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Makrellbekken
Makrellbekken is a neighbourhood in the Oslo borough of Vestre Aker in Norway, bordering the borough of Ullern. It is located between Smestad and Holmen. The main road is Sørkedalsveien, a part of Norwegian National Road 168. The place is served by the Røa Line (Line 2) of Oslo Metro. Etymology The name is derived from the stream ''Makrellbekken'' which runs through the area from north to south, and which had already given its name to some farms in the area. These existed before the modern development, and one of their farmhouses has been transferred to the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History in Bygdøy. Oslo byleksikon, 5th ed., 2010, page 272, Editor: Knut Are Tvedt The name In Norwegian, the name Makrellbekken (Literally: Mackerel-stream) for many seems comical, if you realize that the fish mackerel does not live neither in streams or freshwater. However, the name has nothing to do with the fish, but is a distortion of "''Markskillebekken''" (Literally: The cropland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makrellbekken (station)
Makrellbekken is a rapid transit station of the Oslo Metro's Røa Line (Line 2). It is situated in the neighborhood of Makrellbekken in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. Located from Stortinget, the station is served by Line 2 of the metro, normally with a fifteen-minute headway. Travel time to Stortinget is 10 minutes. The station opened on 24 January 1935 as part of the extension of the Røa Line to Røa. At Makrellbekken the Røa Line passes under Sørkedalsveien, which it has followed since Volvat. The station received a major upgrade in 1995, in which the station was lowered below the road, replacing a level crossing. History Makrellbekken and the surroundings neighborhoods were opened for housing construction during the 1920s. This caught the interest of Akersbanerne, who had built the Røa Line (then known as the Smestad Line) along Sørkedalsveien to Smestad in 1912. Makrellbekken initially proposed an extension to Makrellbekken and received permission for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Makrellbekken is a neighbourhood in the Oslo borough of Vestre Aker in Norway, bordering the borough of Ullern. It is located between Smestad and Holmen. The main road is Sørkedalsveien, a part of Norwegian National Road 168. The place is served by the Røa Line (Line 2) of Oslo Metro. Etymology The name is derived from the stream ''Makrellbekken'' which runs through the area from north to south, and which had already given its name to some farms in the area. These existed before the modern development, and one of their farmhouses has been transferred to the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History in Bygdøy. Oslo byleksikon, 5th ed., 2010, page 272, Editor: Knut Are Tvedt The name In Norwegian, the name Makrellbekken (Literally: Mackerel-stream) for many seems comical, if you realize that the fish mackerel does not live neither in streams or freshwater. However, the name has nothing to do with the fish, but is a distortion of "''Markskillebekken''" (Literally: The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Makrellbekken is a neighbourhood in the Oslo borough of Vestre Aker in Norway, bordering the borough of Ullern. It is located between Smestad and Holmen. The main road is Sørkedalsveien, a part of Norwegian National Road 168. The place is served by the Røa Line (Line 2) of Oslo Metro. Etymology The name is derived from the stream ''Makrellbekken'' which runs through the area from north to south, and which had already given its name to some farms in the area. These existed before the modern development, and one of their farmhouses has been transferred to the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History in Bygdøy. Oslo byleksikon, 5th ed., 2010, page 272, Editor: Knut Are Tvedt The name In Norwegian, the name Makrellbekken (Literally: Mackerel-stream) for many seems comical, if you realize that the fish mackerel does not live neither in streams or freshwater. However, the name has nothing to do with the fish, but is a distortion of "''Markskillebekken''" (Literally: The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Røa Line
The Røa Line ( no, Røabanen) is a rapid transit line of the Oslo Metro, Norway, which runs from Majorstuen in Oslo to Østerås in Bærum. It serves neighborhoods such as Smestad, Hovseter, Huseby and Røa in northwestern Oslo, and Grini, Øvrevoll and Østerås in northeastern Bærum. The line is served by Line 2 of the metro, which connects to the city center via the Common Tunnel and onwards along the Furuset Line. The lowest part of the Røa Line, consisting of two stations, is shared with the Kolsås Line, and thus also served by Line 2 of the metro. The Røa Line is owned by Kollektivtransportproduksjon, and operated by Oslo T-banedrift on contract with the public transport agency Ruter. The first part of the line, originally a light rail, was from Majorstuen to Smestad, and opened in 1912. It was built as a cooperation between the Municipality of Aker and the company Holmenkolbanen, and connected to the Holmenkoll Line's terminus. In 1928, the line received a conn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embassy Of The United States, Oslo
The Embassy of the United States in Oslo is the diplomatic representation of the federal government of the United States to the Kingdom of Norway. A new embassy was put into service in May 2017. The current Embassy is located in Morgedalsvegen 36, near the Makrellbekken Metro Station, in one of the city's western suburbs. Visitors to the embassy are encouraged to use public transport. Norwegian-American diplomatic history With the dissolution of Sweden–Norway in 1905, the US became one of the first countries to establish diplomatic ties with Norway, that same year. During the Nazi German occupation of Norway in World War II, the United States had no diplomatic representation in Oslo, but the separate ambassador to Norway had diplomatic contact with the Norwegian government-in-exile in London. The Embassy was staffed again right after the war. The relationship between the United States and Norway is characterized by a long history as partners, friends and allies. Architectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo Metro
