Aremark


Aremark is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fosby.
Aremark was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. The new municipality of Øymark was separated from Aremark on 1 July 1903.

General information

Name

The Norse form of the name was Aramǫrk. The first element is the genitive of the name of the lake Ari. The last element is mǫrk f 'woodland, borderland'.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 7 November 1986. The arms show two blue-colored elk on a silver background. The elk was chosen as a symbol because of the large forests and the many animals in the area.
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Economy

and forestry are the two top components of Aremark's economy.

Culture

Every two years in Aremark there is a relatively large festival: Elgfestivalen. It is held in a festivity area at Kirkeng Camping. It has been arranged every two years since September 1998. The festival begins Friday afternoon and lasts until Sunday afternoon.

Religion

There are two chapels/churches in Aremark. Aremark church, which is located near Kirkeng, and Holmgil chapel in Bjørkebekk.

Television

Aremark has been used in several movie titles and in television. The Norwegian movies "Folk flest bor i Kina" and "Celofan" are both filmed in the municipality. The reality show "Farmen" is filmed at Bøensæther husmannsplass close to Marker.

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Aremark: