Hobøl
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| County | Østfold | |
| District | Smaalenene | |
| Municipality | NO-0138 | |
| Administrative centre | Elvestad | |
| Mayor (2003) | Åse Hammerhei (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 365 140 km² 139 km² 0.04 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 214 4,504 0.10 % 13.4 % 32/km² |
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| Coordinates | ||
| www.hobol.kommune.no |
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Hobøl is a municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway. Its administrative center is Elvestad.
The largest village in Hobøl is Tomter, which has a railway station which is served by Indre Østfoldbanen.
Hobøl was a suggested site for the new airport to replace Fornebu, and in 1972 the Norwegian parliament actually had decided to build it there. The oil crisis postponed this, and the new airport eventually wound up being built at Gardermoen north of Oslo.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) in named after the old farm Hobøl (Norse Hóbœli), since the first church was built here. The first element is hór/hár 'high'. The last element is bœli n 'farm'. Thus 'the farm lying on a high ground'.
Until 1889 the name was written "Haabøl".
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1985). It shows the river Hobølelva, which has a lot of curves.
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