Gamle Oslo , Norway — Northern Europe (a Nordic Country in Scandinavia)

«Kutørjet»

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 9, 2024

1. «Kutørjet» Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Her lå
Grønlands Torg
«Kutørjet»
Anlagt 1866 for
salg av dyr til slakt
Kommunal kjøtthall 1908
Slaktehus 1913
Revet 1974
Nye bygninger
reist 1993

(English translation:)
This was the location of the Grønland square, "Kutørjet". Established in 1866 for the sale of animals for slaughter. Municipal meat hall 1908. Slaughterhouse 1913. Demolished 1974. New buildings erected in 1993.

Erected by Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 59° 54.758′ N, 10° 45.698′ E. Marker is in Oslo. It is in Gamle Oslo. It is on Smalgangen. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Smalgangen 45, Oslo 0188, Norway. Touch for directions.

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: Oslo Pride (within shouting distance of this marker); Asylet / The Shelter (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Grønland Asyl / Grønland Shelter (within shouting distance of this marker); Viktor Rubinstein (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Herman David Dickman (about 150 meters away); Meyer Fischel Dickman (about 150 meters away); Restaurant Olympen (about 150 meters away); Rosa Rubinstein (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oslo.

Also see . . . Grønlands torg (lokalhistoriewiki.no, in Norwegian).

Excerpt (in translation): Grønland Squareis located in Grønland in the district of Gamle Oslo. The square was laid out in the 1860s as a cattle square, i.e. a place for buying and selling cattle. In addition, this was one of several places in the city where there was a municipal clock, and from 1911 there was also a gardener's hall and a meat inspection station here. The name in the vernacular soon became “Kutørjet”. At that time, the square was located between Akerselva, gata Grønland, Schweigaards gate and Tøyenbekken. The western parts of the square were covered by Nylandsveien (Oslo) around 1970. Today, the square is a little further east.

It all started in 1864 when sixty farm owners in Greenland recommended
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 9, 2024

2. «Kutørjet» Marker - wide view.
The marker is visible on right corner of the building.
to the city that they buy the plot Grønland 3 as a square. The purpose was to bring order to the lively trading activity that took place around the Vaterlandsbrua. The following year, the square was leveled and gravelled, later paved. It was initially to be used for trade in "live cattle and grain imported overland".

(Submitted on August 7, 2024.)

Additional keywords. blå skilt

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.