Editing Rygge

{{Infobox kommune
| name               = Rygge
|former = yes
| native_name        =
| native_name_lang   =
| other_name         =
| official_name      =
| idnumber           = 0136
| image_skyline      = 
| county             = Østfold
| district           = 
| capital            = Rygge
| language           = [[Bokmål]]
| demonym            = Ryggesokning
| coatofarms         = Rygge komm.svg
| munwebpage         = www.rygge.kommune.no
| mayor              = Inger-Lise Skartlien
| mayor_party        = [[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]]
| mayor_as_of        = 2007
| area_rank          = 400
| area_total_km2     = 74
| area_land_km2      = 70
| area_water_percent = 0.02
| population_as_of   = 2004
| population_rank    = 76
| population_total   = 13753
| populationpercent  = 0.30
| population_density_km2 = 197
| population_increase    = 12.8
| coordinates        = {{coord|59|22|29|N|10|42|53|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
| utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6583034 | utm_easting = 0597449 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Rygge''' was a [[Municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Østfold]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]].  It was merged into [[Moss, Norway|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 [[Pulsatilla vulgaris|Pasque flower]].  Rygge is connected to [[Oslo]] by double-tracked railway, and four-lane freeway.

Rygge was served by [[Moss Airport, Rygge|Moss Airport]], which has not been operational since 2016.

== General information ==
{| style="float: right;" class="wikitable"
|+ Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Rygge 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=24 June 2017}}</ref>
 
|-
! style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry
! style="background:#efefef;"|Number
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||463
|-
| {{flag|Vietnam}}||267
|-
| {{flag|Pakistan}}||135
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||116
|-
| {{flag|Turkey}}||114
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||87
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}||69
|-
| {{flag|Iraq}}||60
|}

=== Name ===
The municipality (originally the [[parish]]) is named after the old ''Rygge'' farm, since the first church was built there. The [[Old Norse]] form of the name is not known (the oldest manuscripts from 1353-1528 use the form "Ryg(g)jof"). A possible (but uncertain) reconstruction is ''Rýgjuhof''. The first element would then be the [[genitive case]] of ''rýgja'', a sideform of ''rýgr'' which means "lady". (Like ''ylgja'' to ''ylgr'', both forms with the meaning 'she-wolf'.) The last element is probably ''hof'' meaning "[[temple]]".  If this is correct, then the word ''rýgja'' most probably is referring to the goddess [[Freyja]], since the meaning of the word ''freyja'' also is 'lady'.

An alternative explanation is that the word is derived from ''"rygg"'', which means ''"ridge"'', and related to place names like ''"Ryen"'' further east. The "ridge" in question would be the end [[moraine]] that runs across the landscape here, from the other side of the [[fjord]] and stretching east through [[Sweden]] and into the [[Baltic region]]. In Østfold, this moraine is referred to as the ''"[[Vestfoldraet|Raet]]"''.

=== Coat-of-arms ===
The [[Coat of arms|coat-of-arms]] is from modern times.  It was granted on 30 November 1984.  The arms show a golden [[spur]] on a red background.  A spur like this was found in the area that dated back to the [[Viking Age]]. It is one of the largest golden items that was ever found in Norway and was thus chosen as a symbol on the arms.<ref>{{cite web|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|year=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/r/rygge.htm|access-date=2008-12-15}}</ref>

[[File:Rygge kirke 20080511-1.jpg|thumb|left|Rygge Church]]

===Rygge Church===
Rygge church (''Rygge kirke'') is a medieval era church located in the village of [[Kirkegrenda]]. The church belongs to Vestre Borgesyssel deanery in Diocese of Borg. Rygge church is one of the county's better preserved medieval stone churches. It is built around the year 1170. Rygge church was originally a chapter church, which had income from a larger area than a parish and contained several villages. The building is characterized by the use of large stones, partly of granite, but parts of the facade is carved of stone cultivar, including large parts of the north portal. It has a long nave and lower and narrower choir. The church was restored in 1967.
<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://www.norgeskirker.no/wiki/Rygge_kirke|title=  Rygge kirke |publisher =   Norges Kirker|author=Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie
|access-date= October 1, 2016}}</ref>

