Hobøl
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| Hobøl kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Østfold | ||
| District | Smaalenene | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0138 | ||
| Administrative centre | Elvestad | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2007) | Kjell Håvard Jensen (FrP) | ||
| Area (Nr. 365 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 140 km² (54.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 139 km² (53.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 4,504 | ||
| - Density | 32/km² (82.9/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 13.4 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 214 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
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| Website: www.hobol.kommune.no | |||
Hobøl is a municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway. Its administrative center is Elvestad. Hobøl is situated about 40 km south-east of Oslo.
Hobøl was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
The largest village in Hobøl is Tomter, which has a railway station which is served by Indre Østfoldbanen. In addition, Hobøl municipality consists of the village of Knapstad, Ringvoll and the middle part of the municipality which is just called Hobøl.
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 runs in meanders.
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