Skjønhaug
Skjønhaug is a village in the municipality of Trøgstad, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t .... Its official population, as of 2005, was 1,817. Villages in Østfold Trøgstad {{Østfold-geo-stub ...
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Trøgstad
Trøgstad is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjønhaug. The municipality is divided into the parishes of Skjønhaug, Havnås and Båstad. The parish of ''Trygstad'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The scene of the crime for the World War II-era Feldmann case is at Skrikerudtjernet in Trøgstad. General information Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Trøgstad'' farm (Old Norse: ''Þrygsstaðir'' and/or ''Þrjúgsstaðir''), since the first church was built here. The meaning of the first element is not known (maybe a male nickname) and the last element is ''staðir'' which means " homestead" or "farm". Prior to 1889, the name was written "Trygstad". Coat-of-arms The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 24 August 1979. The arms show an anvil and was chosen because Trøgstad historically was well kn ...
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