Akershus

Akershus is a county in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo, and Ostfold; it additionally has a quick border with Sweden. Akershus, with a little over 614,000 inhabitants, is the second most populated county by means of population after Oslo. The county is known as after Akershus Fortress. The county management is in Oslo, which isn't always a part of the county according to se. Akershus have become a fief within the 16th century, after which additionally protected the modern counties of Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, and Oslo, in addition to the municipalities of Askim, Eidsberg, and Trogstad inside the county of Ostfold.

In 1662, Akershus became an Amt, and in 1685, Buskerud become separated from Akershus and have become an Amt of its own. In 1768, Hedmark and Oppland have been also separated from Akershus to become Oplandenes Amt and Askim, Eidsberg, and Trogstad were transferred to Ostfold. In 1842, the metropolis of Christiania Oslo becomes made a separate Amt, as well. The county has two essential hospitals, Akershus University Hospital and Sykehuset Asker og Baerum.