Østfold

Norwegian county
AdministrativeArea county_of_norway Q50614
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Østfold

Summary

Østfold is a county of Norway[1]. Østfold has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Østfold is located in Norway[3].
  • Østfold is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Østfold is on the body of water Skagerrak[5].
  • Østfold is on the body of water Ytre Oslofjord[6].
  • Østfold's head of government is recorded as Ole Haabeth[7].
  • Østfold's instance of is recorded as county of Norway[8].
  • Østfold's capital is recorded as Sarpsborg[9].
  • Østfold's shares border with is recorded as Akershus[10].
  • Østfold's shares border with is recorded as Värmland County[11].
  • Østfold's shares border with is recorded as Västra Götaland County[12].
  • Østfold's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aremark Municipality[13].
  • Østfold's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fredrikstad Municipality[14].
  • Østfold's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Halden[15].
  • Østfold's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hvaler Municipality[16].
  • Østfold's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Indre Østfold Municipality[17].
  • Østfold's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Marker Municipality[18].
  • Østfold's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Moss Municipality[19].
  • Østfold's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rakkestad Municipality[20].
  • Østfold's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Råde Municipality[21].
  • Østfold's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sarpsborg[22].
  • Østfold's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Skiptvet Municipality[23].
  • Østfold's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Våler Municipality[24].
  • Østfold's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Østfold[25].
  • Østfold's Commons category is recorded as Østfold[26].
  • Østfold's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[27].

Body

Geography

Østfold is in the country of Norway[4]. Østfold is located in Norway[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Skagerrak[5], a strait[28], in Norway[29] and Ytre Oslofjord[6], a fjord[30], in Norway[31].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4187.223056491148'}[32], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5077.256069849866'}[33], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+890.0330133587182'}[34], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+178.8631698720796'}[35], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0'}[36], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+260.0904783851304'}[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+289867'}[38] and {'amount': '+297520'}[39].

Designation and Status

Østfold's instance of is recorded as county of Norway[8].

History and Context

Recorded inception include 1919[40] and 2024[41].

Why It Matters

Østfold has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . ostfoldfk.no. Retrieved . ostfoldfk.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [38] ↑ . ssb.no. Retrieved . ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [39] ↑ . ssb.no. Retrieved . ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Watmildon · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag → Q124419671
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  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coat of arms → coat of arms of Østfold
    Instance of → county of Norway, former county of Norway, county of Norway
    Head of government → Ole Haabeth
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Aremark Municipality, Askim Municipality, Eidsberg Municipality +16
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 234811, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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