Hedmark

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Former county (fylke) of Norway

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::summary Former county (fylke) of Norway ::

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Field	Value
name	Hedmark fylke
settlement_type	County
total_type
image_skyline	Atnsjøen og Rondane 01.JPG
image_caption	Atnsjøen and Rondane in June 2009
image_flag	Flag of Hedmark.svg
image_shield	Hedmark våpen.svg
shield_size	70px
image_map	Hedmark in Norway.svg
map_caption	Hedmark within Norway
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Norway
subdivision_type1	County
subdivision_name1	Hedmark
subdivision_type2	Region
subdivision_name2	Østlandet
subdivision_type3	County ID
subdivision_name3	NO-04
seat_type	Administrative centre
seat	Hamar
parts_type	Other towns
parts_style	para
parts
leader_title1	County mayor
leader_name1	Arnfinn Nergård
Senterpartiet
(2007–2019)
leader_title	Governor
leader_name	Sigbjørn Johnsen
Arbeiderpartiet
(1997-2009–2019)
area_total_km2	27397
area_land_km2	26084
area_rank	4 in Norway, 8.57% of Norway's land area
elevation_footnotes	tags--
population_as_of	30 September 2019
population_total	197,831
population_rank	11 (3.72% of country)
population_density_km2	7.5
population_blank1_title	Change (10 years)
population_blank1	4.05 %
population_demonym	Hedmarking
blank_name_sec1	Official language form
blank_info_sec1	Neutral
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+01
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+02
postal_code_type
blank_name_sec2	Income (per capita)
blank_info_sec2	132,200 NOK
blank1_name_sec2	GDP (per capita)
blank1_info_sec2	204,205 NOK (2001)
blank2_name_sec2	GDP national rank
blank2_info_sec2	11 (2.52% of country)
website
footnotes
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Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged into Innlandet county on 1 January 2020, when Norway's former 19 counties became 10 bigger counties / regions.

Hedmark made up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It had a long border with Sweden to the east (Dalarna County and Värmland County). The largest lakes were Femunden and Mjøsa, the largest lake in Norway. Parts of Glomma, Norway's longest river, flowed through Hedmark. Geographically,

Hedmark was traditionally divided into: Hedemarken (east of the lake Mjøsa), Østerdalen ("East Valley" north of the town Elverum), and Solør / Glåmdalen (south of Elverum) and Odal in the very south. Hedmark and Oppland were the only Norwegian counties with no coastline. Hedmark also hosted some events of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games.

Hamar, Kongsvinger, and Elverum were cities in the county. Hedmark was one of the less urbanized areas in Norway; about half of the inhabitants lived on rural land. The population was mainly concentrated in the rich agricultural district adjoining Mjøsa to the southeast. The county's extensive forests supplied much of Norway's timber; at one time, logs were floated down Glomma to the coast but are now transported by truck and train.

Engerdal Municipality in Hedmark had the distinction of marking the current southernmost border in Norway of Sápmi, the traditional region of the Sami people.

The county was divided into three traditional districts. Those were Hedmarken, Østerdalen, and Solør (with Odalen and Vinger).

Hedmark was originally a part of the large Akershus amt, but in 1757 Oplandenes amt was separated from it. Some years later, in 1781, this was divided into Kristians amt (now Oppland) and Hedemarkens amt. Until 1919, the county was called Hedemarkens amt.

Etymology

The Old Norse form of the name was Heiðmǫrk. The first element is heiðnir, the name of an old Germanic tribe and is related to the word heið, which means moorland. The last element is mǫrk 'woodland, borderland, march'. (See also Telemark and Finnmark.)

Coat of arms

The coat of arms dates from 1987. It shows three barkespader, adzes used to remove bark from timber logs.

Politics

Every four years the inhabitants of Hedmark elected 33 representatives to the Hedmark Fylkesting, the Hedmark County Assembly. After the elections of September 2007, the majority of the seats of the assembly were held by a three-party coalition consisting of the Labour Party (14 seats), the Centre Party (5 seats) and the Socialist Left Party (2 seats). Eight parties were represented in the assembly, the remaining 5 being the Progress Party (4 seats), the Conservative Party (4), the Liberal Party (2), the Christian Democratic Party (1) and the Pensioners Party (1). The assembly was headed by the county mayor (Norwegian: Fylkesordfører). From 2007 to 2011, the county mayor was Arnfinn Nergård, representing the Centre Party. In 2003, a parliamentary system was established, which meant that the county assembly elected a political administration or council to hold executive power. This county council reflected the majority of the county assembly and included the three parties holding the majority of the assembly seats, i.e., the Labour Party, the Center Party and the Socialist Left Party. The council was led by Siv Tørudbakken, a member of the Labour Party.

