Aremark

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Aremark kommune
Locator map showing Aremark within Østfold
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 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 376
1,437
0.03 %
-1.3 %
5/km²
Coordinates 59°13′N, 11°41′E
www.aremark.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 59°13′N, 11°41′E

Aremark is a municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway.

[edit] The name

The Norse form of the name was Aramörk. 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 mörk f 'woodland, borderland'.

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). It shows two elks.

[edit] Economic Basis

Farming and forestry are the major industries in Aremark.

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