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{{Infobox kommune
| name               = Trøgstad
| native_name        =
| native_name_lang   =
| other_name         =
| official_name      =
| idnumber           = 0122
| image_skyline      = Trogstad kommune Mørk.jpg
| county             = Østfold
| district           = 
| capital            = [[Skjønhaug]]
| demonym            = Trøgsting
| language           = [[Bokmål]]
| coatofarms         = Trøgstad komm.svg
| munwebpage         = www.trogstad.kommune.no
| mayor              = Svend Saxe Frøshaug 
| mayor_party        = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
| mayor_as_of        = 2019
| area_rank          = 328
| area_total_km2     = 204
| area_land_km2      = 188
| area_water_percent = 0.06
| population_as_of   = 2004
| population_rank    = 193
| population_total   = 4953
| populationpercent  = 0.11
| population_density_km2 = 284.646
| population_increase    = 3.5
| coordinates        = {{coord|59|39|5|N|11|20|23|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
| utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6614923 | utm_easting = 0631858 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Trøgstad''' was a [[Municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Østfold]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]].  The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of [[Skjønhaug]]. The municipality included the parishes of Skjønhaug, Havnås and Båstad. The parish of ''Trygstad'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]]).

Trøgstad is now part of the municipality [[Indre Østfold (municipality)|Indre Østfold]].

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 (buildings)|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 known for the quality of its [[blacksmith]]s who made [[iron]] tools and objects. The green background of the shield symbolizes the [[Field (agriculture)|fields]] and [[forest]]s in the municipality.  The arms were designed by Truls Nygaard.<ref>{{cite web|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|year=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/t/trogstad.htm|accessdate=2008-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trogstad.kommune.no/Modules/article.aspx?ObjectType=Article&Article.ID=3780&Category.ID=20321|title=Trøgstads ommunevåpen|publisher=Trøgstads kommune|accessdate=2008-12-15|language=no|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180739/http://www.trogstad.kommune.no/Modules/article.aspx?ObjectType=Article&Article.ID=3780&Category.ID=20321|archivedate=2011-07-24}}</ref>
(See also coat-of-arms of [[Hol, Norway|Hol]])

[[File:Trøgstad kirke.JPG|thumb|left| Trøgstad Church]]

===Trøgstad Church===
Trøgstad Church (''Trøgstad kirke'') is a medieval era, stone church. It belongs to Østre Borgesyssel  deanery in [[Diocese of Borg]]. The church is located on a ridge south of Øyeren. The church is of [[Romanesque architecture]] and has a rectangular nave with a lower and narrower choir.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arkivportalen.no/side/aktor/detaljer?aktorId=no-a1450-02000000192993|title= Østre Borgesyssel prosti|publisher =    arkivportalen 
|accessdate= October 1, 2016}}</ref>

The church is probably built ca. 1250.  It  was the equipped with turret with a bell tower ca. 1620. This had to be demolished and replaced with a new tower in 1700.  A sacristy was built by the choir's north face in 1697.  In 1904 the church was extended and rebuilt, the western wall and the porch were demolished and choir was extended. After rebuilding the church has approximately 350 seats.
<ref>{{cite web|url=     http://www.norgeskirker.no/wiki/Tr%C3%B8gstad_kirke|title= Trøgstad kirke|publisher =    Norges Kirker|author= Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie|accessdate= October 1, 2016}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
{{further|Indre Østfold (municipality)#Notable people}}

==Minorities==
{| style="float: center;" class="wikitable"
|+ '''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Trøgstad by country of origin in 2017'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |title= Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population|language=English |publisher=ssb.no |accessdate=24 June 2017}}</ref>
 
|-
! style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry
! style="background:#efefef;"|Number
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||111
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||104
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}||31
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||31
|-
| {{flag|Latvia}}||21
|}

==Sister cities==
Trøgstad has the following [[town twinning|sister cities]]:<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Trøgstad kommune|url=http://www.trogstad.kommune.no/Modules/theme.aspx?ObjectType=Article&ElementID=1180&Category.ID=29504|title=Vennskapskommuner|accessdate=2008-12-15|language=no|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724181152/http://www.trogstad.kommune.no/Modules/theme.aspx?ObjectType=Article&ElementID=1180&Category.ID=29504|archivedate=2011-07-24}}</ref>
*{{flag|Estonia}} - [[Kadrina Parish|Kadrina]], [[Lääne-Viru County|Lääne-Viru]], [[Estonia]]
*{{flag|Finland}} - [[Kinnula]], [[Western Finland|Länsi-Suomen lääni]], [[Finland]]
*{{flag|Canada}} - [[Robertville, New Brunswick|Robertville]], [[New Brunswick]], [[Canada]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Trøgstad}}
*{{wti|Spydeberg}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930230250/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0122 Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]]
*{{wikivoyage-inline|Østfold}}

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