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St. Hanshaugen
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Norwegian Bokmål
no:St. Hanshaugen,St. Hanshaugen (park)
thumb|The reflecting pool and view from the tower house in St. Hanshaugen Park.
thumb|The tower house at the top of St. Hanshaugen.
Etymology
From nb sankthans St. Hans Saint John; Midsummer Eve and nb haug hill, with definite singular nb -en. The name refers to the Midsummer celebrations which were moved to the hill in 1817. 1830s. The spelling Sankt Hans Haugen appears on a city surveyor's map from that decade. The surrounding neighbourhood and the later borough were named after the hill and park.
Pronunciation
nb /saŋt ²ˈhansˌhæʉ.ən/ [sɑŋt ˈhɑ̂nsˌhæʉ̯.ən]
nb No-St. Hanshaugen.ogg Audio
nb anshæʉən 4
nb St. Hans hau gen
Proper noun
nb proper noun St. Hanshaugen
nb hill city/Oslo c/Norway, now occupied by the park of the same name
nb park city/Oslo c/Norway, situated on the hill
nb neighborhood city/Oslo c/Norway, surrounding the park
nb borough city/Oslo c/Norway, named after the hill and park
References
“St. Hanshaugen – parkområde i Oslo” in Store norske leksikon.
“St. Hanshaugen” in Store norske leksikon.
“Sankt Hanshaugen” in no Oslo byleksikon.
“St. Hanshaugen (strøk)” in no Oslo byleksikon.
“St. Hanshaugen (bydel)” in no Oslo byleksikon.