Sentrum in Oslo, Norway — Northern Europe (a Nordic Country in Scandinavia)
Oslo Sjømannsforening
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Oslo Seamen’s Association
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 11, 2024
1. Oslo Sjømannsforening / Oslo Seamen’s Association Marker
Oslo
Sjømannsforening
Stiftet 1846
som Christiania Sømandsforening
Forening for offiserer fra
handelsflåten og sjøforsvaret
samt andre sjøfartsinteresserte
tjene sjømenns og sjøfartens
interesser
forenings- og
selskapslokaler her
siden 1927
Oslo Seamen's Association - founded 1846 as the Christiania Seamen's Association. Association for officers from the merchant fleet and the navy as well as other maritime stakeholders. Serve sailors and shipping interests. Meeting and programmatic rooms here since 1927.
Erected 2021 by Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 15, 1846.
Location. 59° 54.883′ N, 10° 43.688′ E. Marker is in Oslo. It is in Sentrum. It is on Kronprinsens gate, on the left when
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Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, in Scandinavia, in the Nordic Countries, in the Schengen Area, and in the Western World.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bombeangrep / Bomb Attack (within shouting distance of this marker); Henrik Ibsen (within shouting distance of this marker); 9. April 1940 (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Svaret 1891-1906 / The Answer, 1891-1906 (about 90 meters away); Ingeniørenes Hus / Engineers Building (about 90 meters away); Slottsparken / Palace Park (about 120 meters away); Club 7 (about 150 meters away); Kirsten Ohm (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oslo.
Also see . . . Oslo sjømannsforening (Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel, in translation).
On the origins (in translation): 16 people were present when the Christiania Seamen's Association was formally founded on 15 December 1846. Bernt Hall was elected as chairman, while the "host" Repslager Wilhelm Tamm became the association's first secretary.(Submitted on July 30, 2024.)
The word "Sømand" had a much narrower conceptual content in the founders' time than today. This was a professional assembly, not a trade union, which was not at all open to everyone. Membership was limited to shipmasters and helmsmen, who, after being registered in writing, in a meeting of one and of the members, the nextmeeting is voted on, and then the plurality of the members present have their votes. Others, who took an interest in the Association, could be admitted, but then only with a two-thirds majority.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 11, 20242. Oslo Sjømannsforening / Oslo Seamen’s Association Marker - wide view
In contrast to the last 125 years, knowledge of the association's activities in the first fifty years is very limited. The minutes of the meetings from 1846 to 1896 have been lost, apparently during the preparation of a planned but never published history for the fiftieth anniversary in 1896. Of the matters that were discussed in these years, mention can be made of the fire and signal service, the maritime service, the harbor police, cases of rescue, lantern carrying, rudder command, etc. The association was also concerned with social issues, not least the desire for a pension scheme for seafarers.
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Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 11, 2024
3. Oslo Sjømannsforening / Oslo Seamen’s Association Building
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 11, 2024
4. Oslo Sjømannsforening - sign above building entrance
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 114 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 30, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
