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Askim
Askim () is a town and a former municipality in (from January 1, 2020) Indre Østfold municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway. The administrative centre of the Askim municipality was the town of Askim. Askim was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Askim is the largest population centre in the Indre Østfold region, with 15,315 inhabitants as of 2012, and serves as a regional center for nine municipalities in the Indre Østfold region. It lies next to the longest river in Norway, Glomma, which forms the border with the former Spydeberg municipality to the north and west, and Skiptvet municipality to the south. Askim also borders to the former Trøgstad municipality to the northeast and the former Eidsberg municipality to the southeast. Askim produces large amounts of hydroelectricity at three dams / hydroelectric power plants in the river Glomma. From upstream to downstream: Solbergfoss, Kykkelsrud, then Vamma. There w ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |