Ljabru
Appearance
Ljabru is a hill and neighborhood in the borough of Nordstrand in Oslo, Norway.
It is mainly a residential area with detached housing as well as larger blocks. It is served by the Ekeberg Line terminal station Ljabru.[1] It is located south of Nordstrand, east of Ljan, west of Mortensrud and north of Hauketo.
The name
The neighbourhood is named after an old farm - Old Norse Ljarnarbrú. The first element is the genitive of an old rivername Ljǫrn, the last element is brú 'bridge'.
References
- ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Ljabru". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 August 2009.