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| Aremark kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
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| County | Østfold | ||
| District | Smaalenene | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0118 | ||
| Administrative centre | Fosby | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Tore Johansen (KrF) | ||
| Area (Nr. 265 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 319 km2 (123.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 282 km2 (108.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 1,437 | ||
| - Density | 5/km2 (12.9/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -1.3 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 376 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Demonym | Aremarking 1 | ||
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| Website: www.aremark.kommune.no | |||
Aremark is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fosby.
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.
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General information
Name
The Old Norse form of the name was Aramörk. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the lake Ari (now Aremarksjøen). (The name of the lake is probably derivated from ari which means "eagle", thus "eagle lake".) The last element is mark means "woodland" or "borderland".
Coat-of-arms
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.2
Economy
Farming and forestry are the two top industries in Aremark.
Culture
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
There are two chapels/churches in Aremark. Aremark church, which is located near Kirkeng(Church meadow), and Holmgil chapel in Bjørkebekk (Birch creek).
Television
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
The following cities are twinned with Aremark:3
References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg". Språkrådet. (Norwegian)
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved on 2008-12-13.
- ^ "Vennskapskommunen Dzerbene i Latvia". Aremark kommune. Retrieved on 2008-12-16. (Norwegian)
External links
- Aremark travel guide from Wikitravel
Media related to Aremark at Wikimedia Commons
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