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26-634: Carsten Tank Anker (17 November 1747 – 13 March 1824) was a Norwegian businessman, civil servant, politician and one of the Fathers of the Constitution of Norway. He was the owner of the manor house in Akershus at which the original National Assembly ( Riksforsamlingen ) of Norway was held. The manor house has since then been given the name Eidsvollsbygningen . Born in Frederikshald , he

52-455: A short border with Sweden ( Värmland ). As a geographical term the meaning of Akershus has changed over time. Akershus originally primarily referred to Akershus main county, which included most of Eastern Norway , with the exception of Upper Telemark and Båhuslen (now mainly part of Sweden). The modern Akershus county is a direct continuation of the subcounty of Akershus, created in 1682, and included all of modern Oslo and Akershus. In 1842

78-580: Is from modern times (1987). It shows a gable from Akershus Fortress. Akershus has a total of 21 municipalities: People from Akershus 60°00′N 11°00′E  /  60.000°N 11.000°E  / 60.000; 11.000 Biri, Norway Biri is a village in Gjøvik Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway . The village is located along the western shore of the lake Mjøsa , about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of

104-617: Is in Oslo). The county has two major hospitals, Akershus University Hospital and Sykehuset Asker og Bærum . The main road from continental Europe, E6 , enters Akershus in the south, and runs through eastern Oslo, further to Gardermoen, and into Hedmark County on the eastern shores of lake Mjøsa . E18 enters Akershus in the south-east, merges for a short stretch with E6 at Vinterbro in Ås , before running under central Oslo. E18 then turns south-west through Bærum and Asker before entering Buskerud County north of Drammen . E16 runs from

130-484: The Bjærgværksdirektoiret (Mining Directory) and in 1784 second deputy. He was given the (mostly honorary) titles of etatsråd and konferensråd in 1779 and 1784 respectively, and on 14 January 1779 he was also made a member of the nobility . When Bjærgværksdirektoiret was dissolved by royal resolution on 28 January 1791, Anker was given a pension, but kept a position as first director of

156-607: The navy . In 1811 he took up permanent residence at Eidsvoll Ironworks. During his stay in Copenhagen, he had become an intimate acquaintance of the heir presumptive to the throne, Christian Frederik . When the prince arrived in Norway as stattholder in 1813, Anker was immediately made one of the prince's closest advisors. After the Treaty of Kiel the prince held a meeting at Eidsvoll during his journey to Trondheim , and on

182-466: The town of Gjøvik . The Norwegian National Road 4 highway runs through the village which is near the Mjøsa Bridge about halfway between the towns of Lillehammer and Gjøvik . The 2.03-square-kilometre (500-acre) village has a population (2021) of 1,495 and a population density of 738 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,910/sq mi). The village of Biri was the administrative centre of

208-525: The 5th Ministry (economy) on 2 March, and councillor of state on 19 May. In March 1814 he crossed the North Sea to promote Norway's interests in England; he worked to put the interests of Sweden and the great powers up against each other, but achieved little. In 1815 he was dismissed as councillor of state, and returned to Norway, where he developed a close relationship to the crown prince Karl Johan . In

234-479: The capital city of Christiania, which at the time consisted of a tiny part of modern Oslo, became a separate subcounty within Akershus main county. Akershus main county ceased to exist in 1919, after which Akershus in everyday usage became synonymous with the modern county that excluded Christiania. Akershus' most central and important municipality, Aker , was transferred to and merged with Oslo in 1948. After 1948,

260-485: The intersection with E18 in Sandvika into Buskerud County west of Sollihøgda . All main railways out of Oslo run through Akershus: Akershus became a fief in the 16th century, and then also included the current counties of Hedmark , Oppland , Buskerud , and Oslo , as well as the municipalities of Askim , Eidsberg , and Trøgstad in the county of Østfold . In 1662, Akershus became an Amt , and in 1685, Buskerud

286-543: The lake Mjøsa and some of the river Glomma . The county also includes the historical place Eidsvoll, 48 km north of Oslo, in which the national assembly ratified the Norwegian constitution in 1814. South of Eidsvoll is the international airport, Oslo Airport at Gardermoen. Oslo's previous international airport, Fornebu, is also located in Akershus. The estate of the crown prince is located in Asker (the royal palace

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312-439: The last years of his life Anker's finances were not good; the ironworks was virtually closed down. Yet he continued to administer the government's glassmaking companies, and died during a visit to the glassworks at Biri . He had literary interests, acted as a patron, and had a large collection of manuscripts and books. In 1784 he married Hedvig Caroline Ernestine Christine Wegener (1763–1846). Akershus Originally Akershus

338-465: The old Biri Municipality which existed from 1838 until 1964 when it was merged into Gjøvik Municipality . The village of Biri has been the commercial centre of the surrounding countryside for a long time. The area has traditionally been centred around agriculture and forestry. Biri Church is a cruciform church in Biria dating back to 1777. Built of timber, it has 450 seats. The church was erected after

