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Grünerløkka Map 1900
Grünerløkka () is a borough but also a neighborhood of the city of Oslo, Norway. Grünerløkka became part of the city of Oslo (then Christiania) in 1858. Grünerløkka was traditionally a working class district; since the late 20th century the area has increasingly undergone gentrification. Especially in the core neighborhood of Grünerløkka, property prices tend to be higher than is typical of other Oslo East End boroughs. The borough consists of the following neighborhoods: * Grünerløkka vest (West) * Grünerløkka øst (East) * Dælenenga * Rodeløkka * Sinsen * Sofienberg * Hasle * In the Oslo borough reform on 1 January 2004, the borough Helsfyr-Sinsen was removed, and the neighborhoods Sinsen, Løren, Lille Tøyen and Hasle were included in Grünerløkka. Etymology The first element was derived from the surname ''Grüner''. The last element is the definite form of ''løkke'', meaning "paddock". Grünerløkka was named after Friedrich Grüner (1628-1674) who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Boroughs Of Oslo
The 15 boroughs of Oslo were created on 1 January 2004. They each have an elected local council with limited responsibilities. In addition is Marka (1610 residents), that is administered by several boroughs; and Sentrum (1471 residents, 1.8 km2) that is partially administered by St. Hanshaugen, and in part directly by the city council. As of 1 January 2020, Oslo had 693,494 residents, of which 2386 were not allocated to a borough. Former borough structure Borough structure 1973–88 From 1973 to 30 June 1988, Oslo had 40 boroughs. Some existed only on paper, since they were to be constituted only when the areas were built. * Borough 1: Ruseløkka, Skillebekk, Frogner * Borough 2: Homansbyen, Uranienborg, Majorstua, parts of Fagerborg * Borough 3: St. Hanshaugen, Gamle Aker, parts of Ila and Fagerborg * Borough 4: Marienlyst, Ullevål, Lindern, parts of Fagerborg * Borough 5: Bjølsen, Sagene, parts of Ila * Borough 6: Sandaker, Åsen, Torshov * Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian V Of Denmark
Christian V (15 April 1646 – 25 August 1699) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699. Well-regarded by the common people, he was the first king anointed at Frederiksborg Castle chapel as absolute monarch since the decree that institutionalized the supremacy of the king in Denmark-Norway. Christian fortified the absolutist system against the aristocracy by accelerating his father's practice of allowing both Holstein nobles and Danish and Norwegian commoners into state service. As king, he wanted to show his power as absolute monarch through architecture, and dreamed of a Danish Palace of Versailles, Versailles. He was the first to use the 1671 Throne Chair of Denmark, partly made for this purpose. His motto was: ''Pietate et Justitia'' (With piety and justice). Biography Early years Prince Christian was born on 15 April 1646 at Duborg Castle in the city of Flensburg, then located in the Duchy of Schleswig. He was the first legitimate child born to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party (Norway)
The Liberal Party (, , V; ) is a social liberal political party in Norway. It was founded in 1884 and is the oldest political party in Norway. Despite its native name, the Liberal Party is positioned in the centre on the political spectrum, and usually cooperates much more with the right wing parties. It is a liberal party which has over the time enacted reforms such as parliamentarism, freedom of religion, universal suffrage, and state schooling. For most of the late 19th and early 20th century, it was Norway's largest and dominant political party, but in the postwar era it lost most of its support and became a relatively small party. The party has nevertheless participated in several centrist and centre-right government coalitions in the postwar era. It currently holds eight seats in the Parliament, and was previously a part of Norway's government together with the Conservative Party and the Christian Democratic Party. Guri Melby has served as the party leader since 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Left Party (Norway)
The Socialist Left Party (, SV; ) is a democratic socialist political party in Norway. Positioned on the left-wing of the political spectrum, it is opposed to European Union membership, European Union and the European Economic Area membership. SV supports a strong public sector, stronger social welfare programs, environmentalism, and Republicanism in Norway, republicanism. As of 2018, the party had 11,385 members; the number has steadily increased since a low point in 2015. The party leader is Kirsti Bergstø, who was elected on 18 March 2023. The party was founded in 1973 as the Socialist Electoral League, an electoral coalition with the Communist Party of Norway, Socialist People's Party (Norway), Socialist People's Party, Democratic Socialists (Norway), Democratic Socialists – AIK, and independent socialists. In 1975, the coalition was turned into a unified political party. The party was largely founded as a result of the foreign policies prevalent at the time, with the soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Party (Norway)
The Red Party (; ; ) is a socialist political party in Norway. It was founded in March 2007 by a merger of the Red Electoral Alliance and the Workers' Communist Party. A Marxist party, it has been described as left-wingYouth Quotas and other Efficient Forms of Youth Participation in Ageing Societies Chapter author – Petter Haakenstad (P.H.) Godli. Book edited by – Jörg Tremmel, Antony Mason, Petter Haakenstad Godli and Igor Dimitrijoski. P.169. Published in 2015. Published by Springer. Published in Oslo, Norway. and far-left [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative Party (Norway)
The Conservative Party or The Right (, , , H; ) is a liberal-conservative political party in Norway. It is the major party of the Norwegian centre-right, and was the leading party in government as part of the Solberg cabinet from 2013 to 2021. The current party leader is former Prime Minister Erna Solberg. The party is a member of the International Democracy Union and an associate member of the European People's Party. The party is traditionally a pragmatic and politically moderate conservative party strongly associated with the traditional elites within the civil service and Norwegian business life. During the 20th century, the party has advocated economic liberalism, tax cuts, individual rights, support of monarchism, the Church of Norway and the Armed Forces, anti-communism, pro-Europeanism, and support of the Nordic model; over time, the party's values have become more socially liberal in areas such as gender equality, LGBT rights, and immigration and integration issu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Political Parties In Norway
