Summary
Aremark is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fosby.
Aremark Municipality
Aremark kommune | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
 Østfold within Norway | |
 Aremark within Østfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°13′23″N 11°41′44″E / 59.22306°N 11.69556°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Østfold |
| District | Smaalenene |
| Administrative centre | Fosby |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2011) | Geir Aarbu (SP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 319 km2 (123 sq mi) |
| • Land | 282 km2 (109 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #265 in Norway |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 1,424 |
| • Rank | #376 in Norway |
| • Density | 5/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  −1.3% |
| Demonym | Aremarking[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Norsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3124[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Data from Statistics Norway | |
Aremark was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The new municipality of Øymark was separated from Aremark on 1 July 1903.
General information edit
Name edit
The Norse form of the name was Aramǫrk. The first element is the genitive of the name of the lake Ari (now Aremarksjøen). (The name of the lake is probably derived from ari which means "eagle", thus "eagle lake".) The last element is mǫrk f 'woodland, borderland' (see March).
Coat-of-arms edit
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 7 November 1986. The arms show two blue-colored elk on a silver background. The elk was chosen as a symbol because of the large forests and the many animals in the area.[4]
(See also the coat-of-arms for Namsos, Namsskogan, Ringsaker and Tynset.)
| Ancestry | Number |
|---|---|
 Sweden |
11 |
 Syria |
7 |
 Germany |
6 |
Economy edit
Farming and forestry are the two top components of Aremark's economy.
Culture edit
Every two years in Aremark there is a relatively large festival: Elgfestivalen (elk festival). It is held in a festivity area at Kirkeng Camping. It has been arranged every two years since September 1998. The festival begins Friday afternoon and lasts until Sunday afternoon.
Religion edit
There are two chapels/churches in Aremark. Aremark church, which is located near Kirkeng(Church meadow), and Holmgil chapel in Bjørkebekk (Birch creek).
Television edit
Aremark has been used in several movie titles and in television. The Norwegian movies "Folk flest bor i Kina" (Most people live in China) and "Celofan" are both filmed in the municipality. The reality show "Farmen" is filmed at Bøensæther husmannsplass close to Marker.
Sister cities edit
Notable people edit
- Hieronymus Heyerdahl (1773 in Aremark – 1847) a Norwegian minister and politician
- Ludvig Ludvigsen Daae (1834 in Aremark – 1910) a Norwegian historian, author and professor
- Kristofer Randers (1851 in Aremark – 1917) a Norwegian poet and theatre critic
- Ole Hallesby (1879 in Aremark – 1961) a conservative Lutheran theologian and author
- Ole Svendsen Iglerød (1784 in Aremark – 1872) a Norwegian soldier, farmer and politician
- Eyolf Soot (1859 in Aremark – 1928) a Norwegian painter
- Olaf Johannessen (1886 in Aremark – 1943) a Norwegian rifle shooter, twice team silver medallist and team bronze medallist at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Ruth Vatvedt Fjeld (born 1948 in Aremark) a Norwegian linguist and academic
Gallery edit
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Strømsfoss kraftverk -
Aremark kirke -
DS Turisten -
DS Turisten, 1925
References edit
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- ^ "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". ssb.no. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Vennskapskommunen Dzerbene i Latvia" (in Norwegian). Aremark kommune. Archived from the original on 2 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
External links edit
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
Aremark travel guide from Wikivoyage- Municipal website (in Norwegian)
