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Askim () is a town and a former municipality in (from January 1, 2020) Indre Østfold municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway.

Key facts

Kommune.mayor_as_of
2011
Kommune.area_rank
409
Kommune.mayor
Thor Hals
Kommune.mayor_party
H
Kommune.name
Askim
Kommune.idnumber
0124
Kommune.image_skyline
File:Fv 734 Skjoldenveien.JPG
Kommune.image_caption
Askim, Skjoldenveien
Kommune.county
Østfold
Kommune.district
Smaalenene
Kommune.capital
Askim
Kommune.demonym
Askiming
Kommune.language
Bokmål
Kommune.coatofarms
Askim komm.svg
Kommune.munwebpage
www.askim.kommune.no
Kommune.area_total_km2
69
Kommune.area_land_km2
66
Kommune.area_water_percent
0.02

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Name
  • Coat-of-arms
  • Transportation
  • Government
  • Attractions
  • Twin towns — sister cities
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Askim () is a town and a former municipality in (from January 1, 2020) Indre Østfold municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway.

The administrative centre of the Askim municipality was the town of Askim. Askim was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Askim Municipality” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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