Aremark
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| County | Østfold | |
| District | Smaalenene | |
| Municipality | NO-0118 | |
| Administrative centre | Fosby | |
| Mayor (2003) | Tore Johansen (KrF) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 265 319 km² 282 km² 0.10 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 376 1,437 0.03 % -1.3 % 5/km² |
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Aremark is a municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway.
[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was Aramork. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the lake Ari (now Aremarksjøen). (The name of the lake is probably derivated from ari m 'eagle', thus 'eagle lake'.) The last element is mork f 'woodland, borderland'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). It shows two elks.
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Aremark | Askim | Eidsberg | Fredrikstad | Halden | Hobøl | Hvaler | Marker | Moss | Rakkestad | Rygge | Rømskog | Råde | Sarpsborg | Skiptvet | Spydeberg | Trøgstad | Våler |
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