the capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast
"Oslo, the capital and largest city of Norway situated at the head of its longest fjord, serves as the nation's primary economic hub."
A county and municipality, the capital city of Norway. Formerly called Christiania and Kristiania.
"Oslo serves as the political and cultural heart of Norway, having evolved from its former names Christiania and Kristiania into a thriving modern capital."
The name Oslo comes directly from Old Norse Ósló and likely combines a word for "god" with one meaning "meadow." While some scholars have suggested alternative meanings like "hill," the most accepted theory is that it originally referred to a meadow associated with a deity.