Idd og Marker was a Norwegian newspaper, published in 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:...

 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.

Idd og Marker was started on 1 September 1936, and named after the rural municipalities 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...

 and Marker

Marker, Norway

Marker is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ørje. Marker was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the two old municipalities of Rødenes and Øymark....

 outside of Halden. It was an organ for the Norwegian Agrarian Association

Norwegian Agrarian Association

The Norwegian Agrarian Association is the largest Norwegian interest organization for farmers.It functions both as a labour union and as a trade union. It negotiates with the Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union and the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion about agricultural...

, started by Agrarian Party

Centre Party (Norway)

The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its...

 politician Birger Braadland

Birger Braadland

Birger Braadland was a Norwegian politician for the Agrarian Party. He started his career as a professional officer, but retired from the army in 1919 to become a forester. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs for the Kolstad cabinet of 1931-1932 and the Hundseid cabinet of 1932-1933. Towards the...

. The first and only editor was Christian Aalborg, who also edited Rakkestad Avis

Rakkestad Avis

Rakkestad Avis is a local newspaper published in Rakkestad, Norway. It was published as Østfold Bygdeblad in Mysen from 1941 to 1986....

. Idd og Marker competed with both Smaalenenes Amtstidende

Smaalenenes Amtstidende

Smaalenenes Amtstidende was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Halden in Østfold county. From 1971 to 1975 it was named Amta.Smaalenenes Amtstidende was started on 9 October 1832 as the first newspaper in Østfold county . It was published by two book printers, and edited by teacher Hans Museus...

, Halden

Halden (newspaper)

Halden was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Halden in Østfold county.Halden was started in 1882 as a liberal competitor to the city's dominant, conservative newspaper Smaalenenes Amtstidende. The first editor was Jens Olsen. Sigurd Østensen Sandberg later took over informally, then formally from...

and Halden Arbeiderblad

Halden Arbeiderblad

Halden Arbeiderblad is a local newspaper in Halden, Norway.It was established in 1929 as a Labour Party newspaper, but has later become non-partisan...

.

During the German occupation of Norway, Halden Arbeiderblad was stopped by the Germans, and Idd og Marker tried to adapt to a Nazi rule. It did not help, and after its last issue on 28 February 1942, Idd og Marker was amalgamated into Smaalenenes Amtstidende because of "rationalization". It never returned.