Skjeberg is a district of
Sarpsborg,
Østfold County,
Norway. Skjeberg was formerly a municipality in
Østfold County. The last administrative centre was at
Borgenhaugen
Borgenhaugen is a borough in the city of Sarpsborg, Norway, located east of the city centre. Before 1992, Borgenhaugen was a part of Skjeberg municipality. The old Skjeberg council hall (''rådhus'') is located here Local placenames
* Surfellingen
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. As of 2018, Skjeberg has a population of 1,397.
The parish of Skjeberg was established as a municipality on January 1, 1838 (see
formannskapsdistrikt
() is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January ...
). The property, Hagelund, with 8 inhabitants was moved to the
Halden municipality on January 1, 1968. The rural municipality of Skjeberg was (together with
Tune and
Varteig
Varteig is a village in Sarpsborg and a former municipality in Østfold County, Norway.
Summary
Varteig is located north of the city of Sarpsborg and east of the Glomma river. Varteig was part of the Tune municipality until 1861. It was designat ...
) merged with the city of
Sarpsborg January 1, 1992. Prior to the merger, Skjeberg had a population of 14,295.
Skjeberg Church
Skjeberg Church (''Skjeberg Kirke'') is located in what was until 1992, Skjeberg municipality, and now part of the municipality of Sarpsborg. The church is located approximately 7 km southeast of Sarpsborg and is the center of the parish of Skjeberg. The medieval church dates to the 1100s and was enlarged during the 1400s. Skjeberg church is built of stone in Romanesque style, but has a Gothic entrance hall. In the middle of the 17th century, the church received an octagonal rooftop. The oak pulpit is from 1623. The altar dates from approx. 1760.
The name
The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the old farm of Skjeberg (
Old Norse: ''*Skjalfberg''), since the first church was built there. The first element is (probably) ''skjalf'' f 'shelf'; the last element is ''berg'' n 'rocky hill, mountain'.
Notable people
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Gunnar Skar (1923–2012), actor and theater director
References
Villages in Østfold
Former municipalities of Norway
Sarpsborg
Populated places established in 1838
1838 establishments in Norway
Populated places disestablished in 1992
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