Editing Oppegård

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| name               = Oppegård
| native_name         =
| native_name_lang    =
| other_name          =
| official_name       =
| idnumber           = 0217
| image_skyline      = 
| county             = Akershus
| district           = [[Follo, Norway|Follo]]
| capital            = [[Kolbotn]]
| language           = [[Bokmål]]
| coatofarms         = Oppegård komm.svg
| flag               = Flag of Oppegård.svg
| demonym            = Oppegårding
| munwebpage         = www.oppegard.kommune.no
| mayor              = [[Ildri Eidem Lovaas]] 
| mayor_party        = [[Conservative Party of Norway|H]]
| mayor_as_of        = 1995
| area_rank          = 424
| area_total_km2      = 37
| area_land_km2       = 34
| area_water_percent  = 0.01
| population_as_of   = 2008
| population_rank    = 37
| population_total   = 23964
| populationpercent  = 0.51
| population_density_km2= 681
| population_increase= 8.0
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| utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6629669 | utm_easting = 0600479 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Oppegård''' is an area in [[Nordre Follo]], Akershus, Norway. Oppegård was a [[Municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in the [[Counties of Norway|county]] [[Akershus]].

It is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]] of [[Follo, Norway|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 {{convert|37|km²|mi2|1}}, hence it was the smallest municipality in Akershus by area.

On 1 January 2020, Oppegård municipality was merged with [[Ski, Norway|Ski]] into the new [[Nordre Follo]] municipality.

Within Oppegård, there is an [[eponymous]] village.

==Name==
The municipality (originally the [[parish]]) is named after the old ''Oppegård'' farm ([[Old Norse]]: ''Uppigarðr''), since the first church was built here. The first element is ''uppi'' which means "upper" and the last element is ''garðr'' which means "[[farm]]". (The farm is probably a part of an older and bigger farm.)

==Coat-of-arms==
The [[Coat of arms|coat-of-arms]] were granted on 6 August 1976.  The arms show 17 gold triangles on a black background.  The 17 [[triangle]]s symbolize 17 [[tree]]s, which again symbolize the 17 old farms in the municipality. Most of the farms lie in an area called Svartskog ('black [[forest]]'), so the arms are [[canting arms]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|date=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/o/oppegard.htm|access-date=2008-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oppegard.kommune.no/Oppegaard/eSite.nsf/pub/RBFR5Q4HXK?Open|title=Kommunevåpenet|publisher=Oppegård kommune|access-date=2008-12-20|language=no|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306020546/http://www.oppegard.kommune.no/Oppegaard/eSite.nsf/pub/RBFR5Q4HXK?Open|archive-date=2008-03-06}}</ref>

{| style="float: center;" class="wikitable"
|+ '''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Oppegård by country of origin in 2017'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |title= Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population|language=en |publisher=ssb.no |access-date=25 June 2017}}</ref>
 
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! style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry
! style="background:#efefef;"|Number
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||433
|-
| {{flag|Pakistan}}||355
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||340
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}||169
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}}||159
|-
| {{flag|Germany}}||149
|-
| {{flag|Iran}}||133
|-
| {{flag|Vietnam}}||128
|-
| {{flag|Iraq}}||118
|-
| {{flag|UK}}||111
|}

== History ==
Oppegård has been populated since the end of the last [[ice age]]. Archeological remains of [[hunter-gatherer]] societies dating back to 5000–6000 [[Common Era|BCE]] have been found, as well as the remains of agricultural settlements from 1000 to 2000 BCE. The main southern roads connecting [[Oslo]] to [[Sweden]] and [[Denmark]] have passed through Oppegård since the [[Iron Age]].

19 farms from the [[Middle Ages]], have been counted.<ref>[http://www.oppegard-historielag.org/?kid=180&sid=219 Middelaldergårdene]. Oppegard-historielag.org. Retrieved 2 September 2022. "Bålerud 
... Dal 
... Ekornrud 
... Vestre Greverud gård 
... Østre  Greverud ([[Greifarrud]])
... Grønmo  
... Hvitebjørn gård
... [[Kullebunden]]
... Kurud 
... Li gård
... Oppegård Søndre
... Oppegård Vestre
... Oppegård Østre
... Ormerud ... Sjødal ... Sætre ... [[Vassbonn]] ... [[Fløysbonn]] ... .  Gården regnes som en av to urgårder i vårt område. ... . Den andre urgården var [[Fåle]]"</ref>

The former municipality was created from the eastern part of the municipality of [[Nesodden]] in 1915. At the time, the population of Oppegård was only 600. The 1960s and 1970s saw a population boom, as larger housing projects established the Oppegård villages as suburbs of Oslo. The commercial centres along the main [[rail transport|railroad]] axis is examples of the [[Functionalism (architecture)|functionalist]] [[architecture]] characteristic of that period of [[urbanization]] in [[Scandinavia]].

Arctic explorer [[Roald Amundsen]] lived in Svartskog and his house is now a museum, administered by the municipality. Svartskog is also home to a medieval stone church, and is likely the oldest settlement in Oppegård.

==Politics==
Since 1968, coinciding with the population boom, the [[Conservative Party of Norway]] ''(Høyre)'' has held either a [[majority]] or [[plurality (voting)|plurality]] of representatives in the [[municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]]. Several leading politicians for Høyre began their political careers as [[mayor]]s of Oppegård, including [[Rolf Presthus]] (mayor from 1968 to 1970, Conservative Party Leader and [[Minister of Finance (Norway)|Minister of Finance]]) and [[Jan Petersen]] (mayor from 1975 to 1981, Conservative Party Leader and [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Norway)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]]). Oppegård is demographically an urban middle class area, demographically similar to [[Bærum]] and [[Asker]] and a traditional stronghold for Høyre.

