Aremark is a

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. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of

Fosby Fosby is the administrative centre of Aremark, 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 P ...

. Aremark was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see

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). The new municipality of

Øymark Øymark is a former municipality now located in Marker municipality in Østfold county, Norway. Øymark was originally a part of Aremark formannskapsdistrikt () is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally ena ...

was separated from Aremark on 1 July 1903.

General information

Name

The Norse form of the name was ''Aramǫrk''. The first element is the

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of the name of the lake ''Ari'' (now Aremarksjøen). (The name of the lake is probably derived from ''ari'' which means "

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", thus "eagle lake".) The last element is ''mǫrk'' f 'woodland, borderland' (see

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Coat-of-arms

The

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is from modern times. They were granted on 7 November 1986. The arms show two blue-colored

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on a silver background. The elk was chosen as a symbol because of the large

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s and the many animals in the area. (See also the coat-of-arms for

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and

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Economy

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and

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are the two top components of Aremark's economy.

Culture

Every two years in Aremark there is a relatively large festival: ''Elgfestivalen'' (

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). It is held in a festivity area at Kirkeng Camping. It has been arranged every two years since September 1998. The festival begins Friday afternoon and lasts until Sunday afternoon.

Religion

There are two chapels/churches in Aremark. Aremark church, which is located near Kirkeng(Church meadow), and Holmgil chapel in Bjørkebekk (Birch creek).

Television

Aremark has been used in several movie titles and in

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. The Norwegian movies ''"Folk flest bor i Kina"'' (Most people live in China) and ''"Celofan"'' are both filmed in the municipality. The reality show ''"Farmen"'' is filmed at ''Bøensæther husmannsplass'' close to Marker.

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Aremark: * - Dzērbene,

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Notable people

* Hieronymus Heyerdahl (1773 in Aremark – 1847) a Norwegian minister and politician *

Ludvig Ludvigsen Daae Ludvig Ludvigsen Daae (7 December 1834 – 17 March 1910) was a Norwegian historian and author. He was a professor at the University of Oslo for more than thirty years. Biography He was born in Aremark in Østfold and died in Kristiania (now Oslo) ...

(1834 in Aremark – 1910) a Norwegian historian, author and professor *

Kristofer Randers Ole Kristofer Randers (1 April 1851 – 15 March 1917) was a Norwegian poet and theatre critic. He made his literary debut in 1879 with the poetry collection ''Med Lyre og Lanse''. His travel guide book on Sunnmøre, ''Søndmøre. Reisehaandbog ...

(1851 in Aremark – 1917) a Norwegian poet and theatre critic *

Ole Hallesby Ole Kristian Hallesby (5 August 1879 – 22 November 1961) was a conservative, Norwegian Lutheran theologian, author and educator. Biography Ole Kristian Hallesby was born in Aremark, in Østfold, Norway. Hallesby grew up as the sixth of eight s ...

(1879 in Aremark – 1961) a conservative Lutheran theologian and author * Ole Svendsen Iglerød (1784 in Aremark – 1872) a Norwegian soldier, farmer and politician *

Eyolf Soot Eyolf Soot (24 April 1859 – 30 August 1928) was a Norwegian painter. Biography Eyolf Soot was born in Aremark in Østfold, Norway. He was the grandson of engineer and canal builder, Engebret Soot. Large parts of childhood were spent ...

(1859 in Aremark – 1928) a Norwegian painter * Olaf Johannessen (1886 in Aremark – 1943) a Norwegian rifle shooter, twice team silver medallist and team bronze medallist at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

* Ruth Vatvedt Fjeld (born 1948 in Aremark) a Norwegian linguist and academic

Gallery

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References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

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Municipal website
{{Authority control Municipalities of Østfold Municipalities of Viken (county) Populated places established in 1838 1838 establishments in Norway