Frogner
| Bydel Majorstuen | ||
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| Coordinates: 59°55′1.35″N 10°42′21.30″E / 59.9170417°N 10.7059167°ECoordinates: 59°55′1.35″N 10°42′21.30″E / 59.9170417°N 10.7059167°E | ||
| Country | Norway | |
| City | Oslo | |
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| • Total | 8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009) | ||
| • Total | 49,058 | |
| • Density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-030105 | |
| Website | bfr.oslo.kommune.no | |
Majorstuen is a borough and an exclusive residential and retail district in the city of Oslo, Norway. In addition to traditional Majorstuen, the borough incorporates Uranienborg and Frogner and partly administered to the Bygdøy peninsula. The borough is named after Frogner Manor, and the famous Frogner Park is now found on the site of the manor. In Oslo, and indeed in Norwegian popular culture, Frogner occupies a similar position as London's Knightsbridge, and has the highest real estate prices in the entire country.
The borough is named after the old Frogner Manor. The Norse form of the name was Fraunar (plural form). The name is probably derived from the word frauð 'manure' - and then with the meaning 'fertilized fields'.
The area became part of the city of Oslo (then Christiania) in 1878. The borough was originally the ground and property of Frogner Manor, a splendid 18th-century country estate now housing the Oslo City Museum. The Frogner Park (Frognerparken) includes the famous Vigeland Sculpture Park.
The major part of Frogner consists of houses built around 1900. Frogner was then a part of the city for the affluent, a status it has retained.
Traditional districts of Oslo belonging to the borough are:
On the Bygdøy peninsula are located the Viking ship Museum, Norsk Folkemuseum (Norwegian Museum of Cultural History), the Maritime Museum, the Kon-Tiki Museum and the ship Fram, used by Roald Amundsen for his Antarctic expedition. The royal estate Bygdøy kongsgård and the little palace of Oscarshall are also located here. Bygdøy is also a recreational area for Oslo's citizens with several public beaches.
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