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4 unusual facts about Fredrikstad


Åsa Solberg Iversen

Åsa Solberg Iversen (born 7 April 1929 in Overhalla, Nord-Trøndelag, died 3 February 2009 in Fredrikstad) was a Norwegian politician (Ap).

H. E. Stokke

He was born in Fredrikstad, Østfold to Anton Johannessen (1857–1936) and his wife Helen Anderson (1865–1944).

LELLO//ARNELL

Jørgen Craig Lello (born 1978 in Fredrikstad, Norway) and Tobias Arnell (born 1978 in Lund, Sweden) are a collaborative duo of contemporary artists working under the name LELLO//ARNELL.

Ragnvald Marensius Gundersen

Gundersen was a member of Fredrikstad city council in 1931–1934 and 1937–1940, and later served as mayor from 1945 to 1965 and deputy mayor from 1966 to 1971.


1938 Norwegian Football Cup Final

Goals were scored by Thorleif Larsen after five minutes and Knut Brynildsen, on a penalty kick after 40 minutes for Fredrikstad; Mjøndalen reduced with goals by Trygve Halvorsen and Jørgen Hval after 60 and 63 minutes, respectively.

André Nieuwlaat

André Leonard Nieuwlaat (born 24 December 1965) is a Norwegian former footballer who played for Råde, Moss (1982–85), Drøbak-Frogn (1986), Rosenborg (1987), Drøbak-Frogn (1988), Frigg (1989), Vålerenga (1990), Sprint-Jeløy (1991), Fredrikstad (1992), Ekholt and Vansjø/Svinndal.

Elvestad

Hobøl is one of 10 municipalities which, due to their geographical placement miles away from the fjord / coast line, can be put into the area of Indre Østfold (Inner Østfold, the part of Østfold which do not have fjord or coast line), while those areas of Østfold who have fjord / coast line (Moss - Fredrikstad - Sarpsborg - Halden etc.) are called Ytre Østfold (Outer Østfold) and Nedre Glommaregionen (Lower Glomma Region).

Fortification Upgrades

During the summer of 1675, 1800 men were kept at work on the fortresses at Akershus, Fredrikstad, and Fredrikshald.

Frederik II

Frederik II Upper Secondary School in Fredrikstad, Norway, named for Frederick II of Denmark

Fredrikstad FK

The seventh and final iteration of Fredrikstad's kit was introduced after a match between Norway and Poland at Fredrikstad stadion, on 7 October 1926.

Frode Holstad Hansen

After playing all the matches for Fredrikstad in 1982, Hansen had a dispute with the new head coach Tony Knapp, and did not play any matches in 1983, except 15 minutes in the last match of the season when he came on as a substitute to play outside left.

Hans Dons

Few days later, 7 June, Dons flew from Borre over Horten, crossing the Oslo-fjord to Moss and Fredrikstad – covering a distance of 48 km in 35 minutes.

Jon Mostad

In addition to composing, Jon Mostad was teaching arrangement and composition, music and religion at high schools in Fredrikstad and Moss (years 10-12 or 11-13 in the Norwegian school system) until he retired in 2006.

Katti Anker Møller

She married her cousin Kai Møller from the mansion of Thorsø in Torsnes, now part of Fredrikstad, in 1889, with whom she had three children, among them the physician Tove Mohr, whose daughter Tove Pihl has carried on the pro-choice activism in Norway.

Knut Torbjørn Eggen

After this very successful season, Eggen quit his job in Fredrikstad in December 2006, after several major disagreements with new club director Morgan Andersen.

Mina Hadjian

Born in Teheran, Hadjian fled Iran with her family in 1979 after the islamic revolution, and was raised first in London and later in Norway when her family settled on Kråkerøy in Fredrikstad.

Østfold Hospital

Østfold Hospital is a hospital with bases in Fredrikstad, Moss, Sarpsborg and Halden.

Robert Normann

Robert Uno Normann (born 27 June 1916 in Sundløkka in the former Borge kommune, now Fredrikstad, deceased 20 May 1998 in Sarpsborg, Norway) was a Norwegian guitarist, and is considered one of the jazz guitar pioneers.

Tor-Kristian Karlsen

In September 2008 Karlsen signed a four-year contract with the Norwegian club Fredrikstad FK in the position as sporting director, starting from 1 November, but left the club on 22 January 2009 due to a dispute with the Fredrikstad-coach Anders Grönhagen.

Wilhelm Blakstad

From 1902 he was the director of log driving in Lower Glomma, based in Fredrikstad (Fredrikstad Tømmerdirektion).


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