Youngstorget

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Youngstorget
Oslo Komm.svg
Place in Oslo
Youngstorget
View of the Youngstorget (2016)
Basic data
place Oslo
District St. Hanshaugen
Created 1846
Newly designed 1996
Hist. Names Nytorvet
Confluent streets Storgata, Møllergata, Torggata, Pløens gate, Eva Kolstads gate
Buildings Folketeaterbygningen , Folkets hus

The Youngstorget (until 1951 Nytorvet ) is a square in the St. Hanshaugen district in the center of the Norwegian capital Oslo , near the Norwegian government district . It is used as a marketplace as well as for concerts , trade fairs and demonstrations . Furthermore, the square is of central importance for the Norwegian labor movement .

history

Construction and use as a marketplace

The square was laid out in 1846 on both sides of the already existing Torggata street. In addition, the municipality of Oslo bought Grund from the merchant Jørgen Young. After its completion, the square was named Nytorvet (German: Neuer Platz ). The construction had become necessary after Oslo grew stronger and many farmers from the area came to the existing markets of Oslo to sell their products there. The new square quickly became a market for agricultural products. In the 1850s, the winter market held annually in February was relocated from Stortorvet to this new square, as the church on Stortorvet complained about the disruption of everyday church life. As a result, the Nytorvet developed away from an agricultural market towards a marketplace with a greater diversity of products.

In 1876 it was decided to build a market hall on Nytorvet, which was finally completed in 1878. The hall consisted of various stalls spread over two floors and an open facade facing the square. In order to withstand the increasing market activity, the square was finally expanded to its present size.

fountain

In 1880 the Fiat Lux , Oslo's first street lamp, was moved from Stortorvet to Nytorvet. In addition, the Løvefontenen (German: Löwenfontäne ) was moved from the fire department building in Karl Johans gate to Nytorvet that year. The base of the fountain was decorated with lion heads. This controversial and later dilapidated fountain was removed in 1942 and sunk in the port of Oslo . After the renovations in the 1990s, a copy of the fountain was built in 1996. This copy could be built based on the model of the disposed fountain, as there was an identical fountain in Stavanger . The fountain is the title of the 2019 song Fontena på Youngstorget by the Norwegian singer Sondre Justad .

Change from 1930

Folketeaterbygningen (2008)

From 1932 to 1935 the Folketeaterbygningen was built on Nytorvet , a building of the Oslo theater Den Norske Opera & Ballet . When it was built, it was Oslo's tallest building and was also known as Norway's first skyscraper . In April 1935, the social democratic party Det norske Arbeiderparti (today Arbeiderpartiet ) moved its headquarters to this building. In 2009 it was listed as a historical monument.

During the time of the German occupation , the site was taken by the National Socialists for their purposes. The Folkets hus , the headquarters of the trade union umbrella organization Landsorganisasjonen i Norge (LO), was taken over by the NS union NS Faggruppeorganisasjon .

The current name Youngstorget is derived from the former owner of the property, the merchant Jørgen Young, and was introduced in 1951.

Revival in the 1990s

After the market halls fell into disrepair and trading activity decreased, the surface of the square was paved and made for road traffic . Only a few market traders remained. In 1984 the city council of Oslo decided to revitalize the square for trade. Construction work began in 1994 and was completed in 1996. Today there are various service providers such as restaurants and hairdressers on the square.

Significance for the labor movement

To this day, the square has an important role to play in the Norwegian labor movement. This is where the central office of the social democratic party Arbeiderpartiet and the Folkets hus , the headquarters of the trade union confederation Landsorganisasjonen i Norge (LO), are located. Between 1934 and 1988 the seat of the newspaper Arbeiderbladet (today Dagsavisen ) was also at this place. Every year on May 1st, the LO holds the main Labor Day event on the Youngstorget.

In 1958, the bronze sculpture Arbeiderbevegelsens pionerer (German: pioneers of the labor movement ) by the artist Per Palle Storm was unveiled on the Youngstorget . In 1997 that followed Monument for fred (German: Monument for Peace ), a seven-meter-high stone in memory of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima .

Web links

Commons : Youngstorget  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Youngstorget. In: Visit Oslo. Retrieved March 30, 2020 (Norwegian).
  2. ↑ a b Leif Gjerl: Hvor ny er egentlig Nydalen? In: Aftenposten. Retrieved March 30, 2020 (Bokmål in Norwegian).
  3. ↑ a b c d Om torget. In: youngstorget.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020 (Norwegian).
  4. ↑ a b c d Youngstorget. In: Oslo Byleksikon. Retrieved March 30, 2020 (Norwegian).
  5. ↑ Youngstorget med bazaar halls. Digitalt Museum, accessed March 30, 2020 (Norwegian).
  6. ↑ Sondre overrasker med ny låt: - Vi hadde det veldig gøy i studio. Lofotposten, May 8, 2019, accessed March 30, 2020 (Norwegian).
  7. ^ Kulturminnesøk: Folketeaterbygningen. Retrieved March 30, 2020 (Bokmål in Norwegian).
  8. ^ Folketeaterbygningen . In: Store norske leksikon . December 12, 2016 ( snl.no [accessed March 30, 2020]).
  9. ↑ Youngstorget . In: Store norske leksikon . September 29, 2014 ( snl.no [accessed March 30, 2020]).
  10. ↑ Tom Vestreng: Norge forberedte seg på å ta imot atomvåpen. Dagsavisen, accessed March 30, 2020 (Norwegian).

Coordinates: 59 ° 54 ′ 54 ″  N , 10 ° 44 ′ 56 ″  E