Sarpsborg kommune

County	Østfold
District
Municipality	NO-0105
Administrative centre	Sarpsborg
Mayor (2003)	Jan O. Engsmyr (Ap)
Official language form	Bokmål
Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage	Ranked 238 406 km² 370 km² 0.13 %
Population  - Total (2006)  - Percentage  - Change (10 years)  - Density	Ranked 13 50,115 1.08 % 6.6 % 134/km²
Coordinates	59°17′N 11°12′E / 59.283, 11.2Coordinates: 59°17′N 11°12′E / 59.283, 11.2
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Downtown Sarpsborg (Roald Amundsens Gate)

Sarpsborg (help· info) is a city and municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 452 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Downtown Sarpsborg, Tarnet appartment building. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 452 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Downtown Sarpsborg, Tarnet appartment building. ... Image File history File links Sarpsborg. ...

The city was founded as Borg by the famous Viking King Olav Haraldsson (Saint Olav) in 1016. Unfortunately most of the old city landed in the river Glomma, after a mudslide between 1200-1400. The city was rebuilt at a safer location but was burnt down to the ground by Swedish invaders in 1567. Half the population evacuated down the river to what is today known as Fredrikstad, about 15 km downstream. Again Borg was rebuilt, and it was recreated as a city in 1839, and separated from Tune as a municipality of its own. The rural municipalities of Tune, Skjeberg and Varteig were merged with the city January 1, 1992. The population is steadily growing, and during the summer of 2005 it reached 50,000. Olav II Haraldsson ( 995 – 1030), king from 1015–1028, called during his lifetime the Fat and afterwards known as Saint Olaf, was born in the year in which Olaf Tryggvesson came to Norway. ... County Østfold District Municipality NO-0106 Administrative centre Fredrikstad Mayor (2006) Ole Haabeth (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 283 288 km² 283 km² 0. ... Tune is a former municipality in Østfold county, Norway. ... Skjeberg is a village and former municipality in Østfold county, Norway. ... Varteig is a former municipality in Østfold county, Norway. ...

Together with Fredrikstad, Sarpsborg forms the fifth largest urban area in Norway. As of April 1st, 2006, according to Statistics Norway these two municipalities have a total population of 121,097 - 50,135 in Sarpsborg and 70,962 in Fredrikstad. County Østfold District Municipality NO-0106 Administrative centre Fredrikstad Mayor (2006) Ole Haabeth (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 283 288 km² 283 km² 0. ... Map of Norway with important cities This is a list of cities in Norway. ...

Borregaard Industries is and always has been the most important industry in the city. The city is also the home of Borg Bryggerier, part of the Hansa Borg Bryggerier, Norway's second largest brewery-group. Borregaard Norwegian company, established in 1889 in Sarpsborg, Norway. ... Borg Bryggerier (Borg Breweries) is a Norwegian brewery, based in the city of Sarpsborg, Østfold. ... Hansa bryggeri (Hansa Brewery) is the local brewery of Bergen, Norway. ... The entrance of a brewery. ...

In the 1960s, Sarpsborg was famous for its football (soccer) team, Sarpsborg FK, but is now more known for its hockey team, Sparta Warriors. In football, Sparta Sarpsborg has taken over the local throne, currently playing on the 2nd highest national level, known as the Adecco League. Sarpsborg Footballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Sarpsborg, Østfold. ... Sparta Warriors is an ice hockey team in Sarpsborg, Norway playing in the GET-ligaen. ... Fotball Klubben Sparta Sarpsborg is a football team playing in the Norwegian Adeccoligaen. ...

The name

In Norse times the city was just called Borg (from borg f 'castle'). The background for this was the fortification built by Olav Haraldsson (see above). Later the genitive case of the name of the waterfall Sarpr (now Sarpsfossen) was added. Norseman redirects here; for the town of the same name see Norseman, Western Australia. ... Olav II Haraldsson ( 995 – 1030), king from 1015–1028, called during his lifetime the Fat and afterwards known as Saint Olaf, was born in the year in which Olaf Tryggvesson came to Norway. ...

In Norse times the county Østfold was called Borgarsýsla ('the county/sýsla of Borg') - and the law district of Southeast Norway was called Borgarþing ('the thing/court of Borg'). Østfold is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. ... A thing or ting (Old Norse and Icelandic: þing; other modern Scandinavian: ting) was the governing assembly in Germanic societies, made up of the free men of the community and presided by lawspeakers. ...

The old name has been revived in the names Borg bispedømme 'diocese of Borg' (1968) and Borgarting lagmannsrett (1995). Borg is a diocese in the Church of Norway. ...

