Oslo
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Summary
Oslo is a big city[1]. Oslo ranks in the top 5% of big city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43,390 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: National urban environment award[3]
- Member of: C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group[4], International Cities of Refuge Network[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Oslo Municipality[6]
- Country: Norway[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Alna[8], Oslofjord[9], Akerselva[10]
- Head of government: Anne Lindboe[11], Eirik Lae Solberg[12]
- Continent: Europe[13]
- Instance of: administrative centre[14], largest city[15], national capital[16]
- Follows: Christiania[17]
- Followed by: Christiania[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Antwerp[19], Shanghai[20], Copenhagen[21], Helsinki[22], Schleswig-Holstein[23], Reykjavík[24], Tel Aviv[25], Vilnius[26], Rotterdam[27], Warsaw[28], Saint Petersburg[29], Belgrade[30], Stockholm[31], London[32]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Oslo[33]
- Postal code: 0001–1299[34]
- Commons category: Oslo[35]
- Patron saint: Hallvard Vebjørnsson[36]
- Said to be the same as: Christiania[37], Kristiania[38]
- Inception: 1048[39]
- Significant event: 1952 Winter Olympics[40]
- Official website: https://www.oslo.kommune.no/[41]
- Topic's main category: Category:Oslo[42]
- Commons gallery: Oslo[43]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Oslo include Oslo Airport[44], an international airport[45], in Norway[46], founded in 1998[47]; Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic[48], a treaty[49], founded in 1992[50]; HNoMS Oslo[51], a frigate[52], in Norway[53]; Osloer Straße[54], a street[55], in Germany[56]; Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences[57], a university college[58], in Norway[59], founded in 2011[60]; Christiania Township[61], a township of Minnesota[62], in United States[63]; Oslo Plads[64], a square[65], in Denmark[66]; and Oslo citizen of the year[67].
Why It Matters
Oslo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] Oslo is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]
Entities named for Oslo include Oslo Airport[44], an international airport[45], in Norway[46], founded in 1998[47]; Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic[48], a treaty[49], founded in 1992[50]; HNoMS Oslo[51], a frigate[52], in Norway[53]; Osloer Straße[54], a street[55], in Germany[56]; Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences[57], a university college[58], in Norway[59], founded in 2011[60]; and Christiania Township[61], a township of Minnesota[62], in United States[63].
FAQs
What awards did Oslo receive?
Honors received include National urban environment award[3].