Marker, Norway
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| Marker kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Østfold | ||
| District | Smaalenene | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0119 | ||
| Administrative centre | Ørje | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Stein Erik Lauvås (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 235 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 413 km² (159.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 368 km² (142.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 3,409 | ||
| - Density | 9/km² (23.3/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 2.0 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 250 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
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| Website: www.marker.kommune.no | |||
Marker is a municipality in the county Østfold, Norway.
Marker was created as a new municipality January 1, 1964 - after the merger of the two old municipalities of Rødenes and Øymark.
The municipality borders on Aremark, Rakkestad, Eidsberg and Rømskog municipalities in Østfold county, Aurskog-Høland municipality in Akershus county, and on Sweden. European route E18 goes through the municipality.
The biggest attractions in the municipality are Ørje Fortress and Basmo Fortress. Basmo Fortress lies on an isolated mountain outcropping between Lake Rødenes and Lake Hemnes in the North-Western part of Marker municipality.
[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was Markir, this is the plural form of mörk f 'woodland, borderland'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1982). It shows two hooks for log driving. The number of two is meant to represent the two parishes Rødenes and Øymark.
(See also the coat-of-arms of Åsnes, Fet, Jondal and Nordre Land.)
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