Abildsø () is a neighborhood in the borough

Østensjø Østensjø () is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. The borough is in the southeastern part of Oslo. It is well known for its proximity to the forested area of Østmarka, a popular resort and hiking area for the citizens of Oslo and Løren ...

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. It is located south of Manglerud and

Ryen Ryen () is a neighborhood in the borough Nordstrand. The area is served by the station Ryen of the Oslo T-bane. The eastern depot of the rapid transit system is located at Ryen. Until 1967, it was also served by Simensbråten of the Oslo Tramw ...

, east of

Lambertseter Lambertseter () is a suburb of the city of Oslo, Norway, and is part of the borough of Nordstrand. Lambertseter was built over a short period starting from 1951, and was the very first modern suburb of Oslo. A Tram line was built to the neighborho ...

, north of

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and east of

Bøler Bøler () is a south-eastern suburb of Oslo, Norway. It is one of the more picturesque areas of Oslo. Østmarka forest and lake Nøklevann are in its immediate vicinity. Infrastructure-wise, it has a shopping cente two elementary schools, a publ ...

the lake

Østensjøvannet Østensjøvannet () is a lake located in the Østensjø borough in Oslo, Norway. It is well known for the wide variety of birds and other wildlife that can be found there. It is currently a wildlife preserve, though urban development posed a ser ...

. During the late 1800s, Abildsø was the site of Minna og Frederik Husgjerningsskole, a school for young farm girls. The school was operated by education pioneer,

Minna Wetlesen Minna Wetlesen (née Annette Wilhelmine Bülow; January 18, 1821 – March 14, 1891) was a pioneer Norwegian Education, educator, teacher and author. Biography Annette Wilhelmine Bülow was born at Drammen in Buskerud, Norway. She was the dau ...

and her husband Frederik Wetlesen

The name

The neighborhood is named after the old farm Abildsø (''Abildsø gård''). The first element is the genitive case of ''apaldr'' m 'wild

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', the last element is ''vin'' f '

meadow A meadow ( ) is an open habitat, or field, vegetated by grasses, herbs, and other non-woody plants. Trees or shrubs may sparsely populate meadows, as long as these areas maintain an open character. Meadows may be naturally occurring or artifi ...

References

Neighbourhoods of Oslo {{Oslo-geo-stub