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Indre Østfold (municipality)

Coordinates: 59°34′56″N 11°10′13″E / 59.58222°N 11.17028°E / 59.58222; 11.17028
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Indre Østfold Municipality
Indre Østfold kommune
Coat of arms of Indre Østfold Municipality
Viken within Norway
Viken within Norway
Indre Østfold within Viken
Indre Østfold within Viken
Coordinates: 59°34′56″N 11°10′13″E / 59.58222°N 11.17028°E / 59.58222; 11.17028
CountryNorway
CountyViken
Area
 • Total
791.93 km2 (305.77 sq mi)
 • Land755.38 km2 (291.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
44,320[1]
 • Rank#23 in Norway
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3014[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Indre Østfold is a municipality in the region of Indre Østfold in Viken county . The municipality was established on January 1, 2020 by a merger of the five municipalities Askim , Eidsberg , Hobøl , Spydeberg and Trøgstad.[4][5][circular reference] The municipality has a total population of just under 45,000 inhabitants.[citation needed]

Notable people

Jacob Nicolai Wilse
Kirsten Sørlie, 1956
Henning Solberg, 2008
Petter Solberg, 2017

Public service & public thinking

The Arts

  • Enevold Thømt (1878 in Askim – 1958) a decorative painter inspired by Norwegian folk art
  • Kirsten Sørlie (1926 in Askim – 2013) a Norwegian actress and stage director [7]
  • Vidar Sandem (born 1947 in Trøgstad) a Norwegian actor, playwright and theatre director [8]
  • Jan Garbarek (born 1947 in Mysen) a Norwegian jazz saxophonist
  • Cecilie Løveid (born 1951 in Mysen) a novelist, poet, playwright and writer of children's books
  • Rune Rudberg (born 1961 in Trøgstad) a Norwegian singer of dansband music
  • Lene Alexandra (born 1981 in Trøgstad) a Norwegian singer, TV personality and model [9]
  • Jon Audun Baar (born 1986 in Tomter, Hobøl) a Norwegian jazz drummer.

Sport

References

  1. ^ SSB (Norwegian) retrieved 12 January 2021
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Five merged Østfold municipalities have been renamed (Norwegian)
  5. ^ Indre Østfold (kommune) (Norwegian)
  6. ^ "Haakon" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 780.
  7. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 22 December 2020
  8. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 21 December 2020
  9. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 21 December 2020