Idd
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Idd is a parish and former municipality in Halden
, Østfold
county, Norway
.
The parish of Id was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt
). The rural municipality was (together with Berg
) merged with the city of Halden
January 1, 1967. Prior to the merger Idd had a population of 7,213.
The municipality (originally the parish) is probably named after an old name of the vicarage. The meaning of the name is, however, unknown.
Until 1918 the name was written Id.
Halden
is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...
, Østfold
Østfold
is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
The parish of Id was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...
). The rural municipality was (together with Berg
Berg, Østfold
Berg is a former parish and municipality which now forms part of Halden municipality in Østfold county, Norway.-History:Berg was the main parish in a district which included Rokke and Halden until 1721. Halden subsequently became the main parish in the district. By a royal proclamation in 1769,...
) merged with the city of Halden
Halden
is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...
January 1, 1967. Prior to the merger Idd had a population of 7,213.
The municipality (originally the parish) is probably named after an old name of the vicarage. The meaning of the name is, however, unknown.
Until 1918 the name was written Id.