Coat-of-arms

The current city seal is from modern times (1965/1966), but it is based on a coat-of-arms from 1556. It shows a bear over a castle. The bear was introduced as early as sometime in the 13th century, by the earl of Sarpsborg (Comes de Saresburgh), Alv Erlingsson. He used the bear to symbolize his strength. The castle symbolizes the fortress (borg) that once gave the city its original name.

Well known residents from Sarpsborg

• Oscar Torp (1893–1958), former Prime Minister of Norway
• Raymond Kvisvik (1974–), football player
• Walther Aas (1928–1990), artist
• Robert Normann (1916–1998), legendary guitar player
• Nils Ole Oftebro, actor
• Jens Arne Svartedal, international skiing champion
• Arnold Haukeland, artist (sculptor)
• British author Roald Dahl's father, Harald Dahl
• Thomas Myhre, goalkeeper (soccer)
• Per-Åge Skrøder, ice hockey player
• Arne Arnardo, circus performer

Raymond Kvisvik (b. ... Jens Arne Svartedal (born February 14, 1976) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 1996. ... Roald Dahl (IPA: ) (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a Welsh novelist, short story author and screenwriter of Norwegian parentage, famous as a writer for both children and adults. ... Per-Åge Skrøder (born August 4, 1978, in Sarpsborg, Norway) is a Norwegian ice hockey player, currently playing for the Swedish team MoDo Hockey in Elitserien. ... Arne Arnardo, born Arne Otto Lorang Andersen (Sarpsborg, October 12, 1912 - 1995), was a Norwegian circus performer and -owner. ...

Districts of Sarpsborg

• Hasle
• Sarpsborg
• Ise
• Skjeberg
• Alvim
• Greåker
• Grålum
• Borgenhaugen
• Yven
• Høysand
• Varteig
• Hafslund
• Gleng
• Lande
• Valaskjold
• Brevik

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Sister cities

Sarpsborg has several sister cities (twin towns):

• Betlehem, Palestinian Territories
• Berwick-Upon-Tweed, United Kingdom
• Södertälje, Sweden
• Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
• Struer, Denmark
• Forssa, Finland

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Municipalities of Østfold

Aremark | Askim | Eidsberg | Fredrikstad | Halden | Hobøl | Hvaler | Marker | Moss | Rakkestad | Rygge | Rømskog | Råde | Sarpsborg | Skiptvet | Spydeberg | Trøgstad | Våler Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ... Østfold is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The municipality Aremark in the county of Østfold, Norway, has 1,441 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Østfold Landscape Smaalenene Municipality NO-0124 Administrative centre Askim Mayor (2003) Trygve WestgÃ¥rd (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 409 69 km² 66 km² 0. ... The municipality Eidsberg in the county of Østfold, Norway, has 9,919 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Østfold District Municipality NO-0106 Administrative centre Fredrikstad Mayor (2006) Ole Haabeth (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 283 288 km² 283 km² 0. ... County Østfold District Municipality NO-0101 Administrative centre Halden Mayor (2003) Per Kristian Dahl (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 173 642 km² 596 km² 0. ... County Østfold District Smaalenene Municipality NO-0138 Administrative centre Elvestad Mayor (2003) Ã…se Hammerhei (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 365 140 km² 139 km² 0. ... County Østfold Landscape Municipality NO-0111 Administrative centre Skjærhallen Mayor (2003) Paul Henriksen (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 393 90 km² 89 km² 0. ... Marker is a municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway. ... http://www. ... County Østfold District Smaalenene Municipality NO-0128 Administrative centre Rakkestad Mayor (2003) John Thune (KrF) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 227 435 km² 421 km² 0. ... County Østfold District Municipality NO-0136 Administrative centre Moss Mayor (2003) Aud-Kristin Løken (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 400 74 km² 70 km² 0. ... County Østfold District Smaalenene Municipality NO-0121 Administrative centre Rømskog Mayor (2003) Kari Pettersen (KrF) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 340 183 km² 159 km² 0. ... County Østfold Landscape Municipality NO-0135 Administrative centre RÃ¥de Mayor (2003) Kjell Løkke (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 373 119 km² 105 km² 0. ... County Østfold Landscape Municipality NO-0127 Administrative centre Meieribyen Mayor (2004) Odd-Ingar Widnes (Sp) Official language form Bokmål Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 384 101 km² 93 km² 0. ... County Østfold Landscape Municipality NO-0123 Administrative centre Spydeberg Mayor (2003) Stein HÃ¥land (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 362 142 km² 133 km² 0. ... County Østfold District Municipality NO-0122 Administrative centre Trøgstad Mayor (2003) Ellen Løchen Børresen (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 328 204 km² 188 km² 0. ... County Østfold Landscape Municipality NO-0137 Administrative centre VÃ¥ler i Østfold Mayor (2003) Torbjørn Meyer (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 298 257 km² 239 km² 0. ...