The Oslo Metro ( no, Oslo T-bane or or simply ) is the rapid transit system of Oslo, Norway, operated by Sporveien T-banen on contract from the transit authority Ruter. The network consists of five lines that all run through the city centre, with a total length of , serving 101 stations of which 17 are underground or indoors. In addition to serving 14 out of the 15 boroughs of Oslo, two lines run to Kolsås and Østerås, in the neighboring municipality of Bærum. In 2016, the system had an annual ridership of 118 million. The first rapid transit line, the Holmenkollen Line, opened in 1898, with the branch Røa Line opening in 1912. It became the first Nordic underground rapid transit system in 1928, when the underground line to Nationaltheatret was opened. After 1993 trains ran under the city between the eastern and western networks in the Common Tunnel, followed by the 2006 opening of the Ring Line. All the trains are operated with MX3000 stock. These replaced the older T100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smestad, Oslo
Smestad is a historically wealthy area in the borough Vestre Aker in Oslo, Norway. It is named after the Smestad Mansion and family, and was parcelled out for residences after the tram line was built in 1912. The district is located between north of Hoff (station), Hoff and Skøyen, east of Montebello, Norway, Montebello in Ullern, west of the Frogner Park and south of Heggeli (station), Heggeli. It is served by Smestad (station), Smestad station. Smestad Elementary School Smestad Elementary School, was founded on 31 January 1939 and has around 690 students today. The school was temporarily closed on 20. April 1940 when 70 German soldiers occupied the school and erected barbed wire around it. When the school opened on 21. November 1945, King Olav gave a speech at the school and enrolled his son. The alumni include Harald_V_of_Norway, King Harald V, Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, Princess Märtha Louise and Haakon,_Crown_Prince_of_Norway, Crown Prince Haakon. Smestad station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holmen, Oslo
Holmen is a neighbourhood in Oslo and forms part of the district of Vestre Aker. It is situated between Hovseter in the west and Slemdal in the east, Holmenkollen in the north and Makrellbekken in the south. The name is derived from the Holmen farms. ''Vestre Holmen'' is located west of ''Holmenkollveien'', a secondary road in Norway's road network, extends along ''Arnebråtveien'' approximately in the north–south direction and west towards the Røa Line of Oslo Metro. Here are the housing estates of Holmenhaugen and Holmengrenda with terraced houses and detached houses. The building company Holmenbygg AS has erected 13 four-story apartment blocks in ''Lybekkveien'', ''Stasjonsveien'', and ''Holmengrenda'' streets. The housing estate of the Royal Norwegian Air Force, also called ''Snippen'', is located further up ''Stasjonsveien'', along ''Landingsveien'', in ''Luftfartsveien'', ''Flyveien'', and ''Pilotveien''. It was designed by the architect Erling Viksjø and was built fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bygdøy
Bygdøy or Bygdø is a peninsula situated on the western side of Oslo, Norway. Administratively, Bygdøy belongs to the borough of Frogner; historically Bygdøy was part of Aker Municipality and became part of Oslo in 1948. Bygdøy is a popular recreation area and is among the most fashionable residential areas in Norway, where the most expensive properties in the entire country are found. Bygdøy is also the home of five national museums as well as a royal estate. Wealthy families of Christiania acquired country houses in Bygdøy during the 18th and 19th centuries; by the 19th century Bygdøy had become a favourite of the wealthy in the capital region and was exclusively settled by the wealthy and their servants. Tourism Bygdøy has parks and forests, and beaches including the Huk ordinary and nudist beach. In 1885 there were only 111 houses at Bygdøy; today most of the huge gardens are split into smaller patches of land, making Bygdøy largely a residential zone but reta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregers Gram
Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram (15 December 1917 – 13 November 1944) was a Norwegian resistance fighter and saboteur. A corporal and later second lieutenant in the Norwegian Independent Company 1 ( no, Kompani Linge) during the Second World War, he was killed in 1944. Early life Gregers Gram was born in Vestre Aker in 1917 as the son of Harald Gram, later known as stipendiary magistrate of Oslo. He was named after his paternal grandfather Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram, who served as List of heads of government of Norway#Prime Minister in Stockholm, Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm and List of County Governors of Hedmark, County Governor of Hedmark. Gram did not pass his examen artium at the first try, but later enrolled at the University of Oslo to study law. Second World War When Operation Weserübung, German troops invaded Norway on 9 April 1940, Gregers Gram became active in the Norwegian resistance movement, resistance movement. After serving as a soldier in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Njårdhallen
Njårdhallen is an indoor sports arena located in Vestre Aker, Oslo, Norway. It was opened in 1960, and designed by Frode Rinnan. It is mainly used by the sports club Njård for indoor sports such as basketball and handball. Formerly, mainly in the 1960s and 1970s, it was used for large meetings and rock concerts. It has also been used as a professional boxing venue. Notable concerts in Njårdhallen *1960 - March 1 – Jazz at the Philharmonic with Ella Fitzgerald *1960 - May – Peer Gynt with Riksteatret *1961 - February 17 – Louis Armstrong *1961 - August 23 – Cliff Richard *1963 - October 23 – John Coltrane quartet including McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones og Jimmy Garrison *1964 - April 15 – Jim Reeves, Chet Atkins, Bobby Bare, Anita Kerr Singers. *1964 – The Everly Brothers. *1967 - January 25 – Duke Ellington *1967 - April 7 – Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Arthur Conley, Eddie Floyd, The Mar-Keys, Booker T. & the M.G.'s. *1967 - May 2 – The Who. *1969 - March 18 - Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Occupation Of Norway
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until the capitulation of German forces in Europe on 8 May 1945. Throughout this period, a pro-German government named Den nasjonale regjering (English: the National Government) ruled Norway, while the Norwegian king Haakon VII and the prewar government escaped to London, where they formed a government in exile. Civil rule was effectively assumed by the ''Reichskommissariat Norwegen'' (Reich Commissariat of Norway), which acted in collaboration with the pro-German puppet government. This period of military occupation is, in Norway, referred to as the "war years", "occupation period" or simply "the war". Background Having maintained its neutrality during the First World War (1914–1918), Norwegian foreign and military policy since 1933 was largely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