364-476: The original church burned down. In 1890, there was another major fire, this time at the Biri parsonage. The fire also destroyed church records for 1789-1814 and 1854–1877. In April 2007, major damage in the church led to an extensive rehabilitation. Biri Glassworks produced glass, windows, and bottles. Production started in 1764 after it was created by Royal Norwegian charter . The operation went bankrupt in 1843, but

390-456: The remaining Akershus county is conventionally divided into Asker and Bærum to the west of Oslo, Follo and Romerike . Embracing numerous suburbs and urban areas of Oslo, notably Bærum and historically Aker, Akershus is one of the most densely populated areas in the country. The main national railway lines into Oslo run through Akershus with many junctions and stations such as Asker, Sandvika , Ski, and Lillestrøm . Akershus includes some of

416-425: The same name. In 1842, the capital city of Christiania, which at the time consisted of a tiny part of modern Oslo, became a separate subcounty within Akershus main county. The main county of Akershus was disestablished in 1919, and the subcounty continued as Akershus county ( fylke ). During its history Akershus (sub) county ceded territory to Oslo several times; Akershus' most central and important municipality, Aker ,

442-470: The so-called Realisations-Kommission (Realisation Committee). This position entailed among other things special responsibility for the government's Norwegian glassmaking companies. In 1792 he was made first director of the Danish Asia Company , a position he held until 1811. He also acquired considerable property in Norway by buying the historic Eidsvoll Ironworks ( Eidsvoll Verk ). He

468-543: The way back he convened the Meeting of Notables of Eidsvoll on 16 February 1814, where it was decided that Norway should declare its independence, and that a National Assembly should be convened, also to be held at Eidsvoll. Before the National Assembly gathered, Anker had left Norway, and could therefore not take up his position in the new Norwegian government, where he was appointed councillor of government for

494-541: Was also working with a secret, political agenda, and when Gustav III conducted his coup d'état, Anker was asked by the government in Copenhagen to return. He then started his career as a civil servant. On 10 May 1774 he was appointed secretary in the General-Landøkonomi- og Kommercekollegiet (College of General Rural Economy and Commerce), in 1776 he was made justisråd , in 1781 third deputy of

520-730: Was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1804. As an envoy of the Danish Asia Company, he stayed in London from January 1805 to take care of the company's business affairs vis-à-vis the English East India Company . This task he seems to have performed in an excellent manner. In 1807 he carried out a large transaction of money for the government in Hamburg , and finalised a deal in ship timber for

546-404: Was one of four main fiefs in Norway and included almost all of Eastern Norway . The original Akershus became a main county ( Stiftamt or Stift ) in 1662 and was sometimes also known as Christiania Stift . It included several subcounties ( Amt or Underamt ); in 1682 its most central areas, consisting of modern Oslo and Akershus, became the subcounty of Akershus within the larger main county of

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572-514: Was rebuilt in 1855. In the 1880s, it was closed. Madshus is a Norwegian ski and ski-equipment manufacturer which is located at Biri. The first Madshus skis were produced by Martin Madshus in 1906 in a barn in Vardal . The company was moved to Lillehammer in 1936, and then to Biri in 1972. The village is named "Biri" after the old Biri farm ( Old Norse : Biríð ) since the first Biri Church

598-414: Was separated from Akershus and became an Amt of its own. In 1768, Hedmark and Oppland were also separated from Akershus to become Oplandenes Amt (and Askim, Eidsberg, and Trøgstad were transferred to Østfold). In 1842, the city of Christiania (Oslo) was made a separate Amt , as well. In 1919, the term Amt was changed to Fylke . In 1948, Aker, the greatest and the most populous municipality of Akershus,

624-595: Was the son of the trader Erik Ancher (1709–1785) and cousin of Bernt Anker . In 1759 Carsten left on a journey abroad that was to last for several years, together with his brother Peter and four cousins from Christiania . From 1771 to 1772 he was an envoy from several of the major Norwegian trading companies in Stockholm to negotiate better conditions for the timber trade on the river Klarälven , without much success. While in Sweden , however, there arose suspicion that he

650-424: Was transferred to Oslo in 1948. Thus, while modern Akershus' capital is Oslo, Oslo is not located within the modern county itself. In 2020, the county of Akershus was merged into Viken along with the counties of Østfold and Buskerud , but Akershus was reestablished as a county from 2024 with slightly enlarged borders. Modern Akershus borders Oslo, Hedmark , Oppland , Buskerud , Oslo , and Østfold ; it also has

676-489: Was transferred to the county of Oslo. The county is named after Akershus Fortress . The fortress was built in 1299, and the meaning of the name is "the (fortified) house of (the district) Aker". The name is somewhat misleading now, since the fortress is now outside Akershus (it is in Oslo County since 1842). In fact, the administration of Akershus sits outside the county, as well, in the centre of Oslo. The coat-of-arms

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