Rakkestad
Municipality in Østfold, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rakkestad is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rakkestad. It is divided into the parishes of Rakkestad, Degernes, and Os. The municipality is the county's second largest by area and one of Norway's largest agricultural areas.
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Rakkestad Municipality
Rakkestad kommune | |
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Coordinates: 59°22′23″N 11°25′13″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Østfold |
District | Smaalenene |
Administrative centre | Rakkestad |
Government | |
• Mayor (2007) | Peder Harlem (Sp) |
Area | |
• Total | 435 km2 (168 sq mi) |
• Land | 421 km2 (163 sq mi) |
• Rank | #227 in Norway |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 7,232 |
• Rank | #138 in Norway |
• Density | 17/km2 (40/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +2.2% |
Demonym | Raksting[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-3120[3] |
Website | Official website |
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Rakkestad was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Degernes was separated from Rakkestad as a municipality of its own on 1 January 1917, but it was merged back into Rakkestad on 1 January 1964.
Rakkestad has a civil airport, Rakkestad Airport, Aastorp.