What is "bjerke"

Bjerke is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway.

The most densely populated residential areas are located along the Trondheimsveien, including the high-rise apartment blocks of Linderud. The shopping centre at Linderud is also home to the borough council's administration. The northern areas of the borough are bordered by the vast woodlands of Oslomarka. The upper secondary school Bjerke Videregående Skole is located here.

Bjerke is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• André Bjerke (1918–1985), Norwegian writer and poet
• Björn Bjerke, Swedish economist
• Desiree Bjerke, Norwegian skeleton racer
• Ejlert Bjerke (1887–1963), Norwegian writer
• Espen Harald Bjerke, Norwegian cross-country skier
• Ferdinand Bjerke, Norwegian railway engineer.
• Harald Bjerke (1860–1926), Norwegian businessperson
• Ingvald Bjerke (1907–1990), Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
• Juul Bjerke (1928–2014), Norwegian economist
• Olaf Bjerke (1893–1957), Norwegian trade unionist
• Paul Bjerke, Norwegian media scientist
• Rune Bjerke, Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Labour Party
• Siri Bjerke, Norwegian Government minister of in the Labour Party
• Svein Bjerke, Norwegian professor emeritus at the University of Oslo
• Trine Bjerke Rønning, Norwegian football player