Indre Østfold (municipality)

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
Coat of arms of Indre Østfold Municipality
Østfold within Norway
Østfold within Norway
Indre Østfold within Østfold
Indre Østfold within Østfold
Coordinates: 59°34′56″N 11°10′13″E / 59.58222°N 11.17028°E / 59.58222; 11.17028
CountryNorway
CountyØstfold
DistrictIndre Østfold
Government
 • MayorSaxe Frøshaug (Senterpartiet)
Area
 • Total791.93 km2 (305.77 sq mi)
 • Land755.38 km2 (291.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total45,201[1]
 • Rank#23 in Norway
DemonymIndre Østfolding[2]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3118[4]
WebsiteOfficial website

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References

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