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A map of central Oslo. Uelands gate, the traditional boundary line between the East End and the West End, is marked in black.. The East End and West End (Bokmål: østkanten og vestkanten, Nynorsk: austkanten og vestkanten) are used as names for the two parts of Oslo, Norway, formed by the economic and socially segregating separation line that has historically passed along the street Uelands gate.
Location of Paris in Edgar County, Illinois. / 39.61472°N 87.69028°W / 39.61472; -87.69028. Paris is a city in Edgar County, Illinois, 165 miles (266 km) south of Chicago and 90 miles (140 km) west of Indianapolis. The population was 8,291 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat and largest city of Edgar County.
Frogner is a residential and retail borough in the West End of Oslo, Norway, with a population of 59,269 as of 2020. [ 1] In addition to the original Frogner, the borough incorporates Bygdøy, Uranienborg and Majorstua. The borough is named after Frogner Manor, and includes Frogner Park. The borough has the highest real estate prices in Norway.
Oslo. The Oslofjord ( Norwegian: Oslofjorden, Urban East Norwegian: [ˈʊ̂ʂlʊˌfjuːɳ]; English: Oslo Fjord[ 1][ 2][ 3]) is an inlet in southeastern Norway. The 120-kilometre (75 mi) fjord begins at the small village of Bonn in Frogn Municipality and stretching northwards to the city of Oslo, and then curving to the east and then south again.
History of Oslo's name. The Norwegian city of Oslo was founded in the year 1040 under the name Ánslo. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in the king's honour. From 1877, the city's name was spelled Kristiania in government usage ...
name = Central Oslo Name used in the default map caption; image = Location map Oslo Central.png The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 59.92445 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 59.90017 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = 10.71573 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees ...
The OSPAR Convention was concluded at Paris on 22 September 1992. [1] It combines and up-dates the 1972 Oslo Convention on dumping waste at sea and the 1974 Paris Convention on land-based sources of marine pollution. The name is likewise a combination of "Oslo" and "Paris".
Oslo Kongsgård estate. / 59.9035°N 10.7634°E / 59.9035; 10.7634. The Oslo Kongsgård estate ( Norwegian: Oslo kongsgård) was a royal residence and fortified Kongsgård estate located in the Oslo, Norway. The ruins of the former estate and its buildings can today been seen in Middelalderparken in the Old Town of Oslo.