59°54′19.68″N 10°45′35.05″E / 59.9054667°N 10.7597361°E / 59.9054667; 10.7597361 Aker was a former independent municipality in Akershus , Norway , that constitutes the vast majority of the territory of the modern city of Oslo .
18-404: The name originally belonged to a farm which was located near the current Old Aker Church . The church in turn became the source of the name of the parish and later municipality as well as Akershus Fortress , the main fief and main county of Akershus which included most of Eastern Norway until 1919, the smaller county of Akershus, and numerous institutions within this area. The Aker municipality
36-429: A church for all of Vingulmark , the historic area surrounding Oslo. The grounds of Old Aker Church were originally likely the former site of the regional thing during the pre-Christian period . The oldest part of the surrounding churchyard dates back to the 12th century. The church has been pillaged and ravaged by fire several times. After a lightning strike and fire during 1703, the tower and church bells as well as
54-411: A stone wall. The church has a baroque pulpit and baptismal font from 1715. The tower is built in 1861. Most of the buildings in the area are from the 1880s, with the addition of some apartment blocks from the 1930s. Gustav Jensen was appointed a curate at the church in 1874. Knud Karl Krogh-Tonning was parish priest at the church from 1886 to 1900. The church was built over the former site of
72-595: The Church of Norway , and Hofmarschall Peter Broch. Her body was left undiscovered in the crypt, covered in a hidden tomb, until 1949, when her remains were finally interred in the Royal Mausoleum at Akershus Castle . Old Aker Cemetery ( Norwegian : Gamle Aker kirkegård ) is the cemetery of Old Aker Church. Like the church, the cemetery dates back to the Middle Ages. The cemetery is located adjacent to
90-576: The Hoved Line between Christiania and Eidsvoll , finished in 1854. His partnership with Hanno ended in 1864. Among Schirmer's later works are the designs of churches in Øksendal (1864), Ørsta (1864), Fiskum (1866, burned 1902), Hareid (1877) and Vartdal (1877). Schirmer's first large commission was the restoration of the Nidaros Cathedral , which was then in ruins. He started his preliminary investigations in 1841, finished
108-649: The Second World War in April 1940, King Haakon VII and his family left for England on the British cruiser HMS Glasgow , not knowing when or even if they would return. On 19 April 1940, the coffin of the king's late wife Queen Maud of Norway , who had died unexpectedly in London in 1938, was moved in secret to Old Aker Church, on the instructions of Eivind Josef Berggrav , Bishop of Oslo and Primate of
126-466: The Akerberg mines ( Akersberg gruve ), an ancient silver mine which was in use since the early Viking Age . The mines are mentioned in the 1170 Historia Norvegiae . The existence of these former mines must have been the inspiration for a number of local stories about the church having hidden silver treasures and even dungeons with dragons . With the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during
144-538: The city of Christiania was founded in 1624, Aker had been the source of territory for expansion of the city. The first expansion came as early as 1629, when a number of farms were transferred into the Bymarken area of the city. Bymarken was the land that surrounded Christiania until the city expansion in 1859. Bymarken was a commons in which citizens could engage in agriculture to their own housekeeping, and provide summer and winter fodder for livestock. Bymarken lay under
162-567: The city's civil administration, but for ecclesiastical purposes remained part of Aker's parish. Aker borders Bymarken on the west side of the Skillebekken , a former suburb of Oslo and on the east side, the river Akerselva . The entirety of Bymarken and portions of the Akerselva were incorporated into the city in 1859. Adjustments were made again in 1878 and Aker was finally fully incorporated into Oslo in 1948. The municipality (originally
180-481: The entire inventory were destroyed. The exterior was restored by architects Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno in 1861. Interior restoration during the period 1950–1955 included removal of plaster on brick walls and restoration of the Baroque style furnishings. The church sits on top of Telthusbakken and is located centrally in the borough of St. Hanshaugen . It is surrounded by an old graveyard and
198-659: The introduction of the so-called Swiss architectural style in Norway, based partly on Italian villa style, Gothic Revival , and neoclassicism . Schirmer was born in Leipzig , Germany. He was the son of Johan Gottlieb Schirmer and Johanne Sophie Kühne. He was the father of architect Adolf Schirmer . He received his architectural education at art academies in Dresden from 1831 to 1834, and in Munich from 1834 to 1837. In Munich he
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#1732771984349216-463: The newer Cemetery of Our Saviour , which was established in 1808. Several notable people are interred in the cemetery. Heinrich Ernst Schirmer Heinrich Ernst Schirmer (27 August 1814 – 6 December 1887) was a German-born architect most noted for his work in Norway . Schirmer worked in Norway from 1838 to 1883 and left his mark on a number of public buildings. He contributed significantly to
234-486: The parish) is named after the old Aker farms ( Store Aker and Lille Aker ) ( Old Norse : Akr ), since the first church was built there (see Gamle Aker kirke ). The name is identical with the word akr meaning 'field, acre'. Many fields were considered holy in Norse times, and several were dedicated to the old Norse gods – see for instance Torsåker, Ullensaker and Ringsaker . (Note that all residents are from when Aker
252-558: Was an independent city.) Old Aker Church Old Aker Church ( Norwegian : Gamle Aker kirke ) is a medieval era church located in Oslo , Norway. An active parish, the church is the oldest existing building in Oslo. The church is surrounded by Old Aker Cemetery . Old Aker Church was built as a three-naved Romanesque style basilica and constructed from limestone . It is believed to have been erected by King Olav Kyrre in 1080 as
270-420: Was in terms of population by far the largest municipality of Akershus county. It surrounded the capital city of Christiania (renamed Oslo in 1925) until 1948; Aker was 27 times larger than the capital it surrounded. In the late 19th century Aker ceded some of its territory to Christiania, and in 1948 Aker completely merged with the Oslo municipality to create the modern, vastly enlarged Oslo municipality. The merger
288-619: Was influenced by German neoclassicist architect Leo von Klenze and his nation-building and urban design ideas. Schirmer was construction manager for the rebuilding of the Oslo Cathedral between 1849 and 1850. In 1853 he entered into a partnership with fellow German-born architect Wilhelm von Hanno . Their partnership lasted until 1864. Among their works were Gaustad Hospital , Tangen Church (1854), Vestre Aker Church (1853–1855) and Østre Aker Church (1857–1860). Schirmer and Hanno designed all stations on Norway's first railway line,
306-401: Was subdivided in 1861 into Østre and Vestre Aker, and in 1906 was further subdivided into Ullern and Nordstrand . On 1 January 1948 Aker municipality was incorporated into the city of Oslo . The municipality had 135,000 inhabitants and included the residential areas of Ullern , Vestre Aker , Østre Aker and Nordstrand , as well as the outlying areas were all incorporated into Oslo. Since
324-460: Was unpopular in Aker, which at the time was an affluent suburban community. The Aker name remains in use in two districts of Oslo, Vestre Aker and Nordre Aker , which are only a small part of the former Aker municipality. Akers Herred had 6,375 inhabitants in 1769, and this number increased to 7,600 in 1801. Aker was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt ). It
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