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Skøyen (station)
Skøyen is a neighborhood of Oslo, Norway. It is located in the western part of the city, in the borough of Ullern. The district has an increasing share of business activities, a development started in the 80s. Skøyen is the site of Skøyenparken which surrounds Skøyen Manor (''Søndre Skøyen''). This estate was owned and developed by Nicolay August Andresen, chairman of Andresens Bank. The name "Skøyen" comes from Old Norse ''Skǫðin'', of unknown etymology. Skøyen is connected to downtown Oslo through The Skøyen Line (tram) and Skøyen Station Skøyen Station () is a railway station located at Skøyen in Oslo, Norway. It is situated on the Drammen Line, from Oslo Central Station. It is served by regional trains and the Oslo Commuter Rail, operated by Vy, as well as by the Airport E ... (train). References Neighbourhoods of Oslo {{Oslo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondre Skoyen Park
Sondre is a Norwegian masculine given name. The name began to become more common in the 1960s, and became roughly twelve times as popular from 1980 to 1990 before declining in popularity thereafter. As of 2017, there were 9,111 men in Norway with Sondre as part of their forename, and 8,092 with Sondre as their only forename. People with this name include: Musicians *Sondre Bratland (born 1938), Norwegian folk singer * Sondre Meisfjord (born 1975), Norwegian folk and jazz musician *Sondre Lerche (born 1982), Norwegian singer, songwriter, and guitarist *Sondre Justad (born 1990), Norwegian songwriter Footballers * Sondre Auklend (born 2003), Norwegian football midfielder * Sondre Bjørshol (born 1994), Norwegian football defender * Sondre Brunstad Fet (born 1997), Norwegian football midfielder * Sondre Jensen (born 1971), Norwegian footballer * Sondre Johansen (born 1995), Norwegian football defender *Sondre Kåfjord (born 1943), Norwegian football official * Sondre Langås (born 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) 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 1,064,235 in 2022, 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 the year 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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ullern
Ullern is a List of boroughs of Oslo, borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. History The borough has its name from an old farm, Old Norse language, Norse ''Ullarin''. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the Norse god Ullr. The last element is ''vin'', meaning pasture or meadow. In medieval times, the farm belonged to the monastery at Hovedøya. Following the Protestant Reformation, Reformation in 1536, the farmland was separated between the crown and the local canon (priest), canon. Formally divided into lower and upper Ullern in 1740, both farms were bought by Herman Severin Løvenskiold, in 1878 and 1866 respectively. At the time, Ullern was a part of the rural municipality Aker, Norway, Aker. Signs of urbanization began in the 1800s, when Skøyen and areas along the Lysakerelva, Lysaker River, which divides Ullern from Bærum, began developing into industrial sites. The 1872 opening of the Drammen Line railway was a catalyst for further building activity, as w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skøyenparken
Skøyenparken is a park in the neighborhood of Skøyen in the borough of Ullern in Oslo, Norway. The park belongs to Skøyen Manor (''Søndre Skøyen''), which lies adjacent to it. The middle section of the park is fenced and private. The outer parts are publicly accessible, including the park's forest with elm, oak and ash trees, and a nature park with walking paths. The park was built in the 1860s, under the orders of banker Nicolay August Andresen (1812-1894), the owner of Skøyen Manor. The pond in the park has obtained the popular name "Butensjøen", after Consul General Nils August Andresen Butenschøn (1842-1935), who owned the estate later in the century. References Parks in Oslo {{Oslo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolay August Andresen
Nicolay August Andresen (2 August 1812 – 3 January 1894) was a Norwegian banker. He was born in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway), a son of Nicolai Andresen and Engel Johanne Christiane Reichborn. He was a brother of merchant and factory owner Johan Henrik Andresen, and of silver mines manager Carl Ferdinand Andresen. He took over N. A. Andresen & Co, the banking part of his father's company and operated the bank with his brother Engelhart Andresen as partner. The bank developed to become among the largest banks in Christiania, and was later known as ''Andresens Bank''. He was married to Nielsine Augusta Butenschøn (1818-1842) with whom he had a son, Nils born in 1842. Andresen was the owner and developer of Skøyen Manor (''Sondre Skoyen''). This estate was located in the neighborhood of Skøyen and is today the site of Skøyenparken, a residential park dating to the 1860s. In 1893, their son Nils August Andresen Butenschøn Nils August Andresen Butenschøn (3 Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Norse
Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their Viking expansion, overseas settlements and chronologically coincides with the Viking Age, the Christianization of Scandinavia, and the consolidation of Scandinavian kingdoms from about the 8th to the 15th centuries. The Proto-Norse language developed into Old Norse by the 8th century, and Old Norse began to develop into the modern North Germanic languages in the mid- to late 14th century, ending the language phase known as Old Norse. These dates, however, are not precise, since written Old Norse is found well into the 15th century. Old Norse was divided into three dialects: Old West Norse (Old West Nordic, often referred to as ''Old Norse''), Old East Norse (Old East Nordic), and Old Gutnish. Old West Norse and O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skøyen Line
The Skøyen Line (/''Skøyenlinja'') is a tramway line running from Slottsparken to Skøyen in Oslo, Norway. It is served by line 13 of the Oslo Tramway. It connects the Briskeby Line at Slottsparken to the Lilleaker Line at Skøyen. The line was built on 2 March 1894 from Slottsparken to Skarpsno, and extended to Skøyen in 1903, by Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei. At first a shuttle service was provided on the branch line, but by April a through service was offered to Østbanen. The Skillebekk Line was extended on 31 December 1894 to Nobels gate, to Thune in 1901 and to Skøyen on 21 June 1903. On 9 May 1919 the Lilleaker Line was built from Skøyen to Lilleaker Lilleaker is a neighbourhood and industrial site in Ullern, Oslo, Norway. It is located east of the river Lysakerelva. The area is named after the Lilleaker farm. Lilleaker served by the Lilleaker (station), Lilleaker station of the Oslo Tramway, ..., as a suburban line. References Oslo Tramway lines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skøyen Station
Skøyen Station () is a railway station located at Skøyen in Oslo, Norway. It is situated on the Drammen Line, from Oslo Central Station. It is served by regional trains and the Oslo Commuter Rail, operated by Vy, as well as by the Airport Express Train. The station is elevated and has two island platforms and four tracks. The station opened along with the Drammen Line on 7 October 1872 with a station building designed by Georg Andreas Bull. The station was originally named Tyskestranden, taking the name Bygdø in 1876, Skøien in 1903 and the current name in 1921. The station received a major upgrade between 1915 and 1922, which included elevating the tracks, a new station designed by Eivind Gleditsch, double track and electrification. The station was further upgraded by plans designed by Arne Henriksen to the current state between 1996 and 1998. History Skøyen Station was one of five original stations on the Drammen Line, which opened on 7 October 1872. The line was ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
