Marker, Norway

Marker Municipality
Marker kommune
Flag of Marker Municipality
Coat of arms of Marker Municipality
Østfold within Norway
Østfold within Norway
Marker within Østfold
Marker within Østfold
Coordinates: 59°30′40″N 11°37′42″E / 59.51111°N 11.62833°E / 59.51111; 11.62833
CountryNorway
CountyØstfold
DistrictSmaalenene
Administrative centreØrje
Government
 • Mayor (2003)Kjersti Nythe Nilsen (Ap)
Area
 • Total413 km2 (159 sq mi)
 • Land368 km2 (142 sq mi)
 • Rank#235 in Norway
Population
 (2004)
 • Total3,409
 • Rank#250 in Norway
 • Density9/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +2%
DemonymMarking[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3122[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Marker is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ørje. Marker was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 following the merger of the two former municipalities of Rødenes and Øymark.

The municipality borders Sweden, Aurskog-Høland municipality in Akershus county, and Aremark, Eidsberg, Rakkestad, and Rømskog municipalities in Østfold county. European route E18 passes through the municipality.

The municipality's biggest attractions are the fortresses at Basmo and Ørje. Basmo Fortress lies on an isolated mountain outcrop between lakes Rødenessjøen and Hemnessjøen in the northwestern part of the municipality.

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.

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