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Aremark

Not to be confused with Aramark.

Aremark is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fosby.

Aremark Municipality
Aremark kommune
Municipality
Flag of Aremark Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Aremark Municipality
Coat of arms
Østfold within Norway
Østfold within Norway
Aremark within Østfold
Aremark within Østfold
Coordinates: 59°13′23″N 11°41′44″E / 59.22306°N 11.69556°E / 59.22306; 11.69556
CountryNorway
CountyØstfold
DistrictSmaalenene
Administrative centreFosby
Government
 • Mayor (2011)Geir Aarbu (SP)
Area
 • Total319 km2 (123 sq mi)
 • Land282 km2 (109 sq mi)
 • Rank#265 in Norway
Population
 (2004)
 • Total1,424
 • Rank#376 in Norway
 • Density5/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −1.3%
DemonymAremarking[1]
Official language
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 • Norwegian formNorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3124[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Aremark was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The new municipality of Øymark was separated from Aremark on 1 July 1903.

General information

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Name

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The Norse form of the name was Aramǫrk. The first element is the genitive of the name of the lake Ari (now Aremarksjøen). (The name of the lake is probably derived from ari which means "eagle", thus "eagle lake".) The last element is mǫrk f 'woodland, borderland' (see March).

Coat-of-arms

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The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 7 November 1986. The arms show two blue-colored elk on a silver background. The elk was chosen as a symbol because of the large forests and the many animals in the area.[4]

(See also the coat-of-arms for Namsos, Namsskogan, Ringsaker and Tynset.)

Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Aremark by country of origin in 2017[5]
Ancestry Number
  Sweden 11
  Syria 7
  Germany 6

Economy

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Farming and forestry are the two top components of Aremark's economy.

Culture

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Every two years in Aremark there is a relatively large festival: Elgfestivalen (elk festival). It is held in a festivity area at Kirkeng Camping. It has been arranged every two years since September 1998. The festival begins Friday afternoon and lasts until Sunday afternoon.

Religion

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There are two chapels/churches in Aremark. Aremark church, which is located near Kirkeng(Church meadow), and Holmgil chapel in Bjørkebekk (Birch creek).

Television

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Aremark has been used in several movie titles and in television. The Norwegian movies "Folk flest bor i Kina" (Most people live in China) and "Celofan" are both filmed in the municipality. The reality show "Farmen" is filmed at Bøensæther husmannsplass close to Marker.

Sister cities

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The following cities are twinned with Aremark:[6]

Notable people

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Ole Hallesby, 1949
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    Strømsfoss kraftverk
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    Aremark kirke
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    DS Turisten
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    DS Turisten, 1925

References

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  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  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. ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 2008-12-13.
  5. ^ "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". ssb.no. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Vennskapskommunen Dzerbene i Latvia" (in Norwegian). Aremark kommune. Archived from the original on 2 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
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