Oslo is the oldest capital in Scandinavia, founded by King Harald III of Norway around 1048, when the first settlements were built at the inlet of the Oslo fjord.
Following the Great Fire that destoyed the city in 1624, the Danish-Norwegian King Christian IV ordered that the city be rebuilt in brick and stone on a new site across the bay and was called Christiania (or Kristiania for a short period of time). In 1925 the city reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo.
St Hanshaugen is one of Oslo's largest parks, just north of the city centre, with views over the city. It was originally a bare rock hill and for a while was used as a graveyard for horses.
In the 1840s, the inhabitants of Oslo started to use the hill for their Midsummer Eve bonfire and the name St Hanshaugen (midsummer hill in English) came into use.
In 1855 it was decided that the hill be turned into a park which was initiated by Fritz Heinrich Frolich. Over the following 10-15 years, over one thousand trees were planted on the hill. Today it continues to be a popular park in Oslo with beautiful views across the city.
Following the Great Fire that destoyed the city in 1624, the Danish-Norwegian King Christian IV ordered that the city be rebuilt in brick and stone on a new site across the bay and was called Christiania (or Kristiania for a short period of time). In 1925 the city reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo.
St Hanshaugen is one of Oslo's largest parks, just north of the city centre, with views over the city. It was originally a bare rock hill and for a while was used as a graveyard for horses.
In the 1840s, the inhabitants of Oslo started to use the hill for their Midsummer Eve bonfire and the name St Hanshaugen (midsummer hill in English) came into use.
In 1855 it was decided that the hill be turned into a park which was initiated by Fritz Heinrich Frolich. Over the following 10-15 years, over one thousand trees were planted on the hill. Today it continues to be a popular park in Oslo with beautiful views across the city.
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