Sagene

Bydel Sagene
Coat of arms of Bydel Sagene
Location of Bydel Sagene
Coordinates: 59°56′14″N 10°45′22″E / 59.93722°N 10.75611°E / 59.93722; 10.75611
CountryNorway
CityOslo
Area
 • Total
3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
45,089
 • Density14,545/km2 (37,670/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-030103
Websitebsa.oslo.kommune.no

Sagene is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. The area became part of the city of Oslo (then Christiania) in 1859. The name Sagene itself is the plural of the Norwegian word for "saw", reflecting all the old industrial mechanical saws powered by the river Akerselva in this area in the 19th and early 20th centuries.[1]

  1. ^ Knut Are Tvedt. "Sagene". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2016.