Lokalposten
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Lokalposten was a local newspaper published in Rakkestad
, Norway
.
It was established on 4 January 1930, and had no formal political affiliation. In 1941, during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
, the Germans amalgamated it with the newspaper Rakkestad Avis
, which was then published under the name Østfold Bygdeblad.
Rakkestad
Rakkestad is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rakkestad. It is divided into the parishes of Rakkestad, Degernes, and Os. The municipality is the county's second largest by area and one of Norway's largest agricultural...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
It was established on 4 January 1930, and had no formal political affiliation. In 1941, during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940, and ended on May 8, 1945, after the capitulation of German forces in Europe. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the Wehrmacht...
, the Germans amalgamated it with the newspaper Rakkestad Avis
Rakkestad Avis
Rakkestad Avis is a local newspaper published in Rakkestad, Norway. It was published as Østfold Bygdeblad in Mysen from 1941 to 1986....
, which was then published under the name Østfold Bygdeblad.