Official Name: | Ørmen |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Norway Østfold#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Østfold |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Østfold |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Eastern Norway |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Fredrikstad |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Elevation M: | 10 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 59.299°N 10.8918°W |
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 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]