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Frogn is a municipality
Municipalities of Norway

||}Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called county , and 430 municipality . The capital city Oslo is considered both a county and a municipality....
 in Akershus
Akershus

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and ?stfold; it has also a short border with Sweden . Akershus is the second largest county by population after Oslo, with more than half a million inhabitants....
 county
Counties of Norway

||-||}Norway is divided into 19 subnational, called county . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 431 Municipalities of Norway ....
, Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
. It is part of the Follo
Follo

Follo is one of three Districts of Norway in the county of Akershus, Norway. It is located between Oslo and ?stfold and includes the southwestern part of the county's area east of Oslo, namely the municipalities Frogn, Oppeg?rd, Ski, Norway, Vestby, ?s, Nesodden, and Enebakk ....
 traditional region
Districts of Norway

Norway is divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties of Norway and municipalities of Norway....
. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town
List of cities in Norway

This is a list of cities in Norway.The Norwegian name for city is by. Cities were formerly categorized as kj?pstad or ladested , each with special city rights....
 of Drøbak
Drøbak

Dr?bak is an Unincorporated area List of cities in Norway and the centre of the municipality of Frogn, in Akershus county, Norway. The city is located along the Oslofjord, and has 13,358 inhabitants....
. Frogn was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt

Formannskaps-distrikt was the name for a Norway local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Charles XIV John of Sweden on 14 January 1837....
). The city of Drøbak
Drøbak

Dr?bak is an Unincorporated area List of cities in Norway and the centre of the municipality of Frogn, in Akershus county, Norway. The city is located along the Oslofjord, and has 13,358 inhabitants....
 was merged with Frogn on 1 January 1962.

Frogn is located at the southern part of the peninsula
Peninsula

A peninsula is a piece of Landform that is nearly surrounded by water but connected to mainland via an isthmus. Word origin: Latin paeninsula : paene, almost + insula, island....
 between the main Oslofjord
Oslofjord

The Oslofjord is a bay in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the Torbj?rnskj?r fyrstasjon and F?rder lighthouses and down to Langesund in the south to Oslo in the north....
 and Bunnefjorden
Bunnefjorden

Bunnefjorden is the part of Oslofjorden placed east of Nesodden. North east part is in Oslo and the south part in ?s, Frogn and the middle part is in Nesodden and Oppeg?rd....
. It borders Nesodden
Nesodden

Nesodden is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Nesoddtangen....
, Ås
Ås

?s is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Follo Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of ?s....
 and Vestby
Vestby

Vestby is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Follo Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vestby....
.

municipality (originally the parish
Parish

A parish is a local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican, United Methodist, and Presbyterianism churches....
) is named after the old Frogn farm (Old Norse
Old Norse

Old Norse is a North Germanic languages that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
: Fraun), since the first church was built here.






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Frogn is a municipality
Municipalities of Norway

||}Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called county , and 430 municipality . The capital city Oslo is considered both a county and a municipality....
 in Akershus
Akershus

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and ?stfold; it has also a short border with Sweden . Akershus is the second largest county by population after Oslo, with more than half a million inhabitants....
 county
Counties of Norway

||-||}Norway is divided into 19 subnational, called county . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 431 Municipalities of Norway ....
, Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
. It is part of the Follo
Follo

Follo is one of three Districts of Norway in the county of Akershus, Norway. It is located between Oslo and ?stfold and includes the southwestern part of the county's area east of Oslo, namely the municipalities Frogn, Oppeg?rd, Ski, Norway, Vestby, ?s, Nesodden, and Enebakk ....
 traditional region
Districts of Norway

Norway is divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties of Norway and municipalities of Norway....
. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town
List of cities in Norway

This is a list of cities in Norway.The Norwegian name for city is by. Cities were formerly categorized as kj?pstad or ladested , each with special city rights....
 of Drøbak
Drøbak

Dr?bak is an Unincorporated area List of cities in Norway and the centre of the municipality of Frogn, in Akershus county, Norway. The city is located along the Oslofjord, and has 13,358 inhabitants....
. Frogn was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt

Formannskaps-distrikt was the name for a Norway local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Charles XIV John of Sweden on 14 January 1837....
). The city of Drøbak
Drøbak

Dr?bak is an Unincorporated area List of cities in Norway and the centre of the municipality of Frogn, in Akershus county, Norway. The city is located along the Oslofjord, and has 13,358 inhabitants....
 was merged with Frogn on 1 January 1962.

