Oslo is the capital and the most populous city in Norway. Oslo constitutes both a county and a municipality. Founded around 1000 AD, and established as a "kaupstad" or trading place in 1048 by King Harald III, the city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 and with Sweden from 1814 to 1905 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, the city was moved closer to Akershus Castle during the reign of King Christian IV and renamed Christiania in his honour. It was established as a municipality (formannskapsdistrikt) on 1 January 1838. Following a spelling reform, it was known as Kristiania from 1877 to 1925, when its original Norwegian name was restored. Music: Smooth Cafe by K. Sparks is licensed under a Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 International License. Click here to share this on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1ddTLDL Click here to Tweet this video: http://ctt.ec/gda4b Youtube ➞ http://www.youtube.com/CitiesOfTheRealWorld Facebook ➞ http://www.facebook.com/CitiesOfTheRealWorld Twitter ➞ http://twitter.com/TheWorldCities Instagram ➞ http://instagram.com/citiesoftherealworld/ LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS BELOW!! HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE VIDEO ¸¸.•*¨*•*´¨) ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Thank you for watching!