States. Hydrographic Office, Sailing Directions for Antarctica', P 144 References * External links Christiania Islandson USGS website Christiania Islandson SCAR A scar (or scar tissue) is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the skin, as well as in other organs, and tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a na ... website Christiania Islands area satellite mapChristiania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiania Township, Minnesota
Christiania Township is a township in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 331 at the 2000 census. Christiania Township was organized in 1871. Christiana is an old name for Oslo, Norway. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (2.18%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 331 people, 128 households, and 98 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.3 people per square mile (3.6/km2). There were 190 housing units at an average density of 5.4/sq mi (2.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.58% White, 1.51% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.51% of the population. There were 128 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freetown Christiania
Freetown Christiania, also known as Christiania ( da, Fristaden Christiania or '), is an intentional community, commune and micronation in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of the Danish capital city of Copenhagen, Christinia, Christianshavn, Copenhagen K, Island of Amager. It began in 1971 as a squatted military base. Its Pusher Street is famous for its open trade of cannabis, which is illegal in Denmark. Culture Christiania is considered to be the fourth largest tourist attraction in Copenhagen, with half a million visitors annually. The residents of Christiania are called ''Christianit'', or ''Christianshavner and Amagerkaner'' because Christiania is located on the island of Amager. The 1976 protest song ("You cannot kill us"), written by Tom Lunden of flower power rock group Bifrost, became the unofficial anthem of Christiania. The flag of Christiania is a red banner with three yellow discs representing the dots in each ''i'' in "Christiania". Within Christiania itsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiania SK
Christiania Skiklub was a Norwegian Nordic skiing club, based in Oslo. It is currently located at Kringsjagrenda 33, 0861, Oslo, Norway. It was founded in 1877, and arranged Husebyrennet in 1879 and 1881. In 1883 its members were instrumental in founding the Association for the Promotion of Skiing, which eventually arranged the Holmenkollen Ski Festival The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. History It takes place in March .... In 1884 the club raised the world's first "ski cabin" at Frønsvollen. References Sports teams in Norway Sports clubs established in 1877 1877 establishments in Norway Sport in Oslo {{Norway-sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiania (brachiopod)
Christiania is an extinct genus of prehistoric brachiopods in the family Christianiidae Christianiidae is an extinct family of prehistoric brachiopods in the superfamily Strophomenoidea Strophomenoidea is an extinct superfamily of prehistoric brachiopods in the order Strophomenida Strophomenida is an extinct order of articula .... Species ''Christiania aseptata'' - ''Christiania bilobata'' - ''Christiania dalarnensis'' - ''Christiania hastata'' - ''Christiania hollii'' - ''Christiania holtedahli'' - ''Christiania perrugata'' - ''Christiania portlocki'' - ''Christiania proclivis'' - ''Christiania subquadrata'' - ''Christiania sulcata'' - ''Christiania tenuicincta'' - ''Christiania trentonensis'' References External links ''Christiania''at fossilworks.org Prehistoric brachiopod genera Strophomenida Paleozoic life of British Columbia Paleozoic life of Quebec {{brachiopod-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiania Burgher School
Christiania Burgher School (''Christiania Borger- og Realskole'' or ''Christiania Borgerskole'', commonly known as ''Borgerskolen'') was a private middle school in Oslo, Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. It was founded in 1812 and prepared pupils for enrolment at Oslo Cathedral School.Holst, Victor, ''Kristiania borgerskole i gamle dage'', Christiania, Dybwad, 1913 The school was funded by tuition and throughout the 19th century, its pupils belonged to affluent families, such as the bourgeoisie and higher state officials. In the 20th century, the school received municipal subsidies and thus also pupils from less affluent backgrounds were able to attend. The school was closed down in 1932. References 1812 establishments in Norway 1932 disestablishments in Norway Educational institutions established in 1812 Educational institutions disestablished in 1932 Schools in Oslo Secondary schools in Norway History of Oslo {{Norway-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
