Frogn is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

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. It is part of the Follo

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. 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 Akershus 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 d ...

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

formannskapsdistrikt () was the name of a Norwegian self-governing municipality. The name was used from the establishment these municipalities in 1838 until the name fell out of use in 1863. The municipalities had their legal basis from two laws enacted on 14 Jan ...

). The city of

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

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between the main

Oslofjord The Oslofjord (, ; ) is an inlet in southeastern Norway. The fjord begins at the small village of Bonn in Frogn, Frogn Municipality and stretching northwards to the city of Oslo, and then curving to the east and then south again. It then flows s ...

and

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. It borders

Nesodden Nesodden is a municipality in Akershus in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Greater Oslo Region and many residents of the peninsula Nesodden commute to work in Oslo. It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative ...

, Ås and

Vestby Vestby is a municipality in Akershus 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 the parish) is nam ...

General information

Name

The municipality (originally the

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

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

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was 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 ...

: ''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 East End and West End of Oslo, 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, Norway, Urani ...

and

Tøyen Tøyen is a residential area in the central parts of Oslo, Norway, part of the borough of Gamle Oslo. Location There are two different stations which carry the name Tøyen. Tøyen Railway Station is located on the Gjøvik Line, while Tøyen (st ...

). 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 last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achiev ...

is from modern times. They were granted on 20 May 1988. The arms symbolize the

Oscarsborg Fortress Oscarsborg Fortress () is a coastal fortress in the Oslofjord, close to the town of Drøbak in Akershus County, Norway. The best known part is situated on two small islets: ''Nordre Kaholmen'' and ''Søndre Kaholmen''. In addition, the main art ...

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 (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

Notable people

Niels Carlsen Niels Carlsen (8 January 1734 – 3 May 1809) was a Norwegian timber merchant, landowner, shipowner and banker. Carlsen was one of the biggest ship owners in Norway of his time. Career Carlsen was born in Drøbak in Akershus, Norway. He wa ...

(1734 in Drøbak – 1809) a timber merchant, landowner, shipowner and banker *

Jens Carl Peter Brandt Jens Carl Peter Brandt (20 June 1848 – 10 August 1912) was a Norwegian lawyer, property owner and politician with the Conservative Party. He was born on the Froen farm of Frogn parish (''Froen gård i Frogn'') in Akershus, Norway. He was the s ...

(1848 in Frogn – 1912) lawyer, property owner and Mayor of Frogn, 1884 to 1895 *

Carl Julius Evensen Carl Julius Evensen (3 December 1851 – 3 October 1937) was a Norwegian shipmaster and explorer. Cape Evensen on the northwest coast of Antarctica and Evensen Nunatak, off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, were named in his honor. ...

(1851 in Drøbak – 1937) a Norwegian shipmaster and

Antarctic The Antarctic (, ; commonly ) is the polar regions of Earth, polar region of Earth that surrounds the South Pole, lying within the Antarctic Circle. It is antipodes, diametrically opposite of the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antar ...

explorer * Håkon Anton Fagerås (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 ...

(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 (1880 in Drøbak – 1945) a Norwegian

neo-impressionist Neo-Impressionism is a term coined by French art critic Félix Fénéon in 1886 to describe an art movement founded by Georges Seurat. Seurat's most renowned masterpiece, '' A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte'', marked the beginn ...

painter *

Viggo Brun Viggo Brun (13 October 1885 – 15 August 1978) was a Norwegian professor, mathematician and number theorist. Contributions In 1915, he introduced a new method, based on Legendre's version of the sieve of Eratosthenes, now known as the '' ...

(1885–1978 in Drøbak) a professor, mathematician and number theorist * Noralv Teigen (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 Norway, 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 ...

(1934–2014) a Norwegian writer and long-jumper, lived in Drøbak *

Olav Skjevesland Olav Skjevesland (31 May 19428 September 2019) was a Norwegian theologian and priest. He was the Bishop of the Diocese of Agder og Telemark from 1998 until his retirement in 2012, and since that time he was a Bishop Emeritus. He was also the ...

(1942 in Drøbak – 2019) theologian, Bishop of Agder og Telemark *

Martin Schanche Martin Schanche (born 1 January 1945), nicknamed ''"Mr. Rallycross"'', is a Norway, Norwegian former racing driver and politician. Biography Schanche was born in Trondheim, as the son of a German WW2 airplane pilot, who lost his life in a plan ...

(born 1945) former racing driver, now aspiring politician, lives in Drøbak *

Terje Mikkelsen Terje Wik Mikkelsen (born April 6, 1957 in Drøbak, south of Oslo) is an acknowledged Norwegian conductor with his main career in Europe and Asia. He graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music, and later studied orchestral conducting with Profe ...

(born 1957 in Drøbak) a Norwegian conductor *

Solveig Kringlebotn Solveig Kringlebotn () (4 June 1963), better known outside Norway as Solveig Kringelborn, is an internationally known Norwegian operatic soprano.Listen to Norway v1-3 Norsk musikkinformasjon – 1993 "Two of these are CD recordings featuring tw ...

(born 1963 in Drøbak) Norwegian operatic soprano * Sven Ombudstvedt (born 1966) a businessperson, CEO of

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, lives in Drøbak *

Arifur Rahman Arifur Rahman (born August 8, 1984) is a Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi-Norwegians, 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 ...

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

Sport

Gunnar Andersen Gunnar Andersen (18 March 1890 – 25 April 1968) was a Norwegian footballer and ski jumper. In 1918 he became the first to receive the Egebergs Ærespris, an award presented to Norwegian athletes who excel at two (or more) different sports. F ...

(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 Pål Trulsen (born 19 April 1962 in Drøbak, Norway) is a Norwegian curler from Hosle in Bærum, and was the 2002 Olympic curling men's champion. Career Trulsen participated in both the and World Junior Championships, finishing both tou ...

(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 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi ...

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

Andrine Tomter Andrine Tomter (born 5 February 1995) is a Norwegian Association football, football Defender (association football), defender who plays for Rosenborg BK Kvinner, Rosenborg and the Norway women's national football team, Norway national team. Clu ...

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

Viktor Hovland Viktor Hovland (born 18 September 1997) is a Norwegian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and European Tour. He won the 2018 U.S. Amateur and reached number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2019. Hovland became the first Norw ...

(born 1997) a

Professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who plays on the

PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also known as the PGA Tour, the PGA Tour Champion ...

grew up in Drøbak * Oliver Valaker Edvardsen (born 1999) a footballer playing for

AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or commonly Ajax, is a Dutch professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. ...

grew up in Drøbak

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Frogn: * -

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Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County () 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 1,616,000 amounts to 17% of S ...

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References

External links

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Municipal fact sheet
from

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