Østfold

Norwegian county
AdministrativeArea county_of_norway Q50614
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Østfold

Summary

Østfold is a county of Norway[1]. Østfold draws 352 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_norway category, ranking #14 of 25).[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 draws 352 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_norway category, ranking #14 of 25).[2] Østfold has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42]

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] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d 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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