Elisenberg
Encyclopedia
Elisenberg is a neighborhood in the Frogner
borough in Oslo
, Norway
.
It is defined as an area between the streets Elisenbergveien, Frognerveien, Bygdøy allé and Kristinelundveien. The borough grew up around the paddock manor Schafteløkken
, divided from Frogner farm and bought by Andreas Schaft
in 1799. He later named the paddock Elisenberg after his daughter. The property was bought by Fredrik Glad Balchen
, who ran an institute for the deaf-mute between 1857 and 1891. A corporation named Elisenbergløkkens Aktieselskab was involved when the area was built-up from the 1890s, mostly with four-storey apartment blocks. It also acquired the street Elisenbergveien in 1896, which later became publicly owned. In 1910 Schafteløkken was bought by the congregation in Frogner Church. They wanted to tear the manor down in the 1970s and 1980s, and replace it with other housing, but were stopped.
Elisenberg School is a defunct school. The first school with this name was instituted in 1958, when the municipality took over an old school from 1895, whose last name was Vestheim School. In 1969 Elisenberg School was closed. The building was taken over in the same year by Oslo Husflidskole ("Oslo Handicraft School"), founded 1967. In 1976 this school changed its name to Elisenberg Upper Secondary School. It went defunct in 1990, and the building was taken over by Bjørknes School and College
.
The neighborhood is served by the Oslo Tramway station Elisenberg on the Frogner Line
. It was also supposed to be served by the underground railway station Elisenberg Station
on the Drammen Line, but this station was never finished and has never been taken into use.
Frogner
Frogner is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. In addition to traditional Frogner, the borough incorporates Bygdøy, Uranienborg and Majorstuen....
borough in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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It is defined as an area between the streets Elisenbergveien, Frognerveien, Bygdøy allé and Kristinelundveien. The borough grew up around the paddock manor Schafteløkken
Schafteløkken
Schafteløkken is a building in the neighborhood Elisenberg in the Frogner borough in Oslo, Norway.It is one of the largest existing wooden building in Oslo, Norway's capital. It was built around 1807 for Andreas Schaft, who had bought the square in front of the building in 1799. He named the square...
, divided from Frogner farm and bought by Andreas Schaft
Andreas Schaft
Andreas Jørgensen Schaft was a Norwegian civil servant . He was married to Petronelle Nicoline Green, with whom he had the daughter Martine Elisabeth Schaft , who 8 May 1824 married the missionary Magnus Andreas Gjør ....
in 1799. He later named the paddock Elisenberg after his daughter. The property was bought by Fredrik Glad Balchen
Fredrik Glad Balchen
Fredrik Glad Balchen was a Norwegian deaf teacher.-Personal and early life:Balchen was born in Bergen, Norway to Johan Peter Balchen and his wife Christiane Wilhelmine Gulbrandsen . His mother died when Fredrik was four years old, and his father when he was twelve...
, who ran an institute for the deaf-mute between 1857 and 1891. A corporation named Elisenbergløkkens Aktieselskab was involved when the area was built-up from the 1890s, mostly with four-storey apartment blocks. It also acquired the street Elisenbergveien in 1896, which later became publicly owned. In 1910 Schafteløkken was bought by the congregation in Frogner Church. They wanted to tear the manor down in the 1970s and 1980s, and replace it with other housing, but were stopped.
Elisenberg School is a defunct school. The first school with this name was instituted in 1958, when the municipality took over an old school from 1895, whose last name was Vestheim School. In 1969 Elisenberg School was closed. The building was taken over in the same year by Oslo Husflidskole ("Oslo Handicraft School"), founded 1967. In 1976 this school changed its name to Elisenberg Upper Secondary School. It went defunct in 1990, and the building was taken over by Bjørknes School and College
Bjørknes College
Bjørknes College is a private, regional college offering courses at bachelor level in heath sciences and humanities. Based in St. Hanshaugen in Oslo, Norway, the college has an enrollment of 1,000 students, including those studying via the Internet...
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The neighborhood is served by the Oslo Tramway station Elisenberg on the Frogner Line
Frogner Line
The Frogner Line is a section of the Oslo Tramway which runs between Solli and Majorstuen, serving the neighborhood of Frogner. The line is served by tram number 12, and the Frogner section makes up the westernmost part of this line...
. It was also supposed to be served by the underground railway station Elisenberg Station
Elisenberg Station
Elisenberg Station is an unfinished railway station within the Oslo Tunnel on the Drammen Line in Oslo, Norway. The ghost station was partially built during the construction of the tunnel between 1971 and 1980, but has never been taken into use. It is located between Nationaltheatret Station and...
on the Drammen Line, but this station was never finished and has never been taken into use.