Indre Østfold Municipality

Indre Østfold is a municipality in the region of Indre Østfold in Østfold county. The municipality was established on 1 January 2020 by a merger of the five municipalities Askim, Eidsberg, Hobøl, Spydeberg and Trøgstad. The municipality has a total population of just under 45,000, spread out over several small towns such as Askim, Mysen, Spydeberg, Skjønhaug and Tomter. This is quite unusual for Norwegian municipalities.

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Notable people

Public service and public thinking

Haakon IV of Norway, King of Norway 1217–1263
Jacob Nicolai Wilse, parish priest in Spydeberg and Eidsberg
Nils Christian Frederik Hals, lieutenant colonel, commanded and surrendered Fredrikstad Fortress
Olai Pedersen Wiig ‚ politician, mayor of Trøgstad 1844 to 1847
Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch, zoologist and academic
Thea Foss, founded Foss Maritime, the real-life inspiration for Tugboat Annie
Emma Hjorth, founder of the, the country's first large institution for people with intellectual disabilities
Nordal Wille, botanist
Adam Hiorth, barrister and playwright
Olga Bjoner, journalist and Nazi politician
Jørgen Adolf Lier, politician, mayor of Askim several times
Anton Skulberg, scientist and politician, mayor of Spydeberg 1963–1967
Dagfinn Føllesdal, Norwegian-American philosopher
Oddbjørn Engvold, astronomer
Erik Mollatt, businessperson, lives in Hobøl

The arts

Enevold Thømt, decorative painter inspired by Norwegian folk art
Kirsten Sørlie, actress and stage director
Vidar Sandem, actor, playwright and theatre director
Jan Garbarek, jazz saxophonist
Cecilie Løveid, novelist, poet, playwright and writer of children's books
Rune Rudberg, singer of dansband music
Lene Alexandra, singer, TV personality and model
Jon Audun Baar, jazz drummer.

Sport

Brothers Henning Solberg and Petter Solberg, former professional rallycross drivers, born in Askim and grew up in Spydeberg
Jens Kristian Skogmo, footballer with 285 club caps
Vibeke Skofterud, Olympic Gold medallist in cross-country skiing