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Botsfengselet
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Background
Botsfengselet is a former national prison for long-term prisoners located in Oslo, Norway, at the former à kebergløkka, Grønlandsleiret 41. The prison was designed by Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and was built starting in 1844, coming into use in 1851. The prison chapel was designed by architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan and came into use in 1887. In 1970, Ullersmo Prison took over as the prison for long-term prisoners in Norway, and Botsfengselet was rehabilitated to serve as a department of the district prison in Oslo (Norwegian: Oslo Kretsfengsel) starting from 1975. The prison is listed as a protected site.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1851
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1851
Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
- Gottlieb Christian Gundersen1823 · bookkeeper
Marcus Thrane1817–1890 · journalistMarcus Møller Thrane (14 October 1817 â 30 April 1890) was a Norwegian author, journalist, and the leader of the first labour movement in Norway.
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Per Jacobsen1911–1944 · figure skaterPer Jacobsen (23 March 1911 â 13 June 1944) was a Norwegian figure skater (national champion in 1931 and 1932), and a resistance member who was killed during World War II.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
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Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q894848)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Botsfengselet. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/botsfengselet
Chicago
"Botsfengselet." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/botsfengselet.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-botsfengselet,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Botsfengselet},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/botsfengselet},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}