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OSLO
Oslo is the capital and largest city in Norway. County and city-municipality located in the central eastern region has 607 292 inhabitants. Together with 10 nearby municipalities make up the village a coherent metropolitan area with 906,681 inhabitants. Greater Oslo has 1.5 million inhabitants.
East of Bjørvika under Ekeberg, the Old Town, in archeology circles referred to as the Pompeii because of thick cultural underground. According to archaeologists, Oslo was established with the urban structure around the year 1000 Old Town core area is northern Europe's largest medieval area of Visby, and entirely protected. During King Haakon Magnusson time was the medieval city at its greatest. Earl expanded town east of the Oslo Franciscan monastery. On the opposite side of Bjørvika brought him Akershus castle and fortress, residence, and he did Oslo to the Norwegian capital in 1314 After Norway had a common king with Denmark, the Copenhagen western and seat of government administration. The provincial city of Oslo, however, retained a remnant of the capital functions throughout the Danish period.
Oslo was the area of Norway that were worst hit by the Black Death. Then came 1400 - and 1500-years of further decline, population and economy. The Reformation led to the Oslo also lost the church as a significant workplace. After the three-day fire in 1624, certain King Christian IV, the townspeople will, that the city would be rebuilt on the opposite side of Bjørvika at Akershus Fortress. The city should be built with fireproof houses in masonry for the nobility and the wealthy, while regular citizens to build the half-timbered. The city was a city with straight streets and rectangular blocks of Renaissance ideals, and it was named Christiania after the king. The oldest Christiania is today known as Kvadraturen.
Oslo is a major international tourist and the Opera House, Holmenkollen Skicenter, Munch Museum, Akershus Fortress and Monolith are just some of the tourist attractions the city has to offer.
Nightlife with numerous bars and discos