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municipality in Østfold, Norway

Key facts

Country
Norway
County
Østfold
District
Smaalenene
Administrative centre
Ørje
Mayor 2003
Kjersti Nythe Nilsen ( Ap )
Total
413 km (159 sq mi)
Land
368 km (142 sq mi)
Rank
# 235 in Norway
Density
9/km (23/sq mi)
Change 10 years
+2%
Demonym
Marking
Norwegian form
Bokmål
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Iso 3166 code
NO-3122
Website
Official website

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
marking
Population
3647
Area
45.23
Official website
www.marker.kommune.no
Image
Oerje03052006.jpg
Households
112
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Commons category
Marker, Norway
IPA transcription
ˈmɑɾkəɾ
inception
1964-01-01
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Marker is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ørje. Marker was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 following the merger of the two former municipalities of Rødenes and Øymark.

The municipality borders Sweden, Aurskog-Høland municipality in Akershus county, and Aremark, Eidsberg, Rakkestad, and Rømskog municipalities in Østfold county. European route E18 passes through the municipality.

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