Indre Østfold (municipality)

Indre Østfold is a municipality in the region of Indre Østfold in Viken county . The municipality was established on January 1, 2020, by a merger of the five municipalities Askim , Eidsberg , Hobøl , Spydeberg and Trøgstad.^[4]^[5]^{[circular reference]} The municipality has a total population of just under 45,000, Wich is 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 kommune
Municipality
Coat of arms Viken within Norway
Indre Østfold within Viken
Coordinates: 59°34′56″N 11°10′13″E / 59.58222°N 11.17028°E / 59.58222; 11.17028Coordinates: 59°34′56″N 11°10′13″E / 59.58222°N 11.17028°E / 59.58222; 11.17028
Country	Norway
County	Viken
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
Demonym	indre østfolding^[2]
Official language ^[3]
• Norwegian form	Bokmål
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-3014
Website	Official website
Data from Statistics Norway

Notable people

Haakon IV of Norway (1204 in Eidsberg – 1263) King of Norway 1217 to 1263 ^[6]
Jacob Nicolai Wilse (1736–1801) a parish priest in Spydeberg and Eidsberg
Nils Christian Frederik Hals (1758 in Eidsberg – 1838 in Trøgstad) a lieutenant colonel, commanded and surrendered Fredrikstad Fortress
Olai Pedersen Wiig (1802 in Trøgstad - 1887) a Norwegian politician, Mayor of Trøgstad 1844 to 1847
Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch (1805 in Eidsberg – 1883) a Norwegian zoologist and academic
Thea Foss (1857 in Eidsberg – 1927) founded Foss Maritime, the real-life person for Tugboat Annie
Nordal Wille (1858 in Hobøl – 1924) a Norwegian botanist
Adam Hiorth (1879 in Spydeberg – 1961) a Norwegian barrister and playwright
Olga Bjoner (1887 in Askim – 1969) a Norwegian journalist and Nazi politician
Jørgen Adolf Lier (1906–1994) a Norwegian politician, Mayor of Askim several times
Anton Skulberg (1921–2012) a scientist and politician, Mayor of Spydeberg 1963–1967
Dagfinn Føllesdal (born 1932 in Askim) a Norwegian-American philosopher
Oddbjørn Engvold (born 1938 in Askim) a Norwegian astronomer
Erik Mollatt (born 1941) a Norwegian millionaire businessperson, lives in Hobøl

Enevold Thømt (1878 in Askim – 1958) a decorative painter inspired by Norwegian folk art
Kirsten Sørlie (1926 in Askim – 2013) a Norwegian actress and stage director ^[7]
Vidar Sandem (born 1947 in Trøgstad) a Norwegian actor, playwright and theatre director ^[8]
Jan Garbarek (born 1947 in Mysen) a Norwegian jazz saxophonist
Cecilie Løveid (born 1951 in Mysen) a novelist, poet, playwright and writer of children's books
Rune Rudberg (born 1961 in Trøgstad) a Norwegian singer of dansband music
Lene Alexandra (born 1981 in Trøgstad) a Norwegian singer, TV personality and model ^[9]
Jon Audun Baar (born 1986 in Tomter, Hobøl) a Norwegian jazz drummer.

brothers Henning Solberg (born 1973) & Petter Solberg (born 1974) former professional rallycross drivers, born in Askim and grew up in Spydeberg
Jens Kristian Skogmo (born 1987 in Askim) a Norwegian footballer with 285 club caps
Vibeke Skofterud (born 1980 in Askim Olympic Gold medallist in cross-country skiing

^ SSB (Norwegian) retrieved 12 January 2021
^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
^ Five merged Østfold municipalities have been renamed (Norwegian)
^ Indre Østfold (kommune) (Norwegian)
^ "Haakon" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 780.
^ IMDb Database retrieved 22 December 2020
^ IMDb Database retrieved 21 December 2020
^ IMDb Database retrieved 21 December 2020

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