Oslo

Oslo ( or ) is a coonty an municipality, as well as the caipital an lairgest ceety in Norawa. 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 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.

Internaitional relations

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

References

Category:1040s establishments
Category:Populatit places established in the 11t century
Category:Caipitals in Europe
Category:Ceeties an touns in Norawa
Category:Coonties o Norawa
Category:Host ceeties o the Winter Olympic Gemmes

Category:Populatit coastal places in Norawa
Category:Port ceeties an touns in Norawa
Category:Port ceeties an touns o the North Sea
Category:Viking Age populatit places