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Sandungen is the name of two lakes in Nordmarka in 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 ..., Norway. Store Sandungen has an area of 2.9 km², and the nearby Vesle Sandungen covers 1.4 km². References Lakes of Oslo {{Oslo-geo-stub ...
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Kjerkeberget
Kjerkeberget is a mountain in Nordmarka, Oslo, Norway. It is the highest point in the county and municipality of Oslo. It lies on the border of Oslo and the municipality Lunner in Viken, between the lakes Sandungen in the southeast and Katnosa in the northwest. The first element is ''kjerke'' f 'church', the last element is the finite form of ''berg'' n 'rocky mountain'. (Several mountains in Norway are called 'the church', because of some likeness in shape with a church). The word ''kjerke'' is the form in the dialect of the area - in Bokmål ''kirke'', and in Nynorsk ''kyrkje''. During World War II, Milorg Milorg (abbreviation of militær organisasjon – military organization) was the main Norwegian resistance movement during World War II. Resistance work included intelligence gathering, sabotage, supply-missions, raids, espionage, transport of ... used this hill as a site for parachute drops. On 4 October 1942, Milorg's District 13 received its first paradrop here. In ...
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Nordmarka
Nordmarka is the mostly forested region which makes up the northern part of Oslo, Norway. Nordmarka is the largest and most central part of Oslomarka. The area called Nordmarka also extends into the municipalities of Hole, Ringerike, Lunner, Jevnaker and Nittedal. It is the largest part of the Marka borough. The forests are popular sites for hiking, biking and skiing. Winter sport is mostly possible from December until March, in cold winters also until April or the beginning of May in some areas. Most of the forests are protected, and it is not possible to obtain building permits for cabins in the area. There are, however, many cabins already in Nordmarka with cafes and overnighting accommodation. There are several lakes in Nordmarka, which are used as a supply for drinking water, largest of these is the Maridalsvannet. Svarttjernshøgda in Jevnaker is the highest point in Nordmarka, at a height of 717 m. Name The first element is ''nord'' 'north', the last element is the f ...
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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 ...
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Store Norske Leksikon
The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' ( no, Store Norske Leksikon, abbreviated ''SNL''), is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with more than two million unique visitors per month. Paper editions 1978–2007 The ''SNL'' was created in 1978, when the two publishing houses Aschehoug and Gyldendal merged their encyclopedias and created the company Kunnskapsforlaget. Up until 1978 the two publishing houses of Aschehoug and Gyldendal, Norway's two largest, had published ' and ', respectively. The respective first editions were published in 1907–1913 (Aschehoug) and 1933–1934 (Gyldendal). The slump in sales for paper-based encyclopedias around the turn of the 21st century hit Kunnskapsforlaget hard, but a fourth edition of the paper encyclopedia was secured by a grant of ten million Norwegian kroner from the foundation Fritt Ord in 2003. The fourth edition consisted of 16 volumes, a t ...
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Oslo Byleksikon
''Oslo byleksikon'' ( en, Oslo City Encyclopaedia) is an encyclopaedia on Oslo, Norway's capital city. It has been published in five editions since 1938. The third, fourth and the fifth editions were published in cooperation between the heritage association Selskabet for Oslo Byes Vel and the publishing house Kunnskapsforlaget. The latest edition was published in 2010, comprising approximately 6,100 entries. Editions First edition (1938) The first edition of ''Oslo byleksikon'' was published by the Tanum publishing house. It was written and edited by the geographer Aksel Arstal (1855–1940), who was more than 80 years old at the time of publication. In the edition's preface, Arstal states that "the book should contain everything what an Oslo citizen ought to know about the city and the region he frequently visits". Arstal also stated that he wanted the entries in the encyclopedia to be "short, accurate and factual" and without "passion". The edition strictly followed the new o ...
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Carl Just
Carl Just (10 September 1897 – 16 October 1990) was a Norwegian journalist. Early and personal life He was born in Kristiania to the wholesaler Carl Johan Beckman (1871–1931) and his wife Selma Augusta Just (1877–1946). Just grew up in Kristiania with foster parents. He never met his father, but met his mother once in his adult life. He married Margaretha Aximia Lundqvist (1894–1969) in 1919. Career In 1917–19, he worked as a journalist in the Norwegian newspaper ''Dagbladet''. After that, he moved to Bergen, where he became editor-in-chief of '' Folkets Avis''. From 1921 to 1928, he was an editor of the Christian newspaper '' Dagen''. Thereafter, he worked in the news department of the broadcasting corporation in Bergen for two years. He edited ''Morgenbladet'' from 1928 to 1936. After a brief period in ''Bergens Aftenblad'', Just became the editor-in-chief of a number of weekly magazines and yearbooks. Just was the rector of the Norwegian Journalist Academy throu ...
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