Frogn

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the Norwegian politician and doctor, see Wenche Frogn Sellæg .

coat of arms	map
	Frogn
Basic data
Commune number :	3022
Province  (county) :	Viken
Administrative headquarters:	Drøbak
Coordinates :	59 ° 41 ′  N , 10 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 59 ° 41 ′  N , 10 ° 39 ′  E
Surface:	85.7 km²
Residents:	15,877  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density :	185 inhabitants per km²
Language form :	Bokmål
Postal code :	1440
Structure:	Drøbak, Frogn
Website:	www.frogn.kommune.no
politics
Mayor :	Hans Kristian Raanaas  ( Sp ) (2019)
Location in the province of Viken

Drøbak North Beach in Frogn

Frogn is a municipality in Viken in Norway . The seat of the administration is Drøbak . The municipality is located on the southern part of the Nesodden peninsula between Oslofjord and its eastern extension, the Bunnefjord . Frogn borders the municipalities of Nesodden , Ås and Vestby .

History and name

Frogn was founded as a municipality on January 1, 1838. The city of Drøbak was merged with the municipality of Frogn on January 1, 1962. The municipality (originally the parish) got its name from the old farm Frogn ( norrøn : Fraun), as the first church was built here. The exact meaning is not known. One theory suggests the origin in norrønen frauđ n 'manure' - which can be transferred as the “fertile field”.

Until 1889 the name "Fron" was written.

The municipality's coat of arms dates from 1988 and represents the Oscarsborg fortress .

Town twinning

Sister cities of Frogn are:

Åmål , Sweden Loimaa , Finland Türi , Estonia Kuldīga , Latvia

Berlin , Mitte district , Germany Osaka , Japan Golfo Aranci , Sardinia, Italy

Others

After the fall of the Berlin Wall , the Frogn Commune gave the German capital Berlin a Christmas tree for the square in front of the Brandenburg Gate . It symbolized peace and solidarity with the reunified Germany. At the same time, the Christmas trees in Drøbak and on Pariser Platz in Berlin were illuminated for the first Advent . However, this tradition ended in 2014. One of the reasons given was the transport costs.

Web links

Commons : Frogn  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Frogn in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning
2. ↑ Fragn kommune - Internasjonalt samarbeid , accessed on November 13, 2018
3. ↑ The Norwegian Christmas tree in Berlin. (No longer available online.) German Embassy Oslo, archived from the original on December 30, 2013 ; Retrieved December 28, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ The Brandenburg Gate will no longer receive a Christmas tree from Norway Tagesspiegel November 13, 2014