Ekeberg
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Ekeberg is a suburb of the city of Oslo, Norway. The Norway Cup soccer tournament takes place at Ekebergsletta every summer. The painting "the Scream" by Edvard Munch is painted from Utsikten (means the view) a part of Ekeberg.
Ekeberg-Bekkelaget was a borough of Oslo up to January 1, 2004, when it became part of the Gamle Oslo and Nordstrand boroughs.
Ekeberg as a geographical area was mentioned by Snorre Sturlason in his Saga of the Kings. In the northern part of the area the farm "Ekeberg Hovedgård" is located. The fields of the farm are now a part of Ekebergsletta and the camp ground where the main building still stands.
The name: Norse Eikaberg - the first element is the genitive plural case of eik f 'oak', the last element is berg n 'mountain'.
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