Torsnes

Coordinates: 59°31′N 5°49′E / 59.517°N 5.817°E / 59.517; 5.817
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Leifbk (talk | contribs) at 20:57, 13 December 2018 (Corrected author's name and url to Dag Juvkam's publication). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Torsnes is a former municipality in Østfold county, Norway. It is the site of Torsnes Church (Torsnes kirke).[1][2]

Torsnes Church

History

Torsnes was created by a split from Borge on 1 January 1910. At that time Torsnes had a population of 1,538. On 1 January 1964, Gansrød and Ulfeng, with 30 inhabitants, were incorporated into Fredrikstad while the rest of Torsnes, with 1,274 inhabitants, was reunited with Borge. On 1 January 1994, Borge was incorporated into Fredrikstad.

Etymology

The Old Norse form of the name was Þórsnes, meaning " Thor's headland". The neighbouring island has the name Ullerøy, from the name of the god Ullr. An old farm in the parish, close to the church site, has the name Tose or Thorsø. This is derived from Old Norse Þórshof, a compound of Þórr (Thor) and hof, meaning "Thor's temple".

References

  1. ^ Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie. "Torsnes (Holm) kirke". Norges Kirker. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Dag Juvkam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


59°31′N 5°49′E / 59.517°N 5.817°E / 59.517; 5.817

Stub icon

This Østfold location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Torsnes&oldid=873571213"