Aremark

Aremark Municipality
Aremark kommune
Østfold within Norway
Østfold within Norway
Aremark within Østfold
Aremark within Østfold
Coordinates: 59°13′23″N 11°41′44″E / 59.22306°N 11.69556°E / 59.22306; 11.69556
CountryNorway
CountyØstfold
DistrictSmaalenene
Administrative centreFosby
Government
 • Mayor (2011)Geir Aarbu (SP)
Area
 • Total319 km2 (123 sq mi)
 • Land282 km2 (109 sq mi)
 • Rank#265 in Norway
Population
 (2004)
 • Total1,424
 • Rank#376 in Norway
 • Density5/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −1.3%
DemonymAremarking[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3124[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Aremark is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fosby.

Aremark was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The new municipality of Øymark was separated from Aremark on 1 July 1903.

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.