Majorstuen
Majorstuen or Majorstua is a particularly affluent neighbourhood in the Frogner borough in the inner part of Oslo, Norway.
Majorstuen is known for its vibrant downtown and especially its shopping area. The area has several elegant townhouses c. 1880–1890. The area is also an important public transport junction in Oslo, where all metro lines, three tram lines and five bus lines operate. It is served by
The name
The neighborhood was named after a well-known public house that was located on the east side of Sørkedalsveien. Dating from the 1700s, the house was named for Captain Michael Wilhelm von Sundt (1679–1753). The last element is the finite form of stue 'cabin, house with a single room'. There has long been a disagreement about the forms Majorstuen and Majorstua: stuen is the articulated form when stue is treated as a masculine, and stua is the articulated form when it is treated as a feminine noun. The original pronunciation was -stua (Norwegian feminine inflection)[1] but, because Danish was the only written language in Norway well into the 19th century, the name was written -stuen (Danish common gender inflection). The locals say either, but the local borough council has also adopted Majorstuen as the official name of the area. (For a similar disagreement, see Akerselva.)
Majorstuen Church
Majorstuen Church (Majorstuen kirke) was consecrated on 26 March 1926 as Priest's Church (Prestenes kirke) when it was built for the funds collected among Norwegian clergymen. Oslo Municipality took over the church in the 1960s and changed its name to Majorstuen Church. Majorstuen Church was designed by architects
Majorstuen School
Majorstuen school is the primary and secondary school in Majorstuen. The school was designed by architect Bredo Henrik Berntsen (1877–1957). The first phase was completed in 1908.[3]
Majorstuen Station
References
- ^ "Majorstua". www.edd.uio.no. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "Arc! - August Bendix Christofer Nielsen (1877-1956)". www.arkitekturhistorie.no.
- ^ Bredo Henrik Berntsen at archINFORM
- ^ "Arc! - Erik Waldemar Glosimodt (1881-1921)". www.arkitekturhistorie.no.
Other sources
- Sandnes, Jørn; Ola Stemshaug (1997, 3rd edition 2007) Norsk Stadnamnleksikon (4th edition) (Det Norske Samlaget) ISBN 978-82-521-4905-0
External links
- Majorstuen
- Majorstuen Church
- Majorstuen School
- Oslo/West travel guide from Wikivoyage