Mysen is the administrative center of the

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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 Jan ...

in the

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. The town is named after the old farm of Mysen ( Norse ''Mysin'', from ''*Mosvin''), since the town is built on its ground. The first element is ''mosi'' m 'bog, marsh', the last element is '' vin '' m 'meadow, pasture'.

The town's history

Between 1920 and 1961, it was a separate municipality. Mysen became an independent municipality on 1 July 1920 when it was spun off from Eidsberg. On 1 January 1961 Mysen was merged again with Eidsberg. As with many other places in Eastern Norway Mysen has grown up around a railway station, after Østfold Line's Eastern Line opened in 1882. Today the station is an end stop for most local trains on the eastern line. Therefore, Mysen is a communication center for inner Østfold, with bus routes to most of the surrounding area, also Töcksfors in Sweden. The village had 6,084 inhabitants as of 1 January 2011. During the

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. there was a

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concentration camp Internment is the imprisonment of people, commonly in large groups, without charges or intent to file charges. The term is especially used for the confinement "of enemy citizens in wartime or of terrorism suspects". Thus, while it can simply ...

at Mysen. One camp commandant was

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, who was later tried and convicted at the

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Notable people from Mysen

Jan Garbarek Jan Garbarek () (born 4 March 1947) is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist, who is also active in classical music and world music. Garbarek was born in Mysen, Østfold, southeastern Norway, the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war, Czesław ...

, musician *

Atle Næss Atle Næss (born 25 March 1949, in Mysen Mysen is the administrative center of the municipality of Eidsberg in the county of Østfold in Norway. The town is named after the old farm of Mysen ( Norse ''Mysin'', from ''*Mosvin''), since the town i ...

, author *

Eva Røine Eva Røine (born December 11, 1928) is a Norwegian psychologist and author. Røine was born in Mysen, the daughter of the dentist Thorbjørn Sverre Røine (1896–1962) and Sigrid Bergliot Lund (1894–1962). In her younger years she worked as a ...

, psychologist and author *

Brage Vastevik Brage may refer to: * Another name for Norse god Bragi * Brage (given name), a Norwegian masculine given name * Brage Prize, an annual Norwegian literary award. * IK Brage, a Swedish football club located in Borlänge * Brage oil field Brage ( ...

, gravity mountain biker

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Former municipalities of Norway Cities and towns in Norway Populated places in Østfold Eidsberg {{Østfold-geo-stub

The town's history

Notable people from Mysen

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