Grønland Parish, Oslo, Norway Genealogy

Church Records
Microfilm at the contain parish registers from Grønland parish in Oslo city. Was separated from the Hospital parish and Aker parish in 1862. For earlier records see the Hospital parish.

Images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Grønland: 1859-1969

Parish History
The area east of Aker river that was annexed to the city in 1857 belonged to Aker parish jurisdiction until 1861. Royal resolution February 16, 1861 created Grønland parish. All of the new part of the city east of Aker river to Trondheimsveien should belong to Grønland parish. The parish was to consist of Grønland parish to the north with Oslo annex to the south. The border between the two was Munkebekken, which came from Hovind and ran south of Botsfengslet.

Oslo Annex became an independent parish in 1880. At the same time the north part of Grønland parish and what had been added to the city in 1877 became Petrus parish. According to Royal resolution September 28, 1897 the borders of the parish were: Aker river, Schweigaards gate, Harald Hårdrådes plass, Klostergata, Nonnegata, Håkons gate, Åkebergveien, Borggata, Jens Bjelkes gate, Vahls gate, Herslebs gate, Trondheimsveien to Aker river.

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