Ørmen is a village in the municipality of Fredrikstad, Norway. In the past, the village was also a train station on the Østfold Line. The station was opened on 1 October 1914 although passenger service ended 1 April 1957. The station then functioned as a stop until it closed on 29 May 1983.[2]
Ørmen | |
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Village | |
  Ørmen Location in Østfold  Ørmen Ørmen (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 59°17′56.32″N 10°53′30.57″E / 59.2989778°N 10.8918250°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Eastern Norway |
| County | Østfold |
| District | Eastern Norway |
| Municipality | Fredrikstad |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Ørmen formerly belonged to the municipality of Onsøy.[3] This changed when the municipalities of Frederikstad, Kråkerøy, Onsøy, Rolvsøy og Borge, in Østfold merged on 1 January 1994. The new merged municipality was named Frederikstad.[4]
Although some people believe the village is mentioned in David Bowie's song "Blackstar," it is unlikely that this is the case. Bowie's final masterpiece is the subject of many and varied interpretations, and "the villa of Ormen" in Blackstar is unlikely to be a physical location.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Ørmen, Fredrikstad (Østfold)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ Bjerke, Thor; Holom, Finn. Banedata 2004. Nasjonalbiblioteket. pp. 44–45. ISBN 82-90286-28-7. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Østfold". Digitalarkivet. Digitalarkivet. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Kommunal sammenslutning mellom kommunene Fredrikstad, Kråkerøy, Onsøy, Rolvsøy og Borge, Østfold". Lovdata. Lovdata. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "The final mysteries of David Bowie's Blackstar – Elvis, Crowley and 'the villa of Ormen'". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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