Storo is a neighborhood in the boroughs of
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 ...
and
Nordre Aker
Nordre Aker (Northern Aker) is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway.
History
This area became part of the city of Oslo in 1948. Before that it was a part of Aker municipality in the former Akershus county.
Demographics and housing
With a popula ...
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
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. It is located east of
Nydalen
Nydalen is a neighbourhood in the Nordre Aker borough in northern Oslo, Norway.
History
In the late 19th century, the banks of the Akerselva River were dotted with various industrial buildings, Nydalen included. However, a transformation soon ...
, south-west of
Grefsen and north of
Sandaker. In addition to block housing, it hosts the
Storo Storsenter shopping center. There are also many car dealerships in the area. The
Ring 3 trunk road runs through Storo, and the area is served by
Storo
Storo (''Stòr'' in local dialect) is a ''comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' ...
station on the
Oslo T-bane
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, w ...
and
Oslo Tramway
The Oslo tram network ( no, Trikken i Oslo, short from ', 'electric') is the tram system in Oslo, Norway. It consists of six lines with 99 stops and has a daily ridership of 132,000. It is operated by , a subsidiary of the municipally-owned who ...
.
The name
The neighbourhood is named after the farm Storo. This farm was the big (''store'') part of the old farm O. The farm O is first mentioned in 1279 ("Oo"), and the name is identical with the
Norse
Norse is a demonym for Norsemen, a medieval North Germanic ethnolinguistic group ancestral to modern Scandinavians, defined as speakers of Old Norse from about the 9th to the 13th centuries.
Norse may also refer to:
Culture and religion
* Nor ...
word ''ó'', a sideform of ''á'' f 'river' (here
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).
The farm was divided into two parts around 1550 AD: Storo ("Store O") and
Lillo ("Lille O" - ''lille'' means 'little').
Neighbourhoods of Oslo
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