Varteig is a village in
Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg ( or ), historically Borg, is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg.
Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neigh ...
and a former municipality in
Ăstfold
Ăstfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (VĂ€stra Götaland County and VĂ€rmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side o ...
County, Norway.
Summary
Varteig is located north of the city of Sarpsborg and east of the
Glomma
The Glomma, or GlÄma, is Norway's longest and most voluminous river. With a total length of , it has a drainage basin that covers fully 13% of Norway's surface area, all in the southern part of the country.
Geography
At its fullest length, the ...
river. Varteig was part of the Tune municipality until 1861. It was designated to be a municipality by a split from
Tune in 1861. At that time Varteig had a population of 1,405. On 1 January 1992 a small part of the district Furuholmen, with 12 inhabitants, was moved to
Rakkestad
Rakkestad is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rakkestad. It is divided into the parishes of Rakkestad, Degernes, and Os. The municipality is the county's second largest b ...
municipality. The rest of Varteig was incorporated into
Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg ( or ), historically Borg, is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg.
Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neigh ...
along with Tune and
Skjeberg
Skjeberg is a district of Sarpsborg, Ăstfold County, Norway. Skjeberg was formerly a municipality in Ăstfold County. The last administrative centre was at Borgenhaugen. As of 2018, Skjeberg has a population of 1,397.
The parish of Skjeberg ...
.
Varteig is probably best known as the home place of
Inga of Varteig
Inga Olafsdatter of Varteig (''Inga Olafsdatter fra Varteig'') (Varteig, Ăstfold, 1183 or 1185 – 1234 or 1235) was the mistress of King Haakon III of Norway and the mother of King Haakon IV of Norway.
Biography
Inga, from Varteig in Ăstf ...
(born about 1185, died 1234), mother of
HĂ„kon HĂ„konson
Haakon IV Haakonsson ( â 16 December 1263; Old Norse: ''HĂĄkon HĂĄkonarson'' ; Norwegian: ''HĂ„kon HĂ„konsson''), sometimes called Haakon the Old in contrast to his namesake son, was King of Norway from 1217 to 1263. His reign lasted for 46 y ...
, king of Norway from 1217 to 1263.
Toponymy
The municipality (originally parish) is named after the farm of Varteig (
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...
''Varteigr''). Varteig Church (''Varteig kirke'') was first built on its ground. The meaning of the first element is unknown, the last element is ''teigr'' m 'strip of field'.
References
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Populated places established in 1861
Populated places disestablished in 1992
Former municipalities of Norway
Villages in Ăstfold
Sarpsborg
1861 establishments in Norway
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