Eidsberg
Former municipality in Østfold, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[4][5]
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Eidsberg Municipality
Eidsberg kommune | |
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Coordinates: 59°32′13″N 11°21′37″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Østfold |
District | Smaalenene |
Administrative centre | Mysen |
Government | |
• Mayor (2003) | Knut Jørgen Herland (Sp) |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 236 km2 (91 sq mi) |
• Land | 229 km2 (88 sq mi) |
• Rank | #311 in Norway |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 10,121 |
• Rank | #100 in Norway |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +10.5% |
Demonym | Eidsberging[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0125[3] |
Website | Official website |
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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.