Mysen
Mysen is the administrative center of the municipality of Eidsberg in the county of Østfold in Norway.
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. Mysen has grown up around a railway station after the Østfold Railway Eastern Line (Østfoldbanens Østre linje) opened in 1882. The village had 6,084 inhabitants as of 1 January 2011.
The name
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'.
Notable people from Mysen
- Jan Garbarek, musician
- Atle Naess, author
59°33′N 11°20′E / 59.550°N 11.333°E