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Oppegård
Oppegård is an area in Nordre Follo, Akershus, Norway. Oppegård was a municipality in the county Akershus. It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kolbotn. The municipality of Oppegård was separated from the municipality of Nesodden on 1 July 1915. Oppegård municipality had an area of , hence it was the smallest municipality in Akershus by area. On 1 January 2020, Oppegård municipality was merged with Ski into the new Nordre Follo municipality. Within Oppegård, there is an eponymous village. Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Oppegård'' farm (Old Norse: ''Uppigarðr''), since the first church was built here. The first element is ''uppi'' which means "upper" and the last element is ''garðr'' which means "farm". (The farm is probably a part of an older and bigger farm.) Coat-of-arms The coat-of-arms were granted on 6 August 1976. The arms show 17 gold tria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordre Follo
Nordre Follo is a municipality in Akershus county. Norway. Nordre Follo was established on 1 January 2020 by the merging of Ski, Norway, Ski and Oppegård municipalities.(Norwegian) Environment Contaminants from thousands of truckloads of slate (that were dumped on two properties that were not prepared as waste sites), are constantly leaking into stream Snipetjernsbekken, which flows into Gjersjøen, Lake Gjersjøen—the fresh water source for around 49,500 people in Oppegård and the municipality Ås, Viken, Ås; the stream has [a high concentration, or] muchhttps://www.nrk.no/osloogviken/skifer-med-metaller-og-uran-dumpet-pa-taraldrud_-forurenser-bekk-som-renner-ut-i-drikkevann-1.16079636 [ Slate was dumped for 15 years: – One of Norway's most dangerous Waste site, waste sites]. NRK.no. Retrieved 2022-10-26 Heavy metals, heavy metals and the pH is low. The magnitude of the problem has been known since 2006. In 2022, the government started its case-work thru Norwegian Environm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |