Frogner
Frogner is a residential and retail borough in the West End of Oslo, Norway, with a population of 59,269 as of 2020. In addition to the original Frogner, the borough incorporates Bygdøy, Uranienborg and Majorstuen. The borough is named after Frogner Manor, and includes Frogner Park. The borough has the highest real estate prices in Norway.
Key facts
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- Bydel Frogner
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- Borough
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- Oslo komm.svg
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- Frogner plass sett fra parken.jpg
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- A tram stop in frogner, August 2008
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- Country
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- Norway
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- City
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- Oslo
- Settlement.iso_code
- NO-030105
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- 8.3
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Districts
- Politics
- Frogner in modern times
- Museums
- Noteworthy buildings
- Frogner Park
- Notes
- References
- External links
Frogner is a residential and retail borough in the West End of Oslo, Norway, with a population of 59,269 as of 2020. In addition to the original Frogner, the borough incorporates Bygdøy, Uranienborg and Majorstuen. The borough is named after Frogner Manor, and includes Frogner Park. The borough has the highest real estate prices in Norway.
==Etymology== The borough is named after the old Frogner Manor. The Norse form of the name was (plural form), and is likely derived from the word 'manure', thus meaning something akin to 'fertilized fields'.
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