Skiptvet
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| Skiptvet kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Østfold | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0127 | ||
| Administrative centre | Meieribyen | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2007) | Svein Olav Agnalt (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 384 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 101 km² (39 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 93 km² (35.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 3,336 | ||
| - Density | 36/km² (93.2/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 8.7 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 251 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
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| Website: www.skiptvet.kommune.no | |||
Skiptvet is a municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway.
Skiptvet was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
[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'.)
(See also the coat-of-arms of Stjørdal.)
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