Nydalen is a

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in the

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borough in northern

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History

In the late 19th century, the banks of the Akerselva River were dotted with various industrial buildings, Nydalen included. However, a transformation soon occurred. Beginning in the 1990s, Nydalen evolved into an urban hub of sorts with modern residential buildings, commercial and service establishments, shopping centres, eateries, and numerous corporate offices. BI Oslo 4

The relocation of the

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to the area in 2004 further boosted the area's development. In 2003, a new subway station,

Nydalen (station) Nydalen is a rapid transit station on the Ring Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located at Nydalen in the Nordre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. The station opened on 20 August 2003, as part of the first section of the Ring Line to Storo. The statio ...

opened in Nydalen. Many people have moved into new residential buildings in the late 2000s. Today, the area is a lively, trendy and well-connected neighbourhood with the Akerselva River flowing through its heart.

Geography

The neighbourhood is located on both sides of the

Akerselva Akerselva or Akerselven ( en, Aker River) is a river which flows through Oslo. It starts at Maridalsvannet in Oslomarka, and traverses the boroughs of Nordre Aker, Sagene, Grünerløkka, central Oslo and Grønland, whereby it finally ends a ...

river in the southeastern part of Nordre Aker, to the south of

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, to the west of

Grefsen thumbnail, 250px, Grefsen Church Grefsen is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway. Grefsen was a part of the municipality of Aker before the Second World War, later incorporated into Oslo. Together with Kjelsås, Grefsen then formed the bo ...

, and to the north of the

Sagene Sagene is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. The area became part of the city of Oslo (then Christiania) in 1859. The name Sagene itself is the plural of the Norwegian word for "saw", reflecting all the old industrial mechanical saws powered ...

borough.

The name

''Nydalen'' is a shortened form for ''*Nygårdsdalen'' 'the dale/valley belonging to the farm Nygård'. The name of the old farm Nygård ( Norse ''Nýgarðr'') is a compound of ''nýr'' 'new' and ''garðr'' m 'farm'. The farm is first mentioned in 1578.

External links

www.nydalen.no
- link to Avantor, the main developer of the area Neighbourhoods of Oslo {{Oslo-geo-stub