Editing Frogner

{{short description |Borough in Oslo, Norway}}
{{about|the borough|the village in [[Akershus]]|Frogner, Akershus|other uses|Frogner (disambiguation)}}
{{more citations needed|date=November 2019}}
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| image_caption                   = [[Niels Juels gate]]
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| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = [[Norway]]
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| subdivision_name2               = [[Oslo]]
| iso_code                        = [[ISO 3166-2:NO|NO-030105]]
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| population_as_of                = 2020
| population_total                = 59,269
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| population_density_km2          = 7,141
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'''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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://statistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no/webview/velocity?v=2&mode=cube&cube=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no%3A80%2Fobj%2FfCube%2FBe01-Befolkningen-etter-bydel-kjonn-og-alder-SSB_C1&study=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2FBe01-Befolkningen-etter-bydel-kjonn-og-alder-SSB |title=Befolkningen etter bydel, kjønn og aldersgrupper 1.1.2020 |year=2020 |author=Municipality of Oslo |access-date=29 April 2020 |language=no |archive-date=20 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520222959/http://statistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no/webview/velocity?v=2&mode=cube&cube=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no%3A80%2Fobj%2FfCube%2FBe01-Befolkningen-etter-bydel-kjonn-og-alder-SSB_C1&study=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2FBe01-Befolkningen-etter-bydel-kjonn-og-alder-SSB |url-status=dead }}</ref> In addition to the original Frogner, the borough incorporates [[Bygdøy]], [[Uranienborg, Norway|Uranienborg]] and [[Majorstua]]. The borough is named after [[Frogner Manor]], and includes [[Frogner Park]].  The borough has the highest real estate prices in Norway.<ref>[http://www.dinepenger.no/bruke/frogner-leilighetene-dyrest-i-landet/179073 Frogner-leilighetene dyrest i landet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222025350/http://www.dinepenger.no/bruke/frogner-leilighetene-dyrest-i-landet/179073 |date=2014-02-22 }}, Dine Penger</ref>

==Etymology==
The borough is named after the old [[Frogner Manor]]. The [[Norse language|Norse]] form of the name was ''Fraunar'' (plural form), and is likely derived from the word ''frauð'' '[[manure]]' — meaning 'fertilized fields'. (See also [[Frogn]] and [[Tøyen]].) English-speaking foreigners may assume the word “Frogner” to be related to the English word [[frog]] 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.

==History==
The area became part of the city of Oslo (then [[Oslo|Christiania]]) in 1878. The borough was originally the grounds of an 18th-century country estate, [[Frogner Manor]]. The manor is now the site of [[Oslo City Museum]]. The [[Vigeland installation]] is located in [[Frogner 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.

==Districts==
Traditional districts of Oslo belonging to the borough are:
* [[Bygdøy]]
* Frogner
* [[Majorstua]]
* [[Uranienborg, Norway|Uranienborg]]

== Politics ==
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 the [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative 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 following [[List of political parties in Norway|political parties]] for the 2019–2023 term:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Valgresultater valg til bydelsutvalg 2019|url=https://www.oslo.kommune.no/politikk/valg/resultater-for-valg-til-bydelsutvalg/|website=Oslo kommune|language=no|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref>

* 7 from the [[Conservative Party of Norway|Conservative Party]] (''Høyre'')
* 2 from the [[Norwegian Labour Party|Labour Party]] (''Arbeiderpartiet'')
* 2 from the [[Green Party (Norway)|Green Party]] (Miljøpartiet de Grønne)
* 1 from the [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]] (''Fremskrittspartiet'')
* 1 from the [[Socialist Left Party of Norway|Socialist Left Party]] (''Sosialistisk Venstreparti'')
* 1 from the [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]] (''Venstre'')
* 1 from the [[Red Party (Norway)|Red Party]] (Rødt)

==Frogner in modern times==
The [[Bygdøy]] peninsula is the current site of the [[Viking ship]] Museum, [[Norsk Folkemuseum]] (Norwegian Museum of Cultural History), the Maritime Museum, the [[Kon-Tiki Museum]], and the ship [[Fram (ship)|Fram]], used by [[Roald Amundsen]] for his Antarctic expedition. The royal estate of Bygdøy kongsgård and the  [[Oscarshall]] palace are also located here. Bygdøy has several public beaches and is a popular recreational area.

