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For the Italian municipality, see Follo, Italy. Follo is a Comune (municipality in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 80 km southeast of

Follo is one of three districts in the County of Akershus, Norway. Norway is divided into a number of traditional Districts Many districts have deep historical roots and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties is a county in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and Østfold. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional It is located between Oslo and Østfold and includes the southwestern part of the county's area east of Oslo. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden ( Västra Götaland County and Värmland) while Nearly 116 000 inhabitants are dispersed in an area of about 819 sq km. The region consists of the municipalities Frogn, Oppegård, Ski, Vestby, Ås, Nesodden, and Enebakk (the latter is sometimes counted as being in Romerike rather than Follo). Frogn is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. Frogn was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Oppegård is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. Ski is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. Ski was separated from Kråkstad July 1 1931 Vestby is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. Vestby was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt Ås is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. Ås is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Akershus with a population growth Nesodden is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. Enebakk is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. The parish of Enebak was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt Romerike is a traditional district located north-east of Oslo, in what is today south-eastern Norway.

The regional centre of Follo is Ski, which is also the largest town in the region. The municipalities of Nesodden, Oppegård, Ås, Frogn and Vestby have a coastline to the Oslo Fjord. The Oslofjord (Oslofjorden is a Bay in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the Torbjørnskjær and Færder lighthouses Many of the settlements in Follo are situated along this coastline, like Nesoddtangen, Drøbak and Son, as well as several beaches that are well frequented in the summer. Drøbak is an unincorporated city and the centre of the municipality of Frogn, in Akershus county Norway. Son is an old lading place and former municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. In the interior there are a lot of woods and farms. During the winter there are good opportunities of skiing in Østmarka and Sørmarka, and you can go skiing on artificial snow in Drøbak and at the golf courses near the farm of Østre Greverud. Marka is the name of the forested and hilly areas surrounding Oslo, Norway.

Follo is one judicial district, Follo tingrett.

A suggestion has been made to combine some or most of the existing Follo municipalities into one or two new, but many local politicians are against it.

Ås and Oppegård do not have coastline to the main Oslo Fjord, but to Bunnefjord, which is a part of the Oslo Fjord that starts at Nesoddtangen and stops at Nesset in Ås.


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