Grønlandsleiret

Grønland is a neighbourhood in central Oslo, Norway. It is served by several tram and bus lines, as well as the Oslo Metro at the Grønland Station. Grønland is situated on the east side of Akerselva, five to ten minutes walking distance from Oslo Central Station and downtown Oslo. Grønland stretches from Grünerløkka down to the fjord by Middelalderparken shore area.The area was originally the beach area east of the Aker river discharge, and the name may allude to grassland by the lake. The streets Grønland and Grønlandsleiret was the old shoreline and is considered the historic northern border of Oslo. The reason why this has changed is that just Bjørvika has been massively populated by several centuries. The present streets Grønland and Grønlandsleiret was the road between the suburb of Oslo and the city, then named Christiania, via Vaterland Bridge. The suburb of Grønland was incorporated in Christiania 1859. Church, school and fire station was built near the newly erected Botsfengslet in the 1860s.