Oslo - Norway aerial view RP c.1950s postcard

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Oslo - nice 1950s birds eye view
• Publisher:  Harstad, Kunstforlag
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s):  n/a
• Sent to:  n/a
• Notes & Key words:  slight wear

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Postage & Packing:

UK (incl. IOM, CI & BFPO): 99p

Europe: £1.60

Rest of world (inc. USA etc): £2.75

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NOTE: All postcards are sent in brand new stiffened envelopes which I have bought for the task. These are specially made to protect postcards and you may be able to re-use them. In addition there are other costs to sending so the above charge is not just for the stamp!

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Oslo (help·info) is the capital and largest city in Norway. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the town was largely destroyed by a fire in 1624. The Danish–Norwegian king Christian IV rebuilt the city as Christiania (later spelling Kristiania). Oslo, then an alternative name, became official again in 1925. The diocese of Oslo is one of the five original dioceses in Norway, which originated around the year 1070.

Oslo is the cultural, scientific, economic and governmental centre of Norway. The city is also a hub of Norwegian trade, banking, industry and shipping. It is also an important centre of maritime knowledge in Europe, and is home to approximately 980 companies and 8,500 employees within the maritime sector—among which are some of the world's largest shipping companies, shipbrokers and insurance brokers.

Oslo is considered a global city and ranked "Beta World City Plus" in studies performed by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network in 2008.^[1] Until recently, Oslo was also listed as the most expensive city in the world; however, partly due to a weakened Norwegian krone, it was surpassed by cities such as Tokyo, Copenhagen and Paris.^[2] In 2009, however, Oslo regained its status as the world's most expensive city.^[3][4]

It is estimated that 26%—or around 152,000—of Oslo's core population are immigrants.^[5] As of 2009, the metropolitan area of Oslo had a population of 1.4 million; of whom, 876,391^[6] lived in the contiguous conurbation. Furthermore, the city's population currently increases at a record rate of over 2% annually, making it one of the fastest growing cities in Europe.