Frogn is a municipality in former

Akershus Akershus () is a traditional region and current electoral district in Norway, with Oslo as its main city and traditional capital. It is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. From the middle ages to 1919, Akershus was a fief and main county ...

now Viken

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Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. It is part of the

Follo Follo may refer to: People * Francesco Follo (born 1946), Italian priest * Raymond Isaac Follo, Congolese politician Places * Follo, Liguria, Italy * Follo, Norway Other * Follo (newspaper), Norwegian newspaper * Follo Arbeiderblad, Norwegian n ...

traditional region Historical regions (or historical areas) are geographical regions which at some point in time had a cultural, ethnic, linguistic or political basis, regardless of latterday borders. They are used as delimitations for studying and analysing socia ...

. The administrative centre of the municipality is the

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Drøbak Drøbak is a town and the centre of the municipality of Frogn, in Viken county, Norway. The city is located along the Oslofjord, and has 13,409 inhabitants. History Drøbak and Frogn was established as a parish on its own through a royal decree ...

. Frogn was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 Janua ...

). The city of

was merged with Frogn on 1 January 1962. Frogn is located at the southern part of the

peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on al ...

between the main

Oslofjord The Oslofjord (, ; en, Oslo Fjord) is an inlet in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the and lighthouses and down to in the south to Oslo in the north. It is part of the Skagerrak strait, connecting the Nor ...

and

Bunnefjorden Bunnefjorden, sometimes referred to as Bunne Fjord, is a part of the Oslofjord in south eastern Norway, located east of the Nesodden peninsula.https://snl.no/Bunnefjorden "en indre arm av Oslofjorden i Viken fylke. Fjorden .. skilt fra hovedfjord ...

. It borders

Nesodden Nesodden is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality is Nesoddtangen. The parish of ''Næsodden'' was established as a municipality on ...

, Ås and

Vestby Vestby is a municipality in former Akershus now Viken county, Norway. It is part of the Follo traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vestby. General information Name The municipality (originally th ...

General information

Name

The municipality (originally the

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or ...

) is named after the old ''Frogn'' farm (

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

: ''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 Manure is organic matter that is used as organic fertilizer in agriculture. Most manure consists of animal feces; other sources include compost and green manure. Manures contribute to the fertility of soil by adding organic matter and nut ...

" and the meaning would then be "the fertilized field". (See also

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 ...

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 A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in i ...

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 World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

Notable people

* Niels Carlsen (1734 in Drøbak – 1809) a timber merchant, landowner, shipowner and banker * Jens Carl Peter Brandt (1848 in Frogn – 1912) lawyer, property owner and Mayor of Frogn, 1884 to 1895 * Carl Julius Evensen (1851 in Drøbak – 1937) a Norwegian shipmaster and

Antarctic The Antarctic ( or , American English also or ; commonly ) is a polar region around Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica, the Kerguelen Plateau and o ...

explorer *

Håkon Anton Fagerås Haakon, also spelled Håkon (in Norway), Hakon (in Denmark), Håkan (in Sweden),Oxford Dictionary of First Names Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle, Flavia Hodges - 2006 "Håkon Norwegian: from the Old Norse personal name Hákon or Háukon, from hā ' ...

(born 1975 in Drøbak) a Norwegian sculptor *

Gunnar Isachsen Gunnerius Ingvald Isachsen (3 October 1868 – 19 December 1939), was a Norwegian military officer and polar scientist. From 1923, he was the first president of the Norwegian Maritime Museum. Early years He was born in Drøbak, Norway in 1868 and ...

(1868 in Drøbak – 1939) a Norwegian military officer and polar scientist * Louise Isachsen (1875 in Drøbak – 1932) a physician, Norway's first female surgeon *

Per Deberitz Per Aass Deberitz (also Peder Deberitz, 27 March 1880 – 14 October 1945) was a Norwegian painter. He was regarded as a neo-impressionist and was also a pupil of Henri Matisse during the years of his stay in Paris from 1909 to 1910. Early life ...

