Eidsberg
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Eidsberg |
| former | yes |
| idnumber | 0125 |
| county | Østfold |
| district | Smaalenene |
| capital | Mysen |
| demonym | Eidsberging |
| language | Bokmål |
| coatofarms | Eidsberg komm.svg |
| munwebpage | www.eidsberg.kommune.no |
| mayor | Knut Jørgen Herland |
| mayor_party | Sp |
| mayor_as_of | 2003 |
| area_rank | 311 |
| area_total_km2 | 236 |
| area_land_km2 | 229 |
| area_water_percent | 0.07 |
| population_as_of | 2004 |
| population_rank | 100 |
| population_total | 10121 |
| populationpercent | 0.22 |
| population_density_km2 | 44 |
| population_increase | 10.5 |
| coordinates | |
| utm_zone | 32V |
| :: |
| name = Eidsberg |former = yes | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | official_name = | idnumber = 0125 | image_skyline = | county = Østfold | district = Smaalenene | capital = Mysen | demonym = Eidsberging | language = Bokmål | coatofarms = Eidsberg komm.svg | munwebpage = www.eidsberg.kommune.no | mayor = Knut Jørgen Herland | mayor_party = Sp | mayor_as_of = 2003 | area_rank = 311 | area_total_km2 = 236 | area_land_km2 = 229 | area_water_percent = 0.07 | population_as_of = 2004 | population_rank = 100 | population_total = 10121 | populationpercent = 0.22 | population_density_km2 = 44 | population_increase = 10.5 | coordinates = | utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6602220 | utm_easting = 0633471 | geo_cat = adm2nd
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.
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 (). He was a well-known warrior during the civil war era under King Håkon Håkonsson, until his death in 1240.
Minorities
::data[format=table title="'''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Eidsberg by country of origin in 2017'''{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |language=en |publisher=ssb.no |access-date=24 June 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date=2 July 2015 }}"]
| Ancestry | Number |
|---|---|
| Poland | 398 |
| Iraq | 178 |
| Lithuania | 140 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 99 |
| Sweden | 81 |
| Kosovo | 65 |
| Russia | 58 |
| Somalia | 47 |
| Pakistan | 40 |
| Denmark | 36 |
| :: |
Notable people
References
References
- [https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/innenriks/fem-sammenslatte-ostfold-kommuner-har-fatt-nytt-navn/3423381672.html Five merged Østfold municipalities have been renamed (Norwegian)]
- [[:no:Indre Østfold (kommune)#cite note-1. Indre Østfold (kommune) (Norwegian)]]
- Norske Kommunevåpen. (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden".
- "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". ssb.no.
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