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11 July 1924, effective 1 January 1925
- The entire city was named "Oslo" by a law of 11 July 1924, effective 1 January 1925—a decision that caused much debate. The change was proposed in 1918 by 29 civil servants.
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The Norwegian city of Oslo was founded in the year 1040 under the name Ánslo. 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 the king's honour.
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Sep 10, 2024 · The city was renamed Oslo in 1925 and developed rapidly after World War II. In 1948 Oslo incorporated the nearby township of Aker, and in the following decades a number of satellite towns and residential areas grew up to the east and west of the city.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 31, 2018 · Throughout the years, the Norwegian capital has changed its name (and its spelling) quite a few times – and every time, the change reflected that particular phase of the city’s history. Read on for a better understanding of all of Oslo’s names and nicknames.
- Danai Christopoulou
In 1925, the city, after incorporating the village retaining its former name, was renamed 'Oslo'. In 1948 Oslo merged with Aker, a municipality which surrounded the capital and which was 27 times larger, thus creating the modern, much larger Oslo municipality. Oslo is the economic and governmental centre of Norway. The city is also a hub of ...
Oct 23, 2023 · Name change back to Oslo. The whole of the city would officially be called Oslo from July 11th 1924. This decision came into force in 1925. When the entirety of Oslo as it is known today was renamed, the eastern side was referred to as Gamlebyen.
Nov 20, 2019 · Less than 100 years after becoming the capital, Oslo lost its status when the country entered into the Kalmar Union with Denmark and Sweden in 1397. The official capital was Copenhagen and Oslo was relegated to being just another city. After the breakdown in the Kalmar Union in 1523, the city was briefly capital once more until 1536.
Oslo, the original name, was re-established in 1925. From the 1850s to the 1900s, the city flourished with more construction sites. The slum area was knocked down in the 1960s, and apartments with modern concrete and glass took their place.
