Østfold
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 Østfold within Norway |
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| Country | Norway | |
| County | Østfold | |
| Region | Østlandet | |
| County ID | NO-01 | |
| Administrative centre | Sarpsborg | |
| Government | ||
| • Governor |
Anne Enger Senterpartiet (2003–present) |
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| • County mayor |
Ole Haabeth Arbeiderpartiet (2007–present) |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 4,180.7 km2 (1,614.2 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 3,887 km2 (1,501 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | #17 in Norway, 1.28% of Norway's land area | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 284,962 | |
| • Rank | 6 (5.61% of country) | |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| • Change (10 years) | 7.5 % | |
| Demonym(s) | Østfolding | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Income (per capita) | 138,600 NOK | |
| GDP (per capita) | 200,084 NOK (2001) | |
| GDP national rank | 8 (3.30% of country) | |
| Website | www |
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Østfold [ˈœstˈfɔl] (
listen) is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side of Oslofjord. The county's administrative seat is Sarpsborg.
Many manufacturing facilities are situated here, such as the world's most advanced biorefinery, Borregaard in Sarpsborg. Fredrikstad has shipyards. There are granite mines in Østfold and stone from these were used by Gustav Vigeland.
The county slogan is "The heartland of Scandinavia". The local dialect is characterized by its geographical proximity to Sweden.
The old name of the Oslofjord was Fold; Østfold means 'the region east of the Fold' (see also Vestfold). The name was first recorded in 1543; in the Middle Ages the name of the county was Borgarsysla 'the county/sýsla of the city Borg (now Sarpsborg)'. Later, when Norway was under Danish rule, the Danish king divided the area into many baronies. These were merged into one county (amt) in 1662 - and it was then named Smaalenenes Amt 'the amt consisting of small len'. The name was changed back to Østfold in 1919.
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