Østfold

Østfold () is a county in Eastern Norway, which from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023 was part of Viken. Østfold borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side of Oslofjord. The county's administrative seat is Sarpsborg. The county controversially became part of the newly established Viken County on 1 January 2020. On 1 January 2024, Østfold was re-established as an independent county, however without the former municipality of Rømskog, which was amalgamated with the Akershus municipality Aurskog-Høland in 202

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Østfold is a county in Eastern Norway that borders Sweden and lies across the Oslofjord from Buskerud and Vestfold, with its administrative center in Sarpsborg. After being merged into the larger Viken County in 2020, Østfold was re-established as an independent county on January 1, 2024, though it lost the municipality of Rømskog in the process.

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Settlement.name: Østfold
Settlement.official_name: Østfold fylke
Settlement.settlement_type: County
Settlement.image_skyline: Rødenes 2006.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Rødenes in late June 2006
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Østfold.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Østfold våpen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 70px
Settlement.image_map: Norway Counties Østfold Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Østfold within Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Østlandet
Settlement.subdivision_type3: County ID
Settlement.subdivision_name3: NO-31
Settlement.seat_type: Administrative centre
Settlement.seat: Sarpsborg
Settlement.parts_type: Other towns

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Demonym: østfolding
Population: 297520
Area: 16.52142200060501
Official website: ofk.no
Image: Rødenes 2006.jpg

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P11012: Wang Guosheng
inception: 2024-00-00
Commons category: Østfold
native label: Østfold
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2019-12-31
P12749: 1915 Quetzálcoatl

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}} Østfold is among the nation's oldest inhabited regions, with petroglyphs (rock drawings) and burial mounds throughout the area.

In the Viking Age, the area was part of Vingulmark, which in turn was part of Viken and included Båhuslen (which is now the Swedish province called Bohuslän). It was partly under Danish rule until the time of Harald Fairhair.