Marker Municipality Marker kommune | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Østfold within Norway | |
 Marker within Østfold | |
| Coordinates:59°30′40″N11°37′42″E / 59.51111°N 11.62833°E /59.51111; 11.62833 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Østfold |
| District | Smaalenene |
| Administrative centre | Ørje |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2003) | Kjersti Nythe Nilsen (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 413 km2 (159 sq mi) |
| • Land | 368 km2 (142 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #235 in Norway |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 3,409 |
| • Rank | #250 in Norway |
| • Density | 9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Change(10 years) |  +2% |
| Demonym | Marking[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3122[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Marker is amunicipality inØstfoldcounty,Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village ofØrje. Marker was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 following the merger of the two former municipalities ofRødenes andØymark.
The municipality bordersSweden,Aurskog-Høland municipality inAkershus county, andAremark,Eidsberg,Rakkestad, andRømskog municipalities inØstfold county.European route E18 passes through the municipality.
The municipality's biggest attractions are the fortresses atBasmo andØrje. Basmo Fortress lies on an isolated mountain outcrop between lakesRødenessjøen andHemnessjøen in the northwestern part of the municipality.
TheNorse form of the name wasMarkir, which is theplural form ofmǫrk f 'woodland, borderland' (see >March).
Marker'scoat-of-arms dates from modern times, having been granted on 16 April 1982. The arms show two white-coloredtrunk-hooks on a blue background. They are a type of hook, normally on a long pole, used todrive tree trunks through therivers. The main economic activity in the municipality isforestry, hence the use of the hooks. The two hooks also represent the two villages (and former municipalities) of Rødenes and Øymark.[4]
Rødenes church (Rødenes kirke) is amedieval-era church in the Rødenes parish of Marker. It belongs to Østre Borgesyssel deanery in theChurch of Norway'sBorg Diocese. The building, which is ofRomanesque architectural style and dates from 1230, has a rectangular nave and a lower and narrower choir. The oaken pulpit dates from the 1600s and the altarpiece from the 1720s. The edifice is of stone and brick. The floorplan is long and has room for 240 seats. The church underwent extensive reconstruction in the years 1703–1709 and again in 1949–1952.[5][6]
| Ancestry | Number |
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 Sweden | 71 |
 Poland | 51 |
 Somalia | 33 |
 Thailand | 15 |
 Kosovo | 14 |
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