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Rygge
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Also known as Rygge Kommune

Rygge was a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. It was merged into Moss municipality on 1 January 2020. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rygge. Rygge was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

Key facts

Kommune.name
Rygge
Kommune.former
yes
Kommune.idnumber
0136
Kommune.county
Østfold
Kommune.capital
Rygge
Kommune.language
Bokmål
Kommune.demonym
Ryggesokning
Kommune.coatofarms
Rygge komm.svg
Kommune.munwebpage
www.rygge.kommune.no
Kommune.mayor
Inger-Lise Skartlien
Kommune.mayor_party
Ap
Kommune.mayor_as_of
2007
Kommune.area_rank
400
Kommune.area_total_km2
74
Kommune.area_land_km2
70
Kommune.area_water_percent
0.02
Kommune.population_as_of
2004
Kommune.population_rank
76

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Research organization · ROR

Type
Government
Founded
1838
Location
Rygge, Norway
Also known as
Rygge Kommune
Status
Active

GRID grid.458768.0

Wikidata facts

Demonym
ryggesokning
Population
16145
Area
3.568481947073869
Official website
www.rygge.kommune.no
Households
181
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IPA transcription
ˈɾʏɡə
Commons category
Rygge
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2019-12-31
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10 sections
Contents
  • General information
  • Name
  • Coat-of-arms
  • Rygge Church
  • Military
  • Climate
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Rygge was a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. It was merged into Moss municipality on 1 January 2020. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rygge. Rygge was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

The emblem of Rygge is the Pasque flower. Rygge is connected to Oslo by double-tracked railway, and four-lane freeway.

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