Oslo

Oslo wis establisht as a municipality on 1 Januar 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Foondit aroond 1048 bi King Harald Hardrada, the ceety wis lairgely destroyed bi a fire in 1624. The Dens–Norse king Christian IV rebuilt the ceety as Christianie (briefly an aa spelt Kristianie). In 1925 the ceety reclaimit its oreeginal Norse name, Oslo. The diocese o Oslo is ane o the five oreeginal dioceses in Norawa, which oreeginatit aroond the year 1070.

Oslo
Ceety
Frae upper left: Barcode at Bjørvika, Stortinget, Akershus Castle, Ryal Palace, The Oslo Opera Hoose, Astrup Fearnley Museum at Tjuvholmen
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Motto(s):  Unanimiter et constanter (Latin: United and constant)
Oslo Location within Norway Show map of Norawa Oslo Location within Scandinavia Show map of Scandinavie Oslo Location within Europe Show map of Europe
Coordinates: 59°55′0″N 10°44′0″E / 59.91667°N 10.73333°E / 59.91667; 10.73333 10°44′0″E / 59.91667°N 10.73333°E / 59.91667; 10.73333
Kintra	Norawa
Destrict	Østlandet
Coonty	Oslo
Municipality	Oslo
Established	1048
Govrenment
• Mayor	Marianne Borgen (SV)
• Govrenin mayor	Raymond Johansen (AP)
Area
• Ceety	454.03 km2 (175.30 sq mi)
• Urban	285.26 km2 (110.14 sq mi)
• Metro	8900 km2 (3,400 sq mi)
Population  (27 February 2020)
• Ceety	693,491
• Urban	1,019,513
• Urban density	3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi)
• Metro	1,588,457
Ethnic groups
• Norse fowk	71.5%
• Pakistanis	3.6%
• Somalis	2.0%
• Swades	2.0%
• Poles	1.7%
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.oslo.kommune.no

Oslo is the cultural, scientific, economic an govrenmental centre o Norawa. The ceety is an' a' a hub o Norse trade, bankin, industry an shippin. It is an important centre for maritime industries an maritime trade in Europe. The ceety is hame tae mony companies athin the maritime sector, some o them are amangst the warld's lairgest shippin companies, shipbrokers an maritime insurance brokers. Oslo is a pilot ceety o the Cooncil o Europe an the European Commission intercultural ceeties programme.

Oslo is considered a global ceety an ranked "Beta World Ceety" in studies performed bi the Globalization an World Ceeties Study Group an Netwirk in 2008. For several years, Oslo haes been leetit as ane o the maist expensive ceeties in the warld alang wi such ither global caipitals as Copenhagen, Paris, an Tokyo.

Twin touns — pairtner ceeties - an regions

Oslo is twinned or haes cooperation agreements wi the follaein ceeties/regions:

•   Gothenburg, Swaden
•   Mbombela, Sooth Africae
•   Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
•   Shanghai, Cheenae
•   St. Petersburg, Roushie
•   Vilnius, Lithuanie
•   Warsaw, Poland