Galgeberg

For the hill in the Netherlands, see Roermond.
Map from c.1900.
Housing in the street named Galgeberg.

Galgeberg is a neighbourhood in the borough of Gamle Oslo in Oslo, Norway.

The neighbourhood lies near Vålerenga, Kampen and Gamlebyen. The name stems from the gallows present at the location in earlier times.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Galgeberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
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Coordinates: 59°54′28″N 10°46′49″E / 59.90778°N 10.78028°E / 59.90778; 10.78028


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