Trøgstad

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Trøgstad kommune
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms of Trøgstad kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Trøgstad kommune
Østfold within
Norway
Trøgstad within Østfold
Trøgstad within Østfold
Coordinates: 59°39′5″N 11°20′23″E / 59.65139, 11.33972
Country Norway
County Østfold
Municipality ID NO-0122
Administrative centre Skjønhaug
Government
 - Mayor (2007) Tor Melvold (Ap)
Area (Nr. 328 in Norway)
 - Total 204 km² (78.8 sq mi)
 - Land 188 km² (72.6 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 - Total 4,953
 - Density 284,646/km² (737,229.8/sq mi)
 - Change (10 years) 3.5 %
 - Rank in Norway 193
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Official language form Bokmål
Data from Statistics Norway
Website: www.trogstad.kommune.no

Trøgstad is a municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway and was established January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). It is divided into the parishes Trøgstad and Båstad.

[edit] The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Trøgstad (Norse Þrygsstaðir and/or Þrjúgsstaðir), since the first church was built here. The meaning of the first element is not known (maybe a male nickname), the last element is staðir 'homestead, farm'.

Until 1889 the name was written "Trygstad".

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1979). It shows an anvil. (There used to be a lot of excellent blacksmiths in the municipality.)

The scene of the crime for the World War II-era Feldmann case is at Skrikerudtjernet in Trøgstad.