This article lists political parties in Norway. Norway has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no party can easily gain a majority of the 169 legislative seats. Parties may cooperate to form coalition governments. History 1884–1905 The oldest political party in Norway is the Liberal Party (Norway), Liberal Party, which was formed in 1884. Shortly afterwards, the Conservative Party (Norway), Conservative Party was formed in opposition. The main Cleavage (politics), political cleavage at the time was the issue of parliamentarism, with Liberals in favor and Conservatives in opposition. Until 1903 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1903, Norway was, for all intents and purposes, a two-party system; the smaller Moderate Liberal Party joined the Conservatives in a ''de facto'' permanent electoral coalition from the 1891 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1891 election. 1905–1945 During the first years of the 20th century, major electoral shifts took place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Party (Norway)
The Labour Party (; , A or Ap; ), formerly The Norwegian Labour Party (, DNA), is a social democratic political party in Norway. It is positioned on the centre-left of the political spectrum, and is led by Jonas Gahr Støre. It was the senior party in a minority governing coalition with the Centre Party from 2021 until the Centre Party's exit from government in 2025, with Støre serving as the current Prime Minister of Norway. The Labour Party is officially committed to social-democratic ideals. Its slogan since the 1930s has been "everyone shall be included" () and the party traditionally seeks a strong welfare state, funded through taxes and duties. Since the 1980s, the party has included more of the principles of a social market economy in its policy, allowing for privatisation of state-owned assets and services and reducing income tax progressivity, following the wave of economic liberalisation during the 1980s. During the first Stoltenberg government, the party's po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Party (Norway)
The Green Party (, , , MDG; ) is a Centre-left politics, centre-left green politics, green List of political parties in Norway, political party in Norway. The party holds three seats in the Storting, Parliament of Norway (gaining 3.9% in the 2021 Norwegian parliamentary election, 2021 elections) and also has representation in Municipalities of Norway, municipal councils and County council (Norway), county councils (gaining 4.1% in the 2023 Norwegian local elections, 2023 elections). Similar to its German role model Alliance 90/The Greens, MDG represents green politics with social liberalism, social liberal features. It has been described as centre-left by academics and voters. The party has historical roots partly in the new left of the 1960s and 1970s, and partly in the broader environmental movement of the 1970s and 1980s, which itself was highly diverse and attracted support from both the new left and environmentally-oriented liberals and conservatives who rallied around enviro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olaf Rye
Olaf Rye (16 November 1791 – 6 July 1849) was a Norwegian-Danish military officer. He died in battle during the First Schleswig War and is considered to have been a Danish war hero. Biography Olaf Rye was born at Bø in Telemark, Norway. He was raised on the Nerbø farm. He was one of the sons of Matthias Andreas Rye (1756-1818) and Elisabeth Johanne Lind. His father was a captain and battalion manager of the Telemark Infantry Regiment (''Telemarkens Infanteriregiment''). His brother Johan Henrik Rye (1787–1868) was a jurist and civil servant.Ryes gate . Hosted by Kongsberg municipality. In 1804, he started his military career as a cadet with the Norwegian Cadastre Corps in Kristiania (now Oslo). In 1813, he was appointed captain. He left Norway in 1815 and enlisted in the service of the Prussian General |
Olaf Ryes Plass
Olaf Ryes plass ("Olaf Rye's Square") is a square and park placed centrally in the Grünerløkka borough of Oslo, Norway. It is more or less square in shape. History The area belonged to the municipality of Aker, Norway, Aker until 1858, when it was incorporated into Christiania (Oslo). It was an open area which was bought by the municipality from Thorvald Meyer in 1863. In 1864 it received its name; the namesake was the military leader Olaf Rye. It was made into a park in 1890. The park has a bust (sculpture), bust monument of Eilert Sundt, raised in 1892, and a fountain was added some years later. Other major parks in the area are Birkelunden, Sofienberg Park, and Tøyen Park. The park is surrounded by four streets as well as housing three and four storeys tall, mostly built in the 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s. The three-storey housing was built first. Among the most notable inhabitants of these buildings were the young Edvard Munch from 1882 to 1883. Already in 1875 Johan C. H. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skilling (Scandinavian Monetary Unit)
The skilling (pronounced ''shilling'' in English) was the Scandinavian equivalent of the shilling. It was used as a subdivision of the various kinds of currencies named rigsdaler in use throughout Scandinavia, including the Danish rigsdaler, the Norwegian rigsdaler, and the Swedish riksdaler. Denmark The skilling began to be minted in Denmark in the 1440s under Christopher of Bavaria. From 1625 to 1873, one Danish skilling () was equivalent to of a rigsdaler. King Christian IX abolished the rigsdaler and skilling in favor of the kroner and ører in 1873. The word is still used colloquially for a small but unspecified amount of money ("lille skilling"). Norway The skilling began to be minted in Norway in the 1510s. From 1816, the Norwegian skilling () was equivalent to of a speciedaler, and before that of a rigsdaler specie, or of a rigsdaler courant. It was introduced in Norway in the early 16th century and was abolished 1875. Sweden During the 19th century, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