Former [[List of heads of government of Norway|Prime Minister]] and leader of the [[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|Christian Democratic Party]] [[Kjell Magne Bondevik]] lives in Oppegård.

'''Party representation in the Council 2007-2011'''

''Conservatives'': 15
''Labour'': 7
''Progress Party'': 4
''Liberal Party'': 2
''Socialist Left'': 2
''Christian People's Party'': 1
<!--The Mayor is Thomas Sjøvold from the Conservatives. They govern with support from the Christian People's Party.-->

==Geography==
Oppegård is located at the eastern coast of [[Bunnefjorden]] (originally called "Foli", like the Årungen lake to the south), which is an  arm of [[Oslofjord]]. It includes the villages [[Oppegård (village)|Oppegård]], Svartskog, and Kolbotn. The landscape is dominated by a vast part of the north–south oriented lake Gjersjøen, which roughly divides the district into western and eastern sections. The lake Kolbotnvannet is located here as well. The undeveloped areas are largely covered by forest.

Oppegård is a largely residential [[suburb]] of Oslo, but also a business hub.  It hosts the Norwegian headquarters of several larger corporations (including [[Eastman Kodak|Kodak]] and [[IBM]]) within its borders. [[Tax revenue]]s from large corporations made Oppegård one of Norway's richest municipalities in the 1980s and 1990s. These revenues, and the wealth they brought, were lost in the 2000s when [[corporation]]s were made to pay taxes directly to the national government, rather than the local government.

Commuter trains connect Oppegård to Oslo, and makes the neighbourhoods close to the train stations (Rosenholm, Kolbotn, Solbråtan, Myrvoll, Greverud, and Oppegård) popular residential areas.

== Notable people ==
[[File:Sylvi Graham (2017-03-11 bilde02).jpg|140px|thumb|Sylvi Graham, 2017]]
[[File:Haddy N'jie (Eurovision Song Contest 2010) 2.jpg|140px|thumb|Haddy N'jie, 2010]]
* [[Jørgen Stubberud]] (1883 in Svartskog – 1980) polar explorer on the [[Amundsen's South Pole expedition]], 1910 and 1912
* [[Liv Nergaard]] (1924 in Oppegård – 2016) a painter, textile artist, and sculptor
* [[Eva Bergh]] (1926 in Kolbotn – 2013) a Norwegian actress <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0074555/   IMDb Database] retrieved 09 March 2021</ref>
* [[Tore Linné Eriksen]] (born 1945 in Kolbotn) a historian, focusing on Southern Africa
* [[Jan Petersen]] (born 1946) politician, Mayor of Oppegård, 1975 to 1981
* [[Sylvi Graham]] (born 1951) a Norwegian politician, Mayor of Oppegård 1995 to 2004
* [[Lisa Aisato]] (born 1981 in Kolbotn) a visual artist, illustrator and author of picture books
* [[Iman Meskini]] (born 1997 in Langhus) a Norwegian actress <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8175494/   IMDb Database] retrieved 09 March 2021</ref>

=== Musicians ===
* [[Radka Toneff]] (d. 1982), jazz singer, grew up in Kolbotn
* [[Eivind Aarset]] (born 1961 in Kolbotn) a Norwegian jazz guitarist
* Øyvind Sauvik (born 1976) stage name ''[[Vinni]]'', a musician and hip hop artist, works in Kolbotn
* [[Haddy N'jie]] (born 1979 in Kolbotn) a singer, songwriter, writer and journalist
* [[Siri Wålberg]] (born 1980 in Oppegård) a Norwegian pop singer / songwriter 
* [[Eivind Lønning]] (born 1983 in Kolbotn) a jazz trumpeter
* Joakim With Steen (born 1989 in Kolbotn) stage name ''[[Jowst]]'', a music producer and songwriter
*Gylve Fenris Nagell, known as [[Fenriz]] (Born 1971 in Kolbotn), drummer for [[Darkthrone]]
*Ted Skjellum, known as [[Nocturno Culto]] (Born 1972 in Kolbotn), vocalist for [[Darkthrone]]

==Sister cities==
The following cities are [[town twinning|twinned]] with Oppegård:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oppegard.kommune.no/Oppegaard/eSite.nsf/pub/MFNN5JBAUS?Open|title=Vennskapskommuner|publisher=Oppegård kommune|access-date=2008-12-20|language=no|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306020339/http://www.oppegard.kommune.no/Oppegaard/eSite.nsf/pub/MFNN5JBAUS?Open|archive-date=2008-03-06}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|DEN}} - [[Hvidovre Municipality|Hvidovre]], [[Region Hovedstaden]], [[Denmark]]
* {{flagicon|Lithuania}} - [[Širvintos]], [[Vilnius County]], [[Lithuania]]
* {{flagicon|SWE}} - [[Sollentuna Municipality|Sollentuna]], [[Stockholm County]], [[Sweden]]
* {{flagicon|FIN}} - [[Tuusula]], [[Uusimaa]], [[Finland]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Oppegård}}
{{wiktionary|Oppegård}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930235601/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0217 Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]]
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Akershus}}

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