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Norwegian Nobel Institute From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo The Norwegian Nobel Institute (Norwegian: Det Norske Nobelinstitutt ) is located in Oslo, Norway. The institute is located at Henrik Ibsen Street 5 in the center of the city. It is situated just by the side of the Royal Palace, and diagonally across the street from the former U.S. Embassy. [1] Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External links History [ edit ] The institute was established in 1904 in Kristiania (today Oslo). The principal duty of the Nobel Institute is to assist the Norwegian Nobel Committee in the task of selecting the recipient(s) of the annual Nobel Peace Prize and to organize the Nobel award event in Oslo. The institute's library, with some 204,000 titles, [2] related to peace, conflict, and international relations, is

Bernt Anker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search For the Norwegian linguist, priest and author, see Bernt Theodor Anker. Bernt Anker Painting of Bernt Anker, by Carl Frederik von Breda Born ( 1746-11-22 ) 22 November 1746 Christiania, Norway Died 21 April 1805 (1805-04-21) (aged 58) Copenhagen, Denmark Nationality Norwegian Occupation merchant, chamberlain and playwright Parent(s) Christian Ancher Paleet, Anker's home Bernt Anker (22 November 1746 – 21 April 1805) was a Norwegian merchant, chamberlain and playwright. He was born in Christiania, the son of Christian Ancher and a brother of Peder Anker and cousin of Carsten Anker. His business included trade in timber on a large scale, with a large income from supplying the fleet of England. He eventually became the wealthiest person in Norway. Among his properties were Frogner Manor and Moss Je

Akershus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search This article is about the county of Norway. For other uses, see Akershus (disambiguation). County in Akershus, Norway Akershus fylke County Akershus wheatfield in September 2012 Coat of arms Akershus within Norway Country Norway County Akershus Region Østlandet County ID NO-02 Administrative centre Oslo Government  • County mayor Nils Aage Jegstad   Høyre   (2007–present) Area  • Total 4,918 km 2 (1,899 sq mi)  • Land 4,579 km 2 (1,768 sq mi) Area rank #16 in Norway, 1.50% of Norway's land area Population (2018)  • Total 614,026  • Rank 2 (10.67% of country)  • Density 134/km 2 (350/sq mi)  • Change (10 years) 13.7 % Time zone UTC+01 (CET)  • Summer (DST) UTC+02 (CEST) Official language form Bokmål Income (per capita) 182,400