Frogn

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FieldValue
nameFrogn
idnumber3214
image_skylineDrøbak Nordstranda.JPG
countyAkershus
districtFollo
capitalDrøbak
demonymFrognsokning
languageBokmål
coatofarmsFrogn komm.svg
munwebpagewww.frogn.kommune.no
mayorSigbjørn Odden
mayor_partyHøyre
mayor_as_of2023
area_rank395
area_total_km286
area_land_km285
area_water_percent0.03
population_as_of2020
population_rank81
population_total15959
populationpercent0.29
population_density_km2188
population_increase9.14
coordinates
utm_zone32V
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| name = Frogn | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | official_name = | idnumber = 3214 | image_skyline = Drøbak Nordstranda.JPG | county = Akershus | district = Follo | capital = Drøbak | demonym = Frognsokning | language = Bokmål | coatofarms = Frogn komm.svg | munwebpage = www.frogn.kommune.no | mayor = Sigbjørn Odden | mayor_party = Høyre | mayor_as_of = 2023 | area_rank = 395 | area_total_km2 = 86 | area_land_km2 = 85 | area_water_percent = 0.03 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_rank = 81 | population_total = 15959 | populationpercent = 0.29 | population_density_km2= 188 | population_increase= 9.14 | coordinates = | utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6619044 | utm_easting = 0593159 | geo_cat = adm2nd

Frogn is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Follo traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Drøbak. Frogn was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The city of Drøbak was merged with Frogn on 1 January 1962.

Frogn is located at the southern part of the peninsula between the main Oslofjord and Bunnefjorden. It borders Nesodden, Ås, Vestby and Asker.

General information

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Frogn farm (Old Norse: Fraun), since the first church was built here. The name must be very old and the meaning is unknown. One theory is that it is derived from the Norse word frauð which means "manure" and the meaning would then be "the fertilized field" (see also Frogner and Tøyen).

Prior to 1889, the name was written "Fron". Between 1837 and 1865, the name of the municipality was Drøbak landdistrikt.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 20 May 1988. The arms symbolize the Oscarsborg Fortress in silver on a blue background. The fortress is on the Drøbaksund in the Oslofjord in the municipality. The fortress was built in the late 19th century and played a major role in the defence of Norway in the beginning of World War II.

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AncestryNumber
Poland208
Sweden196
Denmark131
Lithuania110
Germany94
India89
Somalia82
United Kingdom64
Philippines55
Eritrea49
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Notable people

Sport

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Frogn:

References

References

  1. (2007). "Drøbak landdistrikt". Kunnskapsforlaget.
  2. Norske Kommunevåpen. (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden".
  3. "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". ssb.no.
  4. [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0854012/ IMDb Database] retrieved 08 March 2021
  5. "Vennskapskommuner". Frogn municipality.

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