Editing Aremark

{{Distinguish|Aramark}}
{{Infobox kommune
| name               = Aremark
| native_name         =
| native_name_lang    =
| other_name          =
| official_name       =
| idnumber           = 3124
| image_skyline      = 
| county             = Østfold
| district           = Smaalenene
| capital            = [[Fosby]]
| demonym            = Aremarking
| language           = [[Norwegian language|Norsk]]
| coatofarms         = Aremark komm.svg
| munwebpage         = www.aremark.kommune.no
| mayor              = Geir Aarbu
| mayor_party        = [[Center Party (Norway)|SP]]
| mayor_as_of        = 2011
| area_rank          = 265
| area_total_km2      = 319
| area_land_km2       = 282
| area_water_percent  = 0.10
| population_as_of   = 2004
| population_rank    = 376
| population_total   = 1424
| populationpercent  = 0.03
| population_density_km2= 5
| population_increase= -1.3
| coordinates        = {{coord|59|13|23|N|11|41|44|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
| utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6568028 | utm_easting = 0653835 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Aremark''' is a [[Municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Østfold]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of [[Fosby]].

Aremark was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]]). The new municipality of [[Øymark]] was separated from Aremark on 1 July 1903.

== General information ==
=== Name ===
The [[Norse language|Norse]] form of the name was ''Aramǫrk''. The first element is the [[genitive]] of the name of the lake ''Ari'' (now [[Aremarksjøen]]). (The name of the lake is probably derived from ''ari'' which means "[[eagle]]", thus "eagle lake".) The last element is ''mǫrk'' f 'woodland, borderland' (see [[March (territory)|March]]).

=== Coat-of-arms ===
The [[Coat of arms|coat-of-arms]] is from modern times. They were granted on 7 November 1986.  The arms show two blue-colored [[moose|elk]] on a silver background. The elk was chosen as a symbol because of the large [[forest]]s and the many animals in the area.<ref>{{cite web|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|year=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/a/aremark.htm|access-date=2008-12-13}}</ref>
{{see also-text|the coats of arms for [[Coat of arms of Namsos|Namsos]], [[Coat of arms of Namsskogan|Namsskogan]], [[Coat of arms of Ringsaker|Ringsaker]], and [[Coat of arms of Tynset|Tynset]]}}

{| style="float: center;" class="wikitable"
|+ '''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Aremark by country of origin in 2017'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |language=en |publisher=ssb.no |access-date=23 June 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date=2 July 2015 }}</ref>
 
|-
! style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry
! style="background:#efefef;"|Number
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||11
|-
| {{flag|Syria}}||7
|-
| {{flag|Germany}}||6
|}

== Economy ==
[[agriculture|Farming]] and [[forestry]] are the two top components of Aremark's economy.

== Culture ==
Every two years in Aremark there is a relatively large festival: ''Elgfestivalen'' ([[moose|elk]] [[festival]]). It is held in a festivity area at Kirkeng Camping. It has been arranged every two years since September 1998. The festival begins Friday afternoon and lasts until Sunday afternoon.

=== Religion ===
There are two chapels/churches in Aremark. Aremark church, which is located near Kirkeng(Church meadow), and Holmgil chapel in Bjørkebekk (Birch creek).

=== Television ===
Aremark has been used in several movie titles and in [[television]].  The Norwegian movies ''"Folk flest bor i Kina"'' (Most people live in China) and ''"Celofan"'' are both filmed in the municipality. The reality show ''"Farmen"'' is filmed at ''Bøensæther husmannsplass'' close to [[Marker, Norway|Marker]].

== Sister cities ==
The following cities are [[town twinning|twinned]] with Aremark:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aremark.kommune.no/Modules/theme.aspx?ObjectType=Article&ElementID=3464&Category.ID=21379|title=Vennskapskommunen Dzerbene i Latvia|publisher=Aremark kommune|access-date=2008-12-16| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090102181721/http://www.aremark.kommune.no/modules/theme.aspx?ObjectType=Article&ElementID=3464&Category.ID=21379| archive-date= 2 January 2009 | url-status= live|language=no}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Latvia}} - [[Dzērbene Parish|Dzērbene]], [[Cēsis district]], [[Latvia]]

== Notable people ==
[[File:Ole Hallesby OB.Ø49 0661 cropped.jpg|140px|thumb|Ole Hallesby, 1949]]
* [[Hieronymus Heyerdahl (1773–1847)|Hieronymus Heyerdahl]] (1773 in Aremark – 1847) a Norwegian minister and politician
* [[Ludvig Ludvigsen Daae]] (1834 in Aremark – 1910) a Norwegian historian, author and professor 
* [[Kristofer Randers]] (1851 in Aremark – 1917) a Norwegian poet and theatre critic
* [[Ole Hallesby]] (1879 in Aremark – 1961) a conservative Lutheran theologian and author
* [[Ole Svendsen Iglerød]] (1784 in Aremark – 1872) a Norwegian soldier, farmer and politician
* [[Eyolf Soot]] (1859 in Aremark – 1928) a Norwegian painter
* [[Olaf Johannessen (sport shooter)|Olaf Johannessen]] (1886 in Aremark – 1943) a Norwegian rifle shooter, twice team silver medallist and team bronze medallist at the [[1920 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Ruth Vatvedt Fjeld]] (born 1948 in Aremark) a Norwegian linguist and academic
* [[Henriette Jæger]] (born 2003 in Aremark) a Norwegian track and field athlete, a national champion and a participant at the [[2024 Summer Olympics]].

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
Strømsfoss kraftverk.JPG|Strømsfoss kraftverk
Aremark kirke.jpg|Aremark kirke
Feiring av Dronningens hjemkomst; DS Turisten.JPG|DS Turisten
File:DS Turisten i Kilesjoen 1925.jpg|DS Turisten, 1925
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Aremark}}
{{wiktionary|Aremark}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927220345/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0118 Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]]
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Aremark}}
* [http://www.aremark.kommune.no Municipal website] {{in lang|no}}

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[[Category:Municipalities of Østfold]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1838]]
[[Category:1838 establishments in Norway]]