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Oslo (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 59 56 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 59.9333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 010 45 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 10.7500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Founded by King Harald Hardraade in the 11th century. The city was destroyed by fire in 1624; it was rebuilt at the nearby Akershus fortress, which had been built ca. 1300. The city grew during the 19th century and after World War II; it has absorbed several neighboring towns. |
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| Oslo (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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............ | name used since 1925 |
| אוסלו (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Aker (H,V)
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............ | name of former town that was absorbed into Oslo in 1948 |
| Ansloa (H,O)
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| Ansloga (H,O)
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| Asloa (H,O)
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| Christiania (H,V)
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............ | name used 1624-1877 |
| Kristiania (H,V)
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............ | named after Christian IV who rebuilt city after 1624, name used until 1925 |
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Oslo (county) (P) |
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Oslo (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded ca. 1050 in site to the E of present city, fortress on present site dates to ca. 1300 |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Norway .......... (nation) |
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(World, Europe) [1000088] |
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