Idd is a parish and former municipality in
Halden
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,
Østfold
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county,
Norway
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.
The parish of ''Id'' was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see
formannskapsdistrikt
() was the name of a Norwegian self-governing municipality. The name was used from the establishment these municipalities in 1838 until the name fell out of use in 1863.
The municipalities had their legal basis from two laws enacted on 14 Jan ...
). The rural municipality was (together with
Berg
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) merged with the city of
Halden
Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a List of cities in Norway, town and a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, R ...
January 1, 1967. Prior to the merger Idd had a population of 7,213.
The municipality (originally the parish) is probably named after an old name of the vicarage. The meaning of the name is, however, unknown.
Until 1918 the name was written ''Id''.
Idd Church (''Idd Kirke'') dates from ca. 1100. It belongs Sarpsborg deanery and is located southeast of Halden. The edifice is of stone and has 190 seats. The church is built in the Romanesque style. The church has a medieval baptismal font in soapstone. Altarpiece and pulpit are from 1656. Idd church was heavily damaged in an earthquake on October 23, 1904. The quake occurred in the middle of a church service. Panic arose, but no one was injured. It was long doubt the church could be saved, but in 1922 it was fully restored.
Idd Church served as an
election church
An election church () is a term used for approximately 300 churches in Norway that were used as polling stations during the elections to the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814. This was Norway's first national elections and this ass ...
() in 1814.
Together with about 300 churches across Norway,
it was a venue for elections to the 1814
Norwegian Constituent Assembly
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. These were Norway's first national elections.
See also
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Skriverøya Skriverøya is a peninsula in the Iddefjord in the municipality of Halden in Østfold county, Norway
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Former municipalities of Norway
Halden
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