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Kristiania

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Kristiania [ˌkrɪstɪˈɑːnɪə]
n
(Placename) a former name (1877-1924) of Oslo


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As Ibsen’s ghost was heard protesting in Kristiania, Norway, only last weekend: “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.
The head office was not initially located in Kristiania (then the name of Norway's capital city; the name of Oslo was not restored until 1925), as stipulated by the Act in the event that the capital was procured through voluntary subscription, but in Trondheim instead.
Kristiania Bankavregningskontor (a clearing house) was established in 1898 to clear outstanding balances of cheques and money orders.
 
 
 
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