Sarpsborg
municipality in Østfold, Norway
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Summary
Sarpsborg is a municipality of Norway[1]. Sarpsborg ranks in the top 3% of municipality of norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (755 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: International Cities of Refuge Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Østfold[4]
- Country: Norway[5]
- Head of government: Magnus Arnesen[6]
- Capital: Sarpsborg[7]
- Shares border with: Våler Municipality[8], Skiptvet Municipality[9], Rakkestad Municipality[10], Halden[11], Fredrikstad Municipality[12], Råde Municipality[13], Hvaler Municipality[14]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Bethlehem[16], Berwick-upon-Tweed[17], Södertälje Municipality[18]
- Postal code: 1706, 1707, 1709, 1710, 1711, 1712, 1715, 1718, 1719, 1721, 1722, 1723, 1724, 1725, 1726, 1727, 1734[19]
- Commons category: Sarpsborg[20]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[21]
- Inception: 1839[22]
- Highest point: Gastgiveren[23]
- Significant event: boundary change[24]
- Separated from: Tune Municipality[25]
- Official website: https://www.sarpsborg.com/[26]
- IPA transcription: ˈsɑɾpsbɔɾɡ[27], ˈsɑʂbɔɾ[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sarpsborg[29]
- Population: 54,678[30], 56,732[31], 57,372[32], 58,182[33], 59,038[34], 59,771[35], 60,139[36], 60,614[37]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Sarpsborg[38]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[39]
- Capital of: Østfold[40]
- Legal form: kommune[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Sarpsborg[42]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Sarpsborg[43]
Why It Matters
Sarpsborg has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Sarpsborg is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]