Aremark
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. The new municipality of Øymark was separated from Aremark on 1 July 1903.
General information
Name
The Norse form of the name was Aramǫrk. The first element is the genitive of the name of the lake Ari. The last element is mǫrk f 'woodland, borderland'.Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 7 November 1986. The arms show two blue-colored elk on a silver background. The elk was chosen as a symbol because of the large forests and the many animals in the area.| Ancestry | Number |
 SwedenEconomyand forestry are the two top components of Aremark's economy.CultureEvery two years in Aremark there is a relatively large festival: Elgfestivalen. It is held in a festivity area at Kirkeng Camping. It has been arranged every two years since September 1998. The festival begins Friday afternoon and lasts until Sunday afternoon.ReligionThere are two chapels/churches in Aremark. Aremark church, which is located near Kirkeng, and Holmgil chapel in Bjørkebekk.TelevisionAremark has been used in several movie titles and in television. The Norwegian movies "Folk flest bor i Kina" and "Celofan" are both filmed in the municipality. The reality show "Farmen" is filmed at Bøensæther husmannsplass close to Marker.Sister citiesThe following cities are twinned with Aremark:
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