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| Coordinates:59°55′1.35″N10°42′21.30″E / 59.9170417°N 10.7059167°E /59.9170417; 10.7059167 | |
| Country | Norway |
| City | Oslo |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 59,269 |
| • Density | 7,141/km2 (18,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-030105 |
| Website | bfr.oslo.kommune.no |
Frogner is a residential and retail borough in theWest End ofOslo,Norway, with a population of 59,269 as of 2020.[1] In addition to the original Frogner, the borough incorporatesBygdøy,Uranienborg andMajorstua. The borough is named afterFrogner Manor, and includesFrogner Park. The borough has the highest real estate prices in Norway.[2]
The borough is named after the oldFrogner Manor. TheNorse form of the name wasFraunar (plural form), and is likely derived from the wordfrauð 'manure' — meaning 'fertilized fields'. (See alsoFrogn andTøyen.) English-speaking foreigners may assume the word “Frogner” to be related to the English wordfrog but these words are not congnates. The word for “frog” in Norwegian is “frosk”.
Note that the name is commonly pronounced more closely to “Frong-nair” rather than “Frog-ner”; both are considered acceptable.
The area became part of the city of Oslo (thenChristiania) in 1878. The borough was originally the grounds of an 18th-century country estate,Frogner Manor. The manor is now the site ofOslo City Museum. TheVigeland installation is located inFrogner Park (Frognerparken)
A majority of the houses in the borough were built around 1900. Frogner has historically been and continues to be an affluent area of Oslo.
Traditional districts of Oslo belonging to the borough are:
As a borough of Oslo, Frogner is governed by the city council of Oslo, as well as its own borough council. The council leader is Jens Lie from theConservative Party and the deputy leader is Carl-Henrik Bastiansen, also of the Conservative Party. The Conservative Party has the most seats. The 15 seats are distributed among the followingpolitical parties for the 2019–2023 term:[3]
TheBygdøy peninsula is the current site of theViking ship Museum,Norsk Folkemuseum (Norwegian Museum of Cultural History), the Maritime Museum, theKon-Tiki Museum, and the shipFram, used byRoald Amundsen for his Antarctic expedition. The royal estate of Bygdøy kongsgård and theOscarshall palace are also located here. Bygdøy has several public beaches and is a popular recreational area.
On January 1, 2004, the previous borough ofUranienborg-Majorstua andBygdøy-Frogner were merged with Frogner, creating the current, larger borough[citation needed].
The borough is known for its many villas and parks. It is one of the most expensive boroughs inOslo due its central location, proximity to parks, marinas and attractive architecture, and the historical legacy of being a choice residential district for the upper classes during the 19th century[citation needed].
Many of these expansive estates are nowembassies,diplomatic missions, and other diplomatic representations.
TheBygdøy peninsula - a short ferry journey from the city center - boasts several museums, including the Viking Ship Museum (Vikingskipshuset), the Kon-Tiki Museum, Norwegian Maritime Museum and the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History.[4][5]
The main building atFrogner Manor (Frogner Hovedgård) dates back to approximately 1790[citation needed] . Historical interiors from the late 18th century. Today the building is part of Oslo Museum. Frogner Manor is located on a former estate in an area that became part of today's borough The estate is now the site of Frognerparken.
Frogner Church (Norwegian: Frogner kirke) is a church in the Frogner borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. The congregation is part of the Church of Norway, the country's state church.
Frogner Park (Norwegian:Frognerparken), north of the city centre, is Oslo's biggest park and one of its most popular recreational areas, both for its neighbours and for people from other parts of the city. On a summer day the park is full of people who come to run, walk with a dog, picnic, play badminton or sunbathe. Frognerparken has Norway's biggest collection of roses; a total of 14,000 plants of 150 different species.[citation needed]
Frogner Stadion and open-air bath is located in one corner of the park, towards Majorstua. In the corner by Frogner plass areFrogner Manor House and theOslo City Museum. Frognerparken includes the Vigeland installation, Oslo's most visited attraction, and has a summer-open café, a restaurant and Norway's biggest playground. A large open-air skating rink, maintained only during the winter, is free of charge to visitors. Many Norwegians own their own skates, but one can also rent skates at the site or take skating lessons.
Oslo/West travel guide from Wikivoyage