Blindern

[1] Most of the departments of the University of Oslo are located at Blindern; other, smaller campuses include Sentrum (law),[2] Gaustad (medicine),[3] St. Hanshaugen (odontology)[4] and Tøyen (botany, zoology, geology and paleontology).

Though the construction of a university campus at Blindern was decided on as early as 1921, the first buildings were not ready for use before 1931.

In the 18th and 19th century the owners were among the progressive farmers who employed modern methods of agriculture, sold refrigerated milk to the city.

Halvor Blinderen (1733–1804) was a pioneering farm owner and was among the first farmer to grow potatoes in Norway.

Among the parsons was poet and folklorist Jørgen Moe, who is buried at the churchyard (Vestre Aker kirkegård).