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Slitu
Slitu is a village in the former municipality of Eidsberg, Norway, now part of the municipality of Indre Østfold. Its population (2005) is 543, of which seven people lived within the border of the neighboring former municipality of Trøgstad Trøgstad is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjønhaug. The municipality is divided into the parishes of Skjønhaug, Havnås and Båstad. The parish of ''Trygstad'' was .... now also part of the municipality of Indre Østfold. Villages in Østfold {{Østfold-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eidsberg
Eidsberg was a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality was the town of Mysen. In 2020, Eidsberg was absorbed into the Indre Østfold municipality. Eidsberg was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The town of Mysen was separated from Eidsberg to form a municipality of its own on 1 July 1920, but it was merged back into the municipality of Eidsberg on 1 January 1961. General information Name The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the old Eidsberg farm (Old Norse: ''Eiðsberg'') because the first church was built here. The first element is the genitive case of ''eið'' 'path around a waterfall' and the last element is ''berg'' 'mountain'. Prior to 1847, the name was spelled ''Edsberg''. Coat-of-arms The coat-of-arms was from modern times. It was granted on 16 March 1962. The arms show a bear, which is taken as a symbol for Arnbjørn Jonsson, who lived in Eidsberg. The b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indre Østfold (municipality)
Indre Østfold is a municipality in the region of Indre Østfold in Østfold county. The municipality was established on 1 January 2020 by a merger of the five municipalities Askim, Eidsberg, Hobøl, Spydeberg and Trøgstad. The municipality has a total population of just under 45,000, spread out over several small towns such as Askim, Mysen, Spydeberg, Skjønhaug and Tomter. This is quite unusual for Norwegian municipalities. Notable people Public service and public thinking * Haakon IV of Norway (1204 in Eidsberg – 1263), King of Norway 1217–1263 * Jacob Nicolai Wilse (1736–1801), parish priest in Spydeberg and Eidsberg * Nils Christian Frederik Hals (1758 in Eidsberg – 1838 in Trøgstad), lieutenant colonel, commanded and surrendered Fredrikstad Fortress * Olai Pedersen Wiig (1802 in Trøgstad – 1887)‚ politician, mayor of Trøgstad 1844 to 1847 * Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch (1805 in Eidsberg – 1883), zoologist and academic * Thea Foss (1857 in Eidsberg – 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trøgstad
Trøgstad is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjønhaug. The municipality is divided into the parishes of Skjønhaug, Havnås and Båstad. The parish of ''Trygstad'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The scene of the crime for the World War II-era Feldmann case is at Skrikerudtjernet in Trøgstad. General information Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Trøgstad'' farm (Old Norse: ''Þrygsstaðir'' and/or ''Þrjúgsstaðir''), since the first church was built here. The meaning of the first element is not known (maybe a male nickname) and the last element is ''staðir'' which means "homestead" or "farm". Prior to 1889, the name was written "Trygstad". Coat-of-arms The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 24 August 1979. The arms show an anvil and was chosen because Trøgstad historically was well known f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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