Østfold
Sign in to saveØstfold () is a county in Eastern Norway, which from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023 was part of Viken. Østfold borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side of Oslofjord. The county's administrative seat is Sarpsborg. The county controversially became part of the newly established Viken County on 1 January 2020. On 1 January 2024, Østfold was re-established as an independent county, however without the former municipality of Rømskog, which was amalgamated with the Akershus municipality Aurskog-Høland in 202
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Østfold is a county in Eastern Norway that borders Sweden and lies across the Oslofjord from Buskerud and Vestfold, with its administrative center in Sarpsborg. After being merged into the larger Viken County in 2020, Østfold was re-established as an independent county on January 1, 2024, though it lost the municipality of Rømskog in the process.
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- Rødenes in late June 2006
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- Østfold within Norway
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- The name
- History
- Geography
- Demography
- Transport and infrastructure
- Health care
- Municipalities
- Cities
- Parishes
- Villages
- Former Municipalities
- Coat of arms
- Notable people
- See also
- References
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}} Østfold is among the nation's oldest inhabited regions, with petroglyphs (rock drawings) and burial mounds throughout the area.
In the Viking Age, the area was part of Vingulmark, which in turn was part of Viken and included Båhuslen (which is now the Swedish province called Bohuslän). It was partly under Danish rule until the time of Harald Fairhair.