Grorud

thumbnail|left|Farmhouse between tall buildings at Rødtvet, Oslo thumb|Grorud Church Grorud is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. The borough contains the Ammerud, Grorud, Kalbakken, Rødtvet, Nordtvet and Romsås areas. To the north of the borough is the forest of Lillomarka. The borough is the smallest in Oslo, with fewer than 30 000 inhabitants.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Bydel Grorud
Settlement.type: Borough
Settlement.image_shield: Oslo komm.svg
Settlement.image_map: Oslo grorud.png
Settlement.image_skyline: Groruddalen Romsås.jpg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: City
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Oslo
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Grorud Valley
Settlement.iso_code: NO-030110
Settlement.area_total_km2: 8.2
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020
Settlement.population_total: 27,707
Settlement.population_density_km2: 3,379
Settlement.timezone1: CET
Settlement.utc_offset1: +1

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Population: 27773
Area: 7.04
Official website: www.oslo.kommune.no/bydeler/bydel-grorud
Image: 2007-09-02 Romsås.jpg

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The area now known as Grorud was mostly farm land until after World War II, an exception being Grorud proper, where mining was an important livelihood. Granite from Grorud is seen in many buildings in downtown Oslo - with the lion sculptures in front of Stortinget, the Norwegian Parliament being the most famous example. Textile industries were also a part of the urbanization of Grorud, with the river Alna and its waterfalls as power supply.