Eidsberg
Former municipality in Østfold, Norway
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Eidsberg was a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality was the town of Mysen. In 2020, Eidsberg was absorbed into the Indre Østfold municipality.[4][5]
Eidsberg Municipality
Eidsberg kommune | |
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Flag | |
 Østfold within Norway | |
 Eidsberg within Østfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°32′13″N 11°21′37″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Østfold |
| District | Smaalenene |
| Administrative centre | Mysen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2003) | Knut Jørgen Herland (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 236 km2 (91 sq mi) |
| • Land | 229 km2 (88 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #311 in Norway |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 10,121 |
| • Rank | #100 in Norway |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +10.5% |
| Demonym | Eidsberging[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0125[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Eidsberg was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The town of Mysen was separated from Eidsberg to form a municipality of its own on 1 July 1920, but it was merged back into the municipality of Eidsberg on 1 January 1961.
General information
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the old Eidsberg farm (Old Norse: Eiðsberg) because the first church was built here. The first element is the genitive case of eið 'path around a waterfall' and the last element is berg 'mountain'. Prior to 1847, the name was spelled Edsberg.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms was from modern times. It was granted on 16 March 1962. The arms show a bear, which is taken as a symbol for Arnbjørn Jonsson, who lived in Eidsberg. The bear is canting for Bjørn (Norwegian: bear). He was a well-known warrior during the civil war era under King Håkon Håkonsson, until his death in 1240.[6]
