Indre Østfold Municipality
Municipality in Østfold, Norway
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Indre Østfold is a municipality in the region of Indre Østfold in Østfold county. The municipality was established on 1 January 2020 by a merger of the five municipalities Askim, Eidsberg, Hobøl, Spydeberg and Trøgstad.[5][6][circular reference] The municipality has a total population of just under 45,000, spread out over several small towns such as Askim, Mysen, Spydeberg, Skjønhaug and Tomter. This is quite unusual for Norwegian municipalities.[citation needed]
Indre Østfold Municipality
Indre Østfold kommune | |
|---|---|
 Østfold within Norway | |
 Indre Østfold within Østfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°34′56″N 11°10′13″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Østfold |
| District | Indre Østfold |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Saxe Frøshaug (Senterpartiet) |
| Area | |
• Total | 791.93 km2 (305.77 sq mi) |
| • Land | 755.38 km2 (291.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 45,201[1] |
| • Rank | #23 in Norway |
| • Density | 59.839/km2 (154.98/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Indre Østfolding[2] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3118[4] |
| Website | Official website |
Notable people
Public service and public thinking
- Haakon IV of Norway (1204 in Eidsberg – 1263), King of Norway 1217–1263[7]
- Jacob Nicolai Wilse (1736–1801), parish priest in Spydeberg and Eidsberg
- Nils Christian Frederik Hals (1758 in Eidsberg – 1838 in Trøgstad), lieutenant colonel, commanded and surrendered Fredrikstad Fortress
- Olai Pedersen Wiig (1802 in Trøgstad – 1887)‚ politician, mayor of Trøgstad 1844 to 1847
- Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch (1805 in Eidsberg – 1883), zoologist and academic
- Thea Foss (1857 in Eidsberg – 1927), founded Foss Maritime, the real-life inspiration for Tugboat Annie
- Emma Hjorth (1858 in Hobøl – 1921), founder of the Emma Hjorth Home, the country's first large institution for people with intellectual disabilities
- Nordal Wille (1858 in Hobøl – 1924), botanist
- Adam Hiorth (1879 in Spydeberg – 1961), barrister and playwright
- Olga Bjoner (1887 in Askim – 1969), journalist and Nazi politician
- Jørgen Adolf Lier (1906–1994), politician, mayor of Askim several times
- Anton Skulberg (1921–2012), scientist and politician, mayor of Spydeberg 1963–1967
- Dagfinn Føllesdal (born 1932 in Askim), Norwegian-American philosopher
- Oddbjørn Engvold (born 1938 in Askim), astronomer
- Erik Mollatt (born 1941), businessperson, lives in Hobøl
The arts
- Enevold Thømt (1878 in Askim – 1958), decorative painter inspired by Norwegian folk art
- Kirsten Sørlie (1926 in Askim – 2013), actress and stage director[8]
- Vidar Sandem (born 1947 in Trøgstad), actor, playwright and theatre director[9]
- Jan Garbarek (born 1947 in Mysen), jazz saxophonist
- Cecilie Løveid (born 1951 in Mysen), novelist, poet, playwright and writer of children's books
- Rune Rudberg (born 1961 in Trøgstad), singer of dansband music
- Lene Alexandra (born 1981 in Trøgstad), singer, TV personality and model[10]
- Jon Audun Baar (born 1986 in Tomter, Hobøl), jazz drummer.
Sport
- Brothers Henning Solberg (born 1973) and Petter Solberg (born 1974), former professional rallycross drivers, born in Askim and grew up in Spydeberg
- Jens Kristian Skogmo (born 1987 in Askim), footballer with 285 club caps
- Vibeke Skofterud (born 1980 in Askim), Olympic Gold medallist in cross-country skiing
