Trøgstad
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| Trøgstad kommune | |||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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.
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