Trøgstad
Trøgstad was a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Skjønhaug. The municipality included the parishes of Skjønhaug, Havnås and Båstad. The parish of Trygstad was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
Trøgstad Municipality
Trøgstad kommune | |
|---|---|
|
Flag Coat of arms | |
Østfold within Norway | |
Trøgstad within Østfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°39′5″N 11°20′23″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Østfold |
| Administrative centre | Skjønhaug |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Svend Saxe Frøshaug (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 204 km2 (79 sq mi) |
| • Land | 188 km2 (73 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #328 in Norway |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 4,953 |
| • Rank | #193 in Norway |
| • Density | 284.646/km2 (737.23/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +3.5% |
| Demonym | Trøgsting |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0122 |
| Website | Official website |
Trøgstad is now part of the municipality Indre Østfold, in Viken county.
The scene of the crime for the World War II-era Feldmann case is at Skrikerudtjernet in Trøgstad.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.