Frogn
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| Frogn kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Akershus | ||
| District | Follo | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0215 | ||
| Administrative centre | Drøbak | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2007) | Thore Vestby (H) | ||
| Area (Nr. 395 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 86 km² (33.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 85 km² (32.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 13,153 | ||
| - Density | 155/km² (401.4/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 21.1 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 81 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Demonym | Frognsokning[1] | ||
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| Website: www.frogn.kommune.no | |||
Frogn is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway.
Frogn was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The city of Drøbak was merged with Frogn January 1, 1962.
[edit] Geography
Frogn is located at the southern part of the peninsula between main Oslofjord and Bunnefjorden. It borders Nesodden, Ås and Vestby. Drøbak is the centre of Frogn.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Frogn (Norse 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 frauđ n 'manure' - and the meaning would than be 'the fertilized field'.
Until 1889 the name was written "Fron".
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1988). The motive represent Oscarsborg Fortress.
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