Berg, Østfold
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Berg is a former parish and municipality which now forms part of Halden
municipality in Østfold
county, Norway
.
). The rural municipality was (together with Idd
) was merged with the city of Halden
on January 1, 1967. Berg Church (Berg kirke) dates from 1100. It is built of stone and has 260 seats. An old pulpit from 1592 is now at the Folkemuseum. Access to the site is via county road 104 and county road 931.
Berg), since the first church was built on its ground. The name is identical with the word berg n 'rocky hill; mountain'.
Halden
is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...
municipality in Østfold
Østfold
is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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History
Berg was the main parish in a district which included Rokke and Halden until 1721. Halden subsequently became the main parish in the district. By a royal proclamation in 1769, Berg became the head of its own district with Rokke and Asak as annexes. The parish of Berg was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistriktFormannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...
). The rural municipality was (together with Idd
Idd
Idd is a parish and former municipality in Halden, Østfold county, Norway.The parish of Id was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . The rural municipality was merged with the city of Halden January 1, 1967...
) was merged with the city of Halden
Halden
is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...
on January 1, 1967. Berg Church (Berg kirke) dates from 1100. It is built of stone and has 260 seats. An old pulpit from 1592 is now at the Folkemuseum. Access to the site is via county road 104 and county road 931.
The name
The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the farm Berg (NorseOld Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
Berg), since the first church was built on its ground. The name is identical with the word berg n 'rocky hill; mountain'.