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The older part of Kristiania which until 1925 held the name of Oslo was then renamed ''Gamlebyen'' ("The Old Town"). The city was renamed by Christian IV Of Denmark-Norway when it was moved to a new site closer to Akershus Castle And Fortress after a major fire that destroyed medieval Oslo, that part of the city which is now called ''Gamlebyen''. In 1814 Christiania became the capital of independent Norway. During the next century it grew rapidly, eventually incorporating the site of the former Oslo. The core of present Oslo, inside the limits of the city founded in 1624 by Christian IV, is now often called ''Kvadraturen'' because of its orthogonal layout. |
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