Skiptvet
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| County | Østfold | |
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| Municipality | NO-0127 | |
| Administrative centre | Meieribyen | |
| Mayor (2004) | Odd-Ingar Widnes (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 384 101 km² 93 km² 0.03 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 251 3,336 0.07 % 8.7 % 36/km² |
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| www.skiptvet.kommune.no |
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The municipality Skiptvet in the county of Østfold, Norway, has 3,258 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Skiptvet (Norse Skipþveit and/or Skygþveit), since the first church was built here. The meaning of the first element(s) is not known, the last element is þveit f 'clearing in the wood'.
Until 1889 the name was written "Skibtvet".
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1981). It shows a dragon - and it is based upon an old legend about a dragon living in the parish. (And a tarn near the church is still called Dragehullet 'the dragons pit'.)
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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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