On January 1, 2004, the previous borough of ''Uranienborg-Majorstua'' and ''Bygdøy-Frogner'' were merged with Frogner, creating the current, larger borough{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}.

The borough is known for its many villas and parks. It is one of the most expensive boroughs in [[Oslo]] 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|date=November 2019}}.

Many of these expansive estates are now [[embassy|embassies]], [[diplomatic mission]]s, and other diplomatic representations.

==Museums==

*The [[Vigeland Museum]], located in [[Frogner Park]] where the artist [[Gustav Vigeland]] lived and worked for nearly two decades.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}  . It is the world's largest sculpture park made by a single artist, and is one of Norway's most popular tourist attractions.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}} The park is open to visitors all year round. The unique sculpture park is Gustav Vigeland's lifework with more than 200 sculptures in bronze, granite and wrought iron.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}} Vigeland was also in charge of the design and architectural layout of the park. The Vigeland installation was mainly completed between 1939 and 1949. Most of the sculptures are placed in five units along an 850 meter long axis: The Main gate, the Bridge with the Children's playground, the Fountain, the Monolith plateau and the Wheel of Life.
*Oslo City Museum is situated at Frogner Manor in Frogner Park. It is a museum of cultural history with one of the largest collections of paintings in Norway. The history of Oslo is illustrated by thematic exhibitions showing, among other things, the development of Oslo and the city's cultural and commercial activities.

The [[Bygdøy|Bygdøy 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://marmuseum.no/en|title=Norwegian Maritime Museum}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://norskfolkemuseum.no/en|title=Norwegian Museum of Cultural History}}</ref>

*The Norwegian Maritime Museum (Norsk Maritime Museum) was founded in 1914 and is a national museum with the responsibility to collect, research, and teach Norwegian maritime cultural heritage. A collection of Norwegian traditional boats is exhibited in the central hall and the museum also stages temporary exhibitions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://marmuseum.no/en/exhibitions|title=NMM exhibitions}}</ref>
*The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (Norsk Folkemuseum) includes the world's first [[Open-air museum|open air]] museum when it was established in 1881.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://norskfolkemuseum.no/en/the-history-of-the-museum|title=History of the Norsk folk museum}}</ref> It currently features over 160 buildings from a range of rural areas in Norway.  The Gol [[Stave church|Stave Church]] dating from 1200CE is one of five medieval buildings at the museum.
*The Viking Ship Museum houses three spectacular examples of 9th and 10th century Scandinavian sea vessels - including the fully intact Oseberg ship - which were used as high status tombs.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}} A collection of Viking weapons, utensils and talismans, buried with the ships, is also on display.
*The [[Kon-Tiki Museum]] is named after the raft on which Norwegian adventurer [[Thor Heyerdahl]] crossed the Pacific Ocean in 1947. Alongside the raft, the museum houses various artefacts related to Heyerdahl's other expeditions and a changing program of temporary exhibitions explores his life and work.

==Noteworthy buildings==
[[File:Frogner Hovedgård X1.JPG|right|thumb|300 px|Frogner Manor]]
The main building at [[Frogner Manor]] (Frogner Hovedgård) dates back to approximately 1790 {{Citation needed|date=November 2019}} . 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==
[[Frogner Park]] ({{langx|no|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|date=November 2019}}

Frogner Stadion and open-air bath is located in one corner of the park, towards Majorstua. In the corner by Frogner plass are [[Frogner Manor|Frogner Manor House]] and the [[Oslo 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.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.oslobymuseum.no Oslo City Museum]
* [https://www.ukm.uio.no/vikingskipshuset/indexe.shtml The Viking Ship Museum]
* [http://www.museumsnett.no/vigelandmuseet/eindex.htm Vigeland installation]
* [http://www.kon-tiki.no/ The Kon-Tiki Museum]
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Oslo/West}}

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