Skiptvet
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Skiptvet |
| idnumber | 3116 |
| image_skyline | Skiptvet kirke nordvest.jpg |
| image_caption | Skiptvet church |
| county | Østfold |
| capital | Meieribyen |
| language | Bokmål |
| demonym | Skjetving |
| coatofarms | Skiptvet komm.svg |
| munwebpage | www.skiptvet.kommune.no |
| mayor | Svein Olav Agnalt |
| mayor_party | Ap |
| mayor_as_of | 2007 |
| area_rank | 384 |
| area_total_km2 | 101 |
| area_land_km2 | 93 |
| area_water_percent | 0.03 |
| population_as_of | 2004 |
| population_rank | 251 |
| population_total | 3336 |
| populationpercent | 0.07 |
| population_density_km2 | 36 |
| population_increase | 8.7 |
| coordinates | |
| utm_zone | 32V |
| :: |
| name = Skiptvet | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | official_name = | idnumber = 3116 | image_skyline = Skiptvet kirke nordvest.jpg | image_caption = Skiptvet church | county = Østfold | district = | capital = Meieribyen | language = Bokmål | demonym = Skjetving | coatofarms = Skiptvet komm.svg | munwebpage = www.skiptvet.kommune.no | mayor = Svein Olav Agnalt | mayor_party = Ap | mayor_as_of = 2007 | area_rank = 384 | area_total_km2 = 101 | area_land_km2 = 93 | area_water_percent = 0.03 | population_as_of = 2004 | population_rank = 251 | population_total = 3336 | populationpercent = 0.07 | population_density_km2= 36 | population_increase= 8.7 | coordinates = | utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6595537 | utm_easting = 0621472 | geo_cat = adm2nd
Skiptvet is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Meieribyen. Skiptvet was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
General information
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Skiptvet farm (Old Norse: Skipþveit and/or Skygþveit) because the first church was built here. The meaning of the first element(s) is not known, and the last element is þveit 'clearing in the woods'. Prior to 1889, the name was written Skibtvet.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 27 November 1981. The arms show a silver dragon on a red background. The dragon is derived from a local legend, in which a dragon went to sleep in the local churchyard every morning. In the evening the dragon went back to the forest, where it had its lair. A tarn near the church is still called Dragehullet meaning "the dragon's pit".
::data[format=table title="'''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Skiptvet by country of origin in 2015'''{{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=English |publisher=ssb.no |accessdate=29 June 2015}}"]
| Ancestry | Number |
|---|---|
| Poland | 124 |
| Syria | 32 |
| Lithuania | 27 |
| Latvia | 27 |
| Sweden | 23 |
| :: |
Notable people
- Jens Christian Spidberg (1684 in Skiptvet - 1762) cartographer, theologian, priest and Bishop of the Diocese of Agder og Telemark
References
References
- 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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