Vippetangen (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Vippetangen is the southern point of the peninsula Akersneset in central Oslo, Norway, located southeast of Akershus Fortress. It is surrounded by the Oslo Fjord and has served as an important section of the port in Oslo. The area is undergoing urban renewal and will become part of the Fjord City. The place has been a military facility, stone quarry, as well as military and civilian bath. In the 1880s and 90s there was ice skating on the fjord, including the first national championships. The modern construction of docks started in 1899, and on 25 November 1905 was the landing place for King Haakon VII and his family when they arrived from Denmark on the Norwegian warship Heimdal to assume the Norwegian throne. The port facilities included fishing facilities and docks for the international passenger ships, as well as a grain silo. Until the 1960 grain was transport by tram via the Vippetangen Line to Nedre Foss Mill at Gr nerl kka. The tram line had been built to Vippetangen by Kristiania Kommunale Sporveie in 1900, and the tram line remained in service until 1961. The area also saw the railway Oslo Port Line run through it.