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Garder

Coordinates: 59°34′52″N 10°48′34″E / 59.58111°N 10.80944°E / 59.58111; 10.80944
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Garder
Village
Garder is located in Akershus
Garder
Garder
Location in Akershus
Coordinates: 59°34′52″N 10°48′34″E / 59.58111°N 10.80944°E / 59.58111; 10.80944
CountryNorway
RegionØstlandet
CountyAkershus
MunicipalityVestby
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Garder is a parish and village in Vestby municipality, Akershus county, Norway.

The name

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The parish is named after the old farm Garder (Norse Garðar), since the first church was built there. The name is the plural of garðr 'fence; farm'.