Frogn is located at the southern part of the peninsula
Peninsula

A peninsula is a piece of Landform that is nearly surrounded by water but connected to mainland via an isthmus. Word origin: Latin paeninsula : paene, almost + insula, island....
 between the main Oslofjord
Oslofjord

The Oslofjord is a bay in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the Torbj?rnskj?r fyrstasjon and F?rder lighthouses and down to Langesund in the south to Oslo in the north....
 and Bunnefjorden
Bunnefjorden

Bunnefjorden is the part of Oslofjorden placed east of Nesodden. North east part is in Oslo and the south part in ?s, Frogn and the middle part is in Nesodden and Oppeg?rd....
. It borders Nesodden
Nesodden

Nesodden is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Nesoddtangen....
, Ås
Ås

?s is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Follo Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of ?s....
 and Vestby
Vestby

Vestby is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Follo Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vestby....
.

General information


Name

The municipality (originally the parish
Parish

A parish is a local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican, United Methodist, and Presbyterianism churches....
) is named after the old Frogn farm (Old Norse
Old Norse

Old Norse is a North Germanic languages that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
: 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 fraud which means "manure
Manure

Manure is organic matter used as organic fertilizer in agriculture. Manures contribute to the fertility of the soil by adding organic matter and Nutrient#Nutrients and the environment, such as nitrogen that is trapped by bacterium in the soil....
" and the meaning would then be "the fertilized field". Prior to 1889, the name was written "Fron".

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms
Coat of arms

A coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person and used by them in a wide variety of ways....
 is from modern times. They were granted on 20 May 1988. The arms symbolize the Oscarsborg Fortress
Oscarsborg Fortress

Oscarsborg Fortress is a coastal fortress in the Oslofjord, close to the small town of Dr?bak. The fortress is situated on two small islets, and on the mainland to the west and east, in the fjord and was military territory until 2003 when it was made a publicly available resort island....
 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
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
.

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned
Town twinning

Town twinning, also known as sister cities, is a concept whereby towns or city in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links between their inhabitants....
 with Frogn: - Åmål
Åmål Municipality

?m?l Municipality is a municipalities of Sweden in V?stra G?taland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the stad of ?m?l.The present municipality was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of the former City of ?m?l and the former rural municipality of T?ssbo ....
, Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County

V?stra G?taland County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n on the western coast of Sweden.The county is the second largest of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 Municipalities of Sweden ....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 - Loimaa
Loimaa

Loimaa is a cities of Finland and municipalities of Finland of Finland.It is located in the provinces of Finland of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper regions of Finland....
, Länsi-Suomi
Western Finland

The Province of Western Finland is a Provinces of Finland of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu , Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also borders the Gulf of Bothnia towards ?land....
, Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
 - Türi
Türi

T?ri is a town in J?rvamaa, Estonia. It is located at around ....
, Järva County
Järva County

J?rva County , or J?rvamaa, is one of 15 Counties of Estonia of Estonia. It is situated in central part of the country and borders L??ne-Viru County to the east, J?geva County to the south-east, Viljandi County to the south, P?rnu County to the south-west, Rapla County to the west, and Harju County to the north....
. Estonia
Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....


External links

  • from Statistics Norway
    Statistics Norway

    Statistics Norway is the Norway statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.Relying on a staff of about 1000, Statistics Norway releases more than 800 Norwegian statistical publications every year on its web site....
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