Indre Østfold (municipality)
Municipality in Østfold, Norway
Indre Østfold is a municipality in the region of Indre Østfold in Østfold county. The municipality was established on 1 January 2020 by a merger of the five municipalities Askim , Eidsberg , Hobøl , Spydeberg and Trøgstad .[ 5] [ 6] [circular reference The municipality has a total population of just under 45,000, spread out over several small towns such as Askim , Mysen , Spydeberg , Skjønhaug and Tomter . This is quite unusual for Norwegian municipalities.[citation needed
Notable people
Public service and public thinking
Haakon IV of Norway (1204 in Eidsberg – 1263), King of Norway 1217–1263[ 7] Jacob Nicolai Wilse (1736–1801), parish priest in Spydeberg and EidsbergNils Christian Frederik Hals (1758 in Eidsberg – 1838 in Trøgstad), lieutenant colonel, commanded and surrendered Fredrikstad Fortress Olai Pedersen Wiig (1802 in Trøgstad – 1887)‚ politician, mayor of Trøgstad 1844 to 1847Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch (1805 in Eidsberg – 1883), zoologist and academicThea Foss (1857 in Eidsberg – 1927), founded Foss Maritime , the real-life inspiration for Tugboat Annie Emma Hjorth (1858 in Hobøl – 1921), founder of the Emma Hjorth Home [no ] , the country's first large institution for people with intellectual disabilitiesNordal Wille (1858 in Hobøl – 1924), botanistAdam Hiorth (1879 in Spydeberg – 1961), barrister and playwrightOlga Bjoner (1887 in Askim – 1969), journalist and Nazi politicianJørgen Adolf Lier (1906–1994), politician, mayor of Askim several timesAnton Skulberg (1921–2012), scientist and politician, mayor of Spydeberg 1963–1967Dagfinn Føllesdal (born 1932 in Askim), Norwegian-American philosopherOddbjørn Engvold (born 1938 in Askim), astronomerErik Mollatt (born 1941), businessperson, lives in Hobøl
The arts
Enevold Thømt (1878 in Askim – 1958), decorative painter inspired by Norwegian folk artKirsten Sørlie (1926 in Askim – 2013), actress and stage director[ 8] Vidar Sandem (born 1947 in Trøgstad), actor, playwright and theatre director[ 9] Jan Garbarek (born 1947 in Mysen), jazz saxophonistCecilie Løveid (born 1951 in Mysen), novelist, poet, playwright and writer of children's booksRune Rudberg (born 1961 in Trøgstad), singer of dansband musicLene Alexandra (born 1981 in Trøgstad), singer, TV personality and model[ 10] Jon Audun Baar (born 1986 in Tomter, Hobøl), jazz drummer.
Sport
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