Kampen, Norway

It is located Gamle Oslo borough, between Tøyen, Hasle, Vålerenga and Galgeberg.

During the 18th century, the home guard had military practices at Kampen.

The area belonged to the farms Bergsløkken and Oslo Ladegård, before being parcelled up in 1820.

A wooden suburb was built between the city expansions—meaning acquisitions of territory belonging to Aker municipality—of 1859 and 1878.

There was a controversy related to demolition and rebuilding in Brinken during the 1980s.

Traditional housing in Kampen
Map of Kampen from 1887