Spydeberg Municipality
Spydeberg kommune
Former municipality
Flag of Spydeberg Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Spydeberg Municipality
Coat of arms
Østfold within Norway
Østfold within Norway
Spydeberg within Østfold
Spydeberg within Østfold
Coordinates: 59°36′55″N 11°4′35″E / 59.61528°N 11.07639°E / 59.61528; 11.07639
CountryNorway
CountyØstfold
Administrative centreSpydeberg
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total142 km2 (55 sq mi)
 • Land133 km2 (51 sq mi)
 • Rank#362 in Norway
Population
 (2004)
 • Total5,186
 • Rank#201 in Norway
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +9.7%
DemonymSpeberging[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0123[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Spydeberg was a municipality in former Østfold county, Norway, until December 31. 2019. At January 1. 2020 it became a part of the new and greater municipality named Indre Østfold Kommune after the region, together with Askim and Trøgstad and Eidsberg and Hobøl kommuner (municipalities).

The administrative centre of the Spydeberg municipality was the village of Spydeberg. Spydeberg Kommune (municipality) was divided into the parishes of Spydeberg, Heli, and Hovin and was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

The village of Spydeberg has approximately 5,500 inhabitants. It is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of Oslo and is easily reached by both car and bus and train. At the most there used to be 16 daily buses to Oslo (the capital of Norway), and about 21 train departures. Like the rest of the Indre Østfold region, many of the citizens of Spydeberg commute daily to Oslo for work.

General information

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Spydeberg farm (Old Norse: Spjótaberg), since the first church was built here. The first element is the plural genitive case of spjót which means 'spear' and the last element is berg which means 'mountain'. The word 'spear' is here probably referring to some outstanding points of a nearby mountain.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 30 June 1978. The arms show three canting silver spear points (from the word spyd which comes from the Old Norse word spjót) on a red background. The model for the spear points was unearthed at a burial mound near Mørk in 1905. The three spears represent the three parishes in the municipality. It was designed by Truls Nygaard.[4][5]

Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Spydeberg by country of origin in 2017[6]
Ancestry Number
 Poland 84
 Lithuania 61
 Syria 48
 Eritrea 44
 Myanmar 44
 Sweden 36
 Denmark 34

Notable residents

See also: Indre_Østfold_municipality § Notable_people

Sister cities

The municipality of Spydeberg has been quite active in international relations for over 20 years. The town has sister cities in Denmark, Sweden, and Latvia.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  5. ^ "Spydebergs kommunevåpen" (in Norwegian). Spydeberg kommune. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  6. ^ "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". ssb.no. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Spydebergs vennskapskommuner" (in Norwegian). Spydeberg kommune. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2008-12-15.

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