Filipstad is a neighborhood in the borough Sentrum

Sentrum, Oslo

Sentrum meaning city-center is located on the southeast side of the city near the inner Oslofjord.The district is dominated by high rises like Postgirobygget and The Plaza. Oslos Central Station is located on the eastern side of the borough. Sentrum consists of Bjørvika which has a history as...

 in Oslo

Oslo

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, Norway

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. It serves as a container

Containerization

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 port

Port

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 for Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

.

The neighborhood grew from a single property, named after the pharmacist Philip Moth around 1650 - the last element is stad m 'farm'. The property is now represented with the building Villa Filipstad

Villa Filipstad

Villa Filipstad at the address Munkedamsveien 62 is a notable building in the neighborhood Filipstad in Oslo, Norway.It was commissioned by banker Jørgen Haslev Heftye, and was finished in 1864. The architect was Georg Andreas Bull. Heftye's family had owned the property since 1805. His son...

 on the address Munkedamsveien 62.

The Norwegian State Railways bought the area in 1909, and the villa was made the residence of the company's director. The area was gradually converted to a port. In 1943 the Filipstad Accident took place here. The Drammen Line went through the area until 1980, after which it is served by the Skøyen–Filipstad Line.

The neighboring area Aker Brygge

Aker Brygge

Aker Brygge is an area in Oslo, Norway. It is a popular meeting place for shopping, dining, and entertainment. Oslo residents, tourists from all over the world, business people on the move, as well as musicians, artists, actors, A-, B- and C-celebrities find Aker Brygge their favourite place to...

, a former ship yard, went through an urban renewal

Urban renewal

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 in the 1980s. Due to the central location of Filipstad, it has been suggested to convert the container port into a park. The cruiseferry

Cruiseferry

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 terminals are presumed to be kept.

The name

The area is named after the pharmacist

Pharmacist

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 Philip Moth who owned the property around 1650 and used it as a herb garden. The last element is stad 'property; farm'.