Briskeby
Briskeby is an area in the borough Frogner in Oslo, Norway. Originally a rural area in the former municipality Aker, it was incorporated into Christiania city in 1878. It received public transport with the Briskeby Line in 1894.Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
- Type: Quarter
- Description: neighborhood of Oslo, Norway
- Also known as: “Briskeby, Oslo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Library and Briskeby firestation.
National Library
Library
Photo: Nasjonalbiblioteket, No restrictions.
The National Library of Norway was established in 1989. Its principal task is "to preserve the past for the future". The library is located both in Oslo and in Mo i Rana.
Uranienborg Church
Church
Photo: Bep, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Uranienborg church is a parish church in Oslo, Norway. The church is situated in the neighborhood of Uranienborg, next to Uranienborg Park behind the Royal Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uranienborg and Homansbyen.
Uranienborg
Suburb
Photo: Helge Høifødt, Public domain.
Uranienborg is a neighborhood in the borough of Frogner in Oslo, Norway.
Homansbyen
Quarter
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Homansbyen is a neighborhood in Frogner borough in Oslo, Norway. The area is named for the lawyer brothers Jacob and Henrik Homan.
Briskeby
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Oslo region, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.92115° or 59° 55′ 16″ northLongitude
10.71657° or 10° 42′ 60″ eastOpen location code
9FFGWPC8+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1127016932OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterWikidata ID
Q4968679
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Bokmål—“Briskeby” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Briskeby”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Briskeby”
- Norwegian: “Briskeby”
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Localities in the Area
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