Oslo

Oslo is Norway’s capital and most populous city, situated at the northern end of the Oslofjord. It is the country’s political center and a major port.

Oslofjord: A fjord in southeastern Norway extending from the Skagerrak to the area around Oslo. The city occupies the fjord’s northern end, linking its urban history and port to the sea.
Viking Age: A period of Scandinavian history, conventionally dated from the late eighth to the mid-eleventh century. Oslo emerged as a settlement during the Viking Age, before Norway became a unified kingdom.
Storting: Norway’s national parliament, which meets in Oslo. Its presence makes the city the central stage for Norway’s national legislation.
Akershus: A historic county in southeastern Norway whose territory now lies within Oslo and Viken counties. The former county’s merger into Oslo in 1948 expanded the city’s territory and population.
Bergen: Norway’s second-largest city, on the country’s southwestern coast. Bergen is a major regional center, but Oslo holds the national capital and largest-city roles.
Norway: A country in northern Europe occupying the western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. Oslo is Norway’s capital and largest city, though most of the country is rural.
Harald Hardrada: A Norwegian king who ruled from 1046 until his death in 1066. Later tradition credits Harald with founding Oslo around the middle of the eleventh century.
Government of Norway: Norway’s executive branch, led by the prime minister and based in Oslo. The capital concentrates ministries and national administration alongside parliament.
Oslo Opera House: The home of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, opened in Oslo in 2008. Its waterfront design helped make the former harbor and industrial edge a public destination.
Trondheim: A city in central Norway and the historic seat of the Norwegian archbishopric. Trondheim’s medieval religious importance contrasts with Oslo’s present-day political primacy.

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