Akershus
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Akershus is a historical county in southeastern Norway that encompassed areas around the capital Oslo and played a key role in the region’s administrative and military history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akershus len | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former county of Norway
ⓘ
historical county ⓘ |
| administrativeFunction | county-level administration for municipalities around Oslo ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Buskerud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hedmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Oppland NERFINISHED ⓘ Oslofjord NERFINISHED ⓘ Østfold ⓘ |
| borders | Oslo ⓘ |
| capital | Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Asker
ⓘ
Bærum ⓘ Follo region ⓘ Lillestrøm ⓘ Lørenskog NERFINISHED ⓘ Nesodden ⓘ Follo region ⓘ
surface form:
Romerike region
|
| containsTransportHub | Oslo Airport, Gardermoen ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| dateOfEstablishment | 1580s ⓘ |
| existedAsCountyUntil | 2019 ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Akershus Fortress ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Oslofjord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalBuilding | Akershus Fortress ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
administrative centre around Oslo
ⓘ
key military region in southeastern Norway ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central role in the governance of Eastern Norway
ⓘ
important base for Norwegian armed forces ⓘ |
| language |
Norwegian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian
|
| locatedIn |
Eastern Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Viken county ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | defence of Oslo and Oslofjord approaches ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Akershus Fortress ⓘ |
| officialName | Akershus fylke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingdom of Norway ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Akershus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Akershus len
|
| regionCodeType | fylke ⓘ |
| surrounded | Oslo ⓘ |
| survivedAs | historical and cultural region after county reform ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civil administration
ⓘ
judicial administration ⓘ military administration ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Oppland
this entity surface form:
Akershus len