Oppegård
Municipality in Akershus, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oppegård is an area in Nordre Follo, Akershus, Norway. Oppegård was a municipality in the county Akershus.
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Oppegård Municipality
Oppegård kommune | |
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Coordinates: 59°47′33″N 10°47′25″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Akershus |
District | Follo |
Administrative centre | Kolbotn |
Government | |
• Mayor (1995) | Ildri Eidem Lovaas (H) |
Area | |
• Total | 37 km2 (14 sq mi) |
• Land | 34 km2 (13 sq mi) |
• Rank | #424 in Norway |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 23,964 |
• Rank | #37 in Norway |
• Density | 681/km2 (1,760/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +8% |
Demonym | Oppegårding[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0217[3] |
Website | Official website |
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It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kolbotn. The municipality of Oppegård was separated from the municipality of Nesodden on 1 July 1915. Oppegård municipality had an area of 37 square kilometres (14.3 sq mi), hence it was the smallest municipality in Akershus by area.
On 1 January 2020, Oppegård municipality was merged with Ski into the new Nordre Follo municipality.
Within Oppegård, there is an eponymous village.