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Askim
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| County | Østfold | |
| District | Smaalenene | |
| Municipality | NO-0124 | |
| Administrative centre | Askim | |
| Mayor (2003) | Trygve Westgård (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 409 69 km² 66 km² 0.02 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 71 13,986 0.31 % 9.0 % 212/km² |
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| www.askim.kommune.no |
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Askim is a municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway. It lies next to the longest river in Norway, Glomma, and has always been a strategic point in wars due to its bridges across the river. It also has a weapons factory handily nearby.
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Askim (Norse Askheimr), since the first church was built here. The first element is askr m 'ashtree', the last element is heimr m 'home, homestead, farm'.
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1963). It shows three rivers, and it is meant to represent three waterfalls in the municipality: Kykkelsrudfoss, Solbergfoss and Vammafoss.
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Aremark | Askim | Eidsberg | Fredrikstad | Halden | Hobøl | Hvaler | Marker | Moss | Rakkestad | Rygge | Rømskog | Råde | Sarpsborg | Skiptvet | Spydeberg | Trøgstad | Våler |
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