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Oppegård Church
Oppegård is an area in Nordre Follo, Akershus, Norway. Oppegård was a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in the Counties of Norway, county Akershus. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Follo, Norway, 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, Norway, 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.) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Follo, Norway
Follo (old spelling Foldouge) is one of three traditional and judicional Districts of Norway, districts in the former fylke (county) of Akershus, Norway - south east of Oslo towards the county of Østfold, the other two regions being Romerike (east of Oslo following european route E6 going east and then north in Norway) and Asker og Bærum (west of Oslo). Follo borders Oslo to the North-West, fellow Akershus district Romerike to the North-East and East, and Østfold to the south. The municipalities of Frogn and Vestby have coast lines along the Oslofjord. Ås, Akershus, Ås and Nordre Follo have coast lines along the Bunnefjord (a part of the Oslofjord that extends south-east), and Nesodden has coast lines along both fjords. In Akershus, the municipalities are numbered. Follo consists of: Nesodden (13), Frogn (7), Vestby (21), Oppegård (15), Ås, Akershus, Ås (22), Ski, Norway, Ski (18), and Enebakk (5). Follo covers around 819 km², and had a population of 121 368 on Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