(1880 in Drøbak – 1945) a Norwegian neo-impressionist painter * Viggo Brun (1885–1978 in Drøbak) a professor, mathematician and

number theorist Number theory (or arithmetic or higher arithmetic in older usage) is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers and integer-valued functions. German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) said, "Math ...

Noralv Teigen Noralv Teigen (27 September 1932 – 13 December 2017) was a Norwegian actor, theatre instructor and theatre director. Teigen was born in Høyanger. He made his stage debut at Folketeatret in 1955, and was later assigned with Nationalth ...

(1932 – 2017 in Drøbak) an actor, theatre instructor and theatre director *

Øystein Øystå Øystein Øystå, né Anderssen (25 October 1934 – 12 April 2014) was a Norwegian writer. He was the information director of the Norwegian Brewers and Soft Drinks Producers from 1970 to 1992, then a freelance writer. He has written many books ...

(1934–2014) a Norwegian writer and long-jumper, lived in Drøbak * Olav Skjevesland (1942 in Drøbak – 2019) theologian, Bishop of Agder og Telemark * Martin Schanche (born 1945) former racing driver, now aspiring politician, lives in Drøbak * Terje Mikkelsen (born 1957 in Drøbak) a Norwegian conductor * Solveig Kringlebotn (born 1963 in Drøbak) Norwegian operatic soprano *

Sven Ombudstvedt Sven Ombudstvedt (born 1966) is a Norwegian businessperson. He is the chief executive officer of Norske Skog (2010–present). He worked in Norsk Hydro from 1991 to 2003 and Yara International from 2003. In 2006 he was promoted to chief financ ...

(born 1966) a businessperson, CEO of Norske Skog, lives in Drøbak *

Arifur Rahman Arifur Rahman (born August 8, 1984) is a Bangladeshi- Norwegian political cartoonist, illustrator and animator. He is a self-taught cartoonist who is renowned for his contribution to cartoons both on the internet and in print media. In Banglades ...

(born 1984) a Bangladeshi-Norwegian political cartoonist, illustrator and animator; lives in Drøbak

Sport

* Gunnar Andersen (1890 in Drøbak – 1968) a footballer with 46 caps for

and ski jumper *

Tore Johannessen Tore Johannessen (2 April 1922 – 5 January 2005) was a Norwegian ice hockey referee and sports administrator. As a referee, he officiated at both the Ice Hockey World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games, and later served as president ...

(1922–2005) an ice hockey referee, lived in Drøbak * Pål Trulsen (born 1962) a curler, team gold medallist at

2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soó ...

Anders Pedersen (sailor) Anders Østre Pedersen (born 4 May 1991 in Lørenskog) is a Norwegian competitive sailor. He qualified for competing in the Finn class at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or ...

(born 1991), is a Norwegian competitive sailor. *

Andrine Tomter Andrine Tomter (born 5 February 1995) is a Norwegian football defender who plays for Inter Milan and the Norway national team. Club career Tomter began playing in the boys' teams at her local club Drøbak-Frogn, then joined Kolbotn aged 13 ...

(born 1995) a footballer with 170 club caps and 16 with Norway women * Viktor Hovland (born 1997) a

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who plays on the

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grew up in Drøbak

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

The following cities are

twinned Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to: * In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so; * Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning * Twinning inst ...

with Frogn: * -

Åmål Åmål () is a locality and the seat of Åmål Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 9,065 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated on the western shore of Vänern. In 2005 Åmål received second prize in the international competit ...

Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County ( sv, Västra Götalands län) is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden. The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of ...

, Sweden * -

Loimaa Loimaa (; historical sv, Loimijoki) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is ...

Länsi-Suomi ''Länsi-Suomi'' () is a morning broadsheet newspaper published in Finland, based in Rauma. History and profile ''Länsi-Suomi'' was established in 1905. The paper is part of Marva Group and is based in Rauma. Until 1992 the paper supported the ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...

* - Türi,

Järva County Järva County ( et, Järva maakond or ''Järvamaa''; german: Jerwen; la, Jervia) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in the central part of the country and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south-east, ...

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References

External links

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Municipal fact sheet
from

Statistics Norway Statistics Norway ( no, Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every ye ...

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