Berg, Østfold

Berg Church

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, Berg became the head of its own district with Rokke and Asak as annexes. The parish of Berg was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The rural municipality was (together with Idd) was merged with the city of Halden on January 1, 1967. Berg Church (Berg kirke) dates from 1100. It is built of stone and has 260 seats. An old pulpit from 1592 is now at the Folkemuseum. Access to the site is via county road 104 and county road 931.[1]

The name

The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the farm Berg (Norse Berg), since the first church was built on its ground. The name is identical with the word berg n 'rocky hill; mountain'.

References

  1. ↑ Berg parish (Østfold kirkebøker parish records)

External links

Coordinates: 59°10′0″N 11°9′0″E / 59.16667°N 11.15000°E / 59.16667; 11.15000


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