Sinsen
Sinsen Station
on the T-baneSinsen is a mixed residential and commercial area in Grünerløkka borough of Oslo, Norway. The westernmost part of Sinsen is part of the borough Nordre Aker.
The
Oslo Tramway routes around.[1] "North of the Sinsen Interchange" is common expression in the Norwegian district debates, where inhabitants of Oslo are accused of being ignorant of the country north of the interchange. The expression cropped up in revues during the 1960s, and is probably due to that Sinsen then was the end point for the main road leading into Oslo from the north.[2]
The area is served by the
Sinsen Station,[4]
while the Grefsen Station.[5]
The name
The neighbourhood is named after the old farm Sinsen (
genitive of sinn meaning "road", and the last element is vin meaning "meadow". The area was an important crossroads also in old times, where the road from the bottom of Oslofjord ramified into the road east to Romerike and north to Maridalen/Hadeland
.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sinsen.
- ^ "Sinsenkrysset" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Public Roads Administration. Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
- ^ "Historikk" (in Norwegian). Statens vegvesen. November 19, 2008. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ Ruter (2007). "Linjekart" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Archived from the original (pdf) on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ^ Ruter (18 August 2008). "Rutetider T-banen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 March 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ NSB Gjøvikbanen (2009). "Skøyen-Oslo S-Nittedal-Jaren-Gjøvik" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
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