Municipalities

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Rank	Name	Inhabitants	Area km2
	[[File:Ringsaker komm.svg	20px	Ringsaker kommune]] Ringsaker Municipality
	[[File:Hamar komm.svg	20px	Hamar kommune]] Hamar Municipality
	[[File:Elverum komm.svg	20px	Elverum kommune]] Elverum Municipality
	[[File:Stange komm.svg	20px	Stange kommune]] Stange Municipality
	[[File:Kongsvinger komm.svg	20px	Kongsvinger kommune]] Kongsvinger Municipality
	[[File:Sør-Odal komm.svg	20px	Sør-Odal kommune]] Sør-Odal Municipality
	[[File:Løten komm.svg	20px	Løten kommune]] Løten Municipality
	[[File:Åsnes komm.svg	20px	Åsnes kommune]] Åsnes Municipality
	[[File:Trysil komm.svg	20px	Trysil kommune]] Trysil Municipality
	[[File:Eidskog komm.svg	20px	Eidskog kommune]] Eidskog Municipality
	[[File:Tynset komm.svg	20px	Tynset kommune]] Tynset Municipality
	[[File:Nord-Odal komm.svg	20px	Nord-Odal kommune]] Nord-Odal Municipality
	[[File:Grue komm.svg	20px	Grue kommune]] Grue Municipality
	[[File:Åmot komm.svg	20px	Åmot kommune]] Åmot Municipality
	[[File:Våler Innlandet komm.svg	20px	Våler kommune]] Våler Municipality
	[[File:Stor-Elvdal komm.svg	20px	Stor-Elvdal kommune]] Stor-Elvdal Municipality
	[[File:Alvdal komm.svg	20px	Alvdal kommune]] Alvdal Municipality
	[[File:Os Innlandet komm.svg	20px	Os Hedmark kommune]] Os Municipality
	[[File:Rendalen komm.svg	20px	Rendalen kommune]] Rendalen Municipality
	[[File:Folldal komm.svg	20px	Folldal kommune]] Folldal Municipality
	[[File:Tolga komm.svg	20px	Tolga kommune]] Tolga Municipality
	[[File:Engerdal komm.svg	20px	Engderdal kommune]] Engerdal Municipality
Total	[[File:Hedmark våpen.svg	20px	Hedmark fylke]] Hedmark
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Districts

Cities

Main article: list of towns and cities in Norway

Parishes

Alvdal
Austmarka (Østmark)
Brandval
Brøttum
Deset
Drevsjø (Drevsjøhytte)
Eidskog
Elverum
Engerdal
Finnskog
Folldal
Furnes
Gjesås
Grue
Hamar
Helgøy Kapell
Hof
Innset
Kongsvinger
Kvikne
Lundersæter
Løten
Mo
Nes
Nord-Odal
Nordre-Osen
Opstad
Os (Dalsbygda)
Ottestad
Rendal
Rendalen
Revholt
Ringsaker
Romedal
Sand
Sollia
Stange
Stavsjø (Ballishol)
Stor Elvdal
Strand
Strøm
Sør-Odal
Sør Osen
Tangen
Tolga
Trysil
Tylldal
Tynset
Ulleren
Vallset (Tomter)
Vang
Veldre
Vestmarka
Vingelen
Vinger
Våler
Ytre Rendal
Øvre Engerdal
Øvre Rendal
Åmot
Åsnes
Odalen Branch (LDS, 1857-1873)
Trysil Frimenighet, (1859-1891)

Villages

Main article: list of villages in Hedmark

Former municipalities

Main article: list of former municipalities of Norway

References

[https://archive.today/20120526193657/http://statbank.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/Default_FR.asp?PXSid=0&nvl=true&PLanguage=0&tilside=selecttable/hovedtabellHjem.asp&KortnavnWeb=folkfram Projected population - Statistics Norway]
[https://archive.today/20120716151336/http://statbank.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/Default_FR.asp?PXSid=0&nvl=true&PLanguage=0&tilside=selecttable/hovedtabellHjem.asp&KortnavnWeb=kirke_kostra Statistics Norway - Church of Norway.]
[http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/07/02/10/trosamf_en/tab-2010-12-13-02-en.html Statistics Norway - Members of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway, by religion/life stance. County. 2006-2010] {{webarchive. link. (2011-11-02)
moderniseringsdepartementet, Kommunal- og. (7 July 2017). "Regionreform".
(2007). "Hedmark". Kunnskapsforlaget.
"Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". ssb.no.

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