Spydeberg
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).
Spydeberg Municipality
Spydeberg kommune | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Østfold within Norway | |
Spydeberg within Østfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°36′55″N 11°4′35″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Østfold |
| Administrative centre | Spydeberg |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 142 km2 (55 sq mi) |
| • Land | 133 km2 (51 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #362 in Norway |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 5,186 |
| • Rank | #201 in Norway |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +9.7% |
| Demonym | Speberging |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0123 |
| Website | Official website |
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.