== Military ==
[[Rygge Air Station]] replaced a temporary airfield constructed by [[Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany|German forces]] during [[World War II]]. The contemporary airfield, northeast of the highway and main railway, is situated in Rygge and its neighbouring municipality [[Råde]]. It was constructed from 1952 to 1954 and until recently it was one of the largest establishments of the [[Royal Norwegian Air Force]]. The military use of the airfield is now much reduced. A civilian air terminal [[Moss Airport, Rygge]], was opened in early 2008. The airport was closed to all civilian traffic on 1 November 2016 after its main commercial operator, Ryanair, decided to shut down its base there.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Rygge 1961-1990, extremes 1958-1982
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 11.1
|Feb record high C = 12.8
|Mar record high C = 14.8
|Apr record high C = 19.7
|May record high C = 26.9
|Jun record high C = 31.0
|Jul record high C = 30.4
|Aug record high C = 34.2
|Sep record high C = 25.0
|Oct record high C = 20.0
|Nov record high C = 14.7
|Dec record high C = 12.1
|year record high C = 
|Jan high C = -1.2
|Feb high C = -0.6
|Mar high C = 3.6
|Apr high C = 8.8
|May high C = 15.4
|Jun high C = 19.7
|Jul high C = 20.8
|Aug high C = 19.9
|Sep high C = 15.4
|Oct high C = 10.2
|Nov high C = 4.1
|Dec high C = 0.5
|year high C = 
|Jan low C = -7.4
|Feb low C = -7.8
|Mar low C = -4.1
|Apr low C = -0.1
|May low C = 5.4
|Jun low C = 9.7
|Jul low C = 11.1
|Aug low C = 10.2
|Sep low C = 6.9
|Oct low C = 3.7
|Nov low C = -1.7
|Dec low C = -5.9
|year low C = 
|Jan record low C = -21.7
|Feb record low C = -24.2
|Mar record low C = -22.1
|Apr record low C = -7.4
|May record low C = -1.4
|Jun record low C = 0.0
|Jul record low C = 4.8
|Aug record low C = 2.5
|Sep record low C = -4.1
|Oct record low C = -9.7
|Nov record low C = -13.1
|Dec record low C = -26.5
|year record low C = 
|Jan precipitation mm = 58
|Feb precipitation mm = 43
|Mar precipitation mm = 54
|Apr precipitation mm = 43
|May precipitation mm = 57
|Jun precipitation mm = 63
|Jul precipitation mm = 73
|Aug precipitation mm = 88
|Sep precipitation mm = 94
|Oct precipitation mm = 106
|Nov precipitation mm = 87
|Dec precipitation mm = 63
|Jan precipitation days = 9.8
|Feb precipitation days = 7.4
|Mar precipitation days = 8.8
|Apr precipitation days = 7.4
|May precipitation days = 8.3
|Jun precipitation days = 9.2
|Jul precipitation days = 9.2
|Aug precipitation days = 10.1
|Sep precipitation days = 10.8
|Oct precipitation days = 11.7
|Nov precipitation days = 11.6
|Dec precipitation days = 9.4
|source 1 = met Norway Eklima 
}}

== Notable people ==
{{See also|Moss,_Norway#Notable_people}}

==See also==
*[[Kirkegrenda]], a village in the municipality
*[[Møvik, Østfold|Møvik]], a village in the municipality

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{commons category-inline|Rygge}}
* {{wiktionary-inline|Rygge}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071001023437/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0136 Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]]
* {{wikivoyage inline|Østfold}}

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[[Category:Moss, Norway]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of Norway]]
[[Category:Villages in Østfold]]
[[Category:1838 establishments in Norway]]