Berg, Østfold
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Berg is a former municipality in Østfold county, Norway.
The parish of Berg was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The rural municipality was (together with Idd) merged with the city of Halden January 1, 1967.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the farm Berg (Norse Berg), since the first church was built on its ground. The name is identical with the word berg n 'rocky hill; mountain'.
 |
This Østfold location article is a stub. You can help by expanding it. |
