Editing Spydeberg

{{Infobox kommune
| name               = Spydeberg
|former = yes
| native_name        =
| native_name_lang   =
| other_name         =
| official_name      =
| idnumber           = 0123
| image_skyline      = spydeberg800.jpg
| county             = Østfold
| district           = 
| capital            = Spydeberg
| demonym            = Speberging
| language           = [[Bokmål]]
| coatofarms         = Spydeberg komm.svg
| munwebpage         = www.spydeberg.kommune.no
| mayor              = 
| mayor_as_of        = 2009
| area_rank          = 362
| area_total_km2     = 142
| area_land_km2      = 133
| area_water_percent = 0.04
| population_as_of   = 2004
| population_rank    = 201
| population_total   = 5186
| populationpercent  = 0.10
| population_density_km2 = 35
| population_increase    = 9.7
| coordinates        = {{coord|59|36|55|N|11|4|35|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
| utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6610403 | utm_easting = 0617156 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Spydeberg''' was a [[Municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in former [[Østfold]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]], until December 31. 2019. At January 1. 2020 it became a part of the new and greater municipality named [[Indre Østfold municipality|Indre Østfold Kommune]] after the region, together with [[Askim]] and [[Trøgstad]] and [[Eidsberg]] and [[Hobøl]] {{Lang|no|kommuner}} (municipalities).

The [[administrative centre]] of the Spydeberg [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] was the [[village]] of Spydeberg. Spydeberg Kommune ([[municipality]]) was divided into the [[parish]]es of Spydeberg, [[Heli, Østfold|Heli]], and [[Hovin, Østfold|Hovin]] and was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]]).

The [[village]] of Spydeberg has approximately 5,500 inhabitants. It is located {{convert|45|km|mi|0}} southeast of [[Oslo]] and is easily reached by both car and bus and train. At the most there used to be 16 daily buses to [[Oslo]] (the [[capital city|capital]] of [[Norway]]), and about 21 train departures. Like the rest of the [[Indre Østfold]] region, many of the citizens of Spydeberg commute daily to [[Oslo]] for work.

== General information ==
=== Name ===
The municipality (originally the [[parish]]) is named after the old ''Spydeberg'' farm ({{Langx|non|Spjótaberg}}), since the first church was built here. The first element is the [[plural]] [[genitive case]] of {{Lang|non-latn|spjót}} which means 'spear' and the last element is {{Lang|non-latn|berg}} which means 'mountain'. The word 'spear' is here probably referring to some outstanding points of a nearby mountain.

=== Coat-of-arms ===
The [[Coat of arms|coat-of-arms]] is from modern times. They were granted on 30 June 1978. The arms show three [[canting arms|canting]] silver spear points (from the word {{Lang|no|spyd}} which comes from the Old Norse word ''{{Lang|non-latn|spjót}}'') on a red background. The model for the spear points was unearthed at a burial mound near Mørk in 1905. The three spears represent the three parishes in the municipality. It was designed by Truls Nygaard.<ref>{{cite web|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|year=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/s/spydeber.htm|access-date=2008-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spydeberg.kommune.no/modules/theme.aspx?ObjectType=Article&ElementID=1990&Category.ID=22644|title=Spydebergs kommunevåpen|publisher=Spydeberg kommune|access-date=2008-12-15|language=no}}</ref>

{| style="float: center;" class="wikitable"
|+ '''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Spydeberg 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}}||84
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||61
|-
| {{flag|Syria}}||48
|-
| {{flag|Eritrea}}||44
|-
| {{flag|Myanmar}}||44
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||36
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}||34
|}

== Notable residents ==
{{See also|Indre_Østfold_municipality#Notable_people}}

== Sister cities ==
The municipality of Spydeberg has been quite active in international relations for over 20 years. The town has [[town twinning|sister cities]] in [[Denmark]], [[Sweden]], and [[Latvia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spydeberg.kommune.no/Modules/theme.aspx?ObjectType=Article&ElementID=2802&Category.ID=22814|title=Spydebergs vennskapskommuner|publisher=Spydeberg kommune|access-date=2008-12-15|language=no|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219090728/http://www.spydeberg.kommune.no/Modules/theme.aspx?ObjectType=Article&ElementID=2802&Category.ID=22814|archive-date=2012-02-19}}</ref>

* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Thyholm Municipality|Thyholm]], [[Region Midtjylland|Midtjylland]], [[Denmark]]
* {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Straupe]], [[Pārgauja Municipality|Pārgauja]], [[Latvia]]
* {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kungsör Municipality|Kungsör]], [[Västmanland County|Västmanland]], [[Sweden]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline|Spydeberg}}
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Østfold}}
* {{wiktionary-inline|Spydeberg}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930210338/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0123 Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]]

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[[Category:Indre Østfold]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of Norway]]
[[Category:Villages in Østfold]]