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Hedmark fylke

County NO-04
Region Østlandet
Administrative centre Hamar
County mayor Arnfinn Nergård
Area
 - Total
 - Percentage		 Ranked 3
27,397 km²
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Population
 - Total (2007)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 11
189,289
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0. 5 %
7/km²
Gross Regional Product
 - Total (2001)
 - Percentage
 - GRP/capita		 Ranked 11
38,387 million NOK
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204,205 NOK

Hedmark (help·info) is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional is a county in the area Trøndelag in Norway, bordering Nord-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Oppland and Hedmark. is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo is a county in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and Østfold. The county administration is in Hamar. is a town and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. Hamar was separated from Vang as a city and municipality of its own in

Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Dalarna County ( Dalarnas län) is a county or Län in middle Sweden. Värmland County ( Värmlands län) is a county or Län in west central Sweden. The largest lakes are Femunden and Mjøsa. Mjøsa is Norway 's largest lake as well as the one of the deepest lakes in Norway and in Europe as a whole after Hornindalsvatnet. It also includes parts of Glomma. Glomma, also known as Glåma is the longest and largest river in Norway, 598 kilometers long Geographically, Hedmark is in the traditional sense divided in the following areas: Hedemarken, east of Mjøsa, Østerdalen, north of Elverum, and Glåmdalen, south of Elverum. Mjøsa is Norway 's largest lake as well as the one of the deepest lakes in Norway and in Europe as a whole after Hornindalsvatnet. Elverum is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Elverum was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Hedmark and Oppland are the only ones of the Norwegian counties with no coastline. is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo Hedmark also hosted some of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games

In the county are the well-known towns and built-up places Hamar, Kongsvinger, Elverum and Tynset. The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1994 is a town and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. Hamar was separated from Vang as a city and municipality of its own in Kongsvinger is a city and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Elverum is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Elverum was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Tynset is a municipality in the county of Hedmark Norway. Geography Tynset is the municipal centre of the Nord- Østerdalen area of Hedmark county Hedmark is one of the less urbanized areas in Norway, as about half of the inhabitants live on rural land. Population is mainly concentrated in the rich agricultural district adjoining Mjøsa to the southeast. Mjøsa is Norway 's largest lake as well as the one of the deepest lakes in Norway and in Europe as a whole after Hornindalsvatnet. The county's extensive forests supply much of Norway's timber; logs were previously floated down Glomma to the coast but are now transported by truck and train. Glomma, also known as Glåma is the longest and largest river in Norway, 598 kilometers long

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Districts

The county is divided into three traditional districts. These are Hedmarken, Østerdalen and Solør (with Odalen and Vinger). Hedmarken (since 2003 the official spelling decided by Klagenemnda for stedsnavnssaker) but also called Hedemarken) is a traditional district in the county Østerdalen or Østerdal is a valley and traditional district in the eastern part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities Rendalen, Solør is a Norwegian traditional district consisting of the Glomma valley between Elverum in the north and Kongsvinger in the Odal is a traditional district in the county of Hedmark in eastern Norway. Vinger is a traditional district and a former municipality in Hedmark, Norway.

History

In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair, Hedmark was a petty kingdom. Viking Age is the term denoting the years from about 700 to 1066 in European history. Harald Fairhair or Harald Finehair ( Old Norse: Haraldr hárfagri, Norwegian: Harald Hårfagre) (c A petty kingdom is an independent realm recognizing no suzerain and controlling only a portion of the territory held by a particular ethnic group or nation Kings of Hedmark include:

Hedmark was originally a part of the large Akershus amt, but in 1757 Oplandenes amt was separated from it. is a county in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and Østfold. " Amt " is a type of Administrative division of some Northern European countries Some years later, in 1781, this was divided into Kristians amt (now Oppland) and Hedemarkens amt. is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo

The name

The Norse form of the name was Heiðmörk. The North Germanic languages or Scandinavian languages make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages, a sub-family of the Indo-European languages The first element is heiðnir, the name of an old Germanic tribe. The Germanic peoples are a historical group of Indo-European -speaking peoples originating in Northern Europe and identified by their use of the Germanic The last element is mörk f 'woodland, borderland'. (See also Telemark and Finnmark)

Until 1919 the county was called Hedemarkens amt. is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. or Finnmárku ( Sami language) is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. " Amt " is a type of Administrative division of some Northern European countries

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows three barkespader (axes/spades to remove the bark from timber logs).

Politics

Every four years the inhabitants of Hedmark vote to elect the 33 representatives of the Hedmark Fylkesting, the Hedmark County Assembly. After the elections of september 2007 the majority of the seats of the assembly is 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). The Norwegian Labour Party ( Norwegian: Det norske arbeiderparti ( DNA) or Arbeiderpartiet ( AP) is a Social democratic The Centre Party ( Senterpartiet, Sp) is a centrist and agrarian Norwegian Political party founded in 1920 The Socialist Left Party ( Sosialistisk Venstreparti or SV is a Norwegian Political party founded in 1975 A total of 8 parties are 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 Progress Party ( Bokmål: Fremskrittspartiet, Nynorsk: Framstegspartiet, Norwegian abbreviation FrP is a Norwegian The Conservative Party ( Høyre, H meaning " right " is a Norwegian Political party. The Liberal Party of Norway (Venstre V meaning "left" is a social liberal Political party in Norway. The Christian Democratic Party ( Kristelig Folkeparti or Kristeleg Folkeparti, KrF is a Christian Democratic Norwegian Political party The Pensioners Party ( Pensjonistpartiet) is a Political party in Norway without parliamentary representation The assembly is headed by the county mayor (Norwegian: Fylkesordfører). As of the 2007 elections the county mayor is Arnfinn Nergård. Arnfinn Nergård (born 4 April 1952) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He represents the Centre Party. In 2003 a parliamentary system was established, which means that the county assembly elects a political administration or council to hold the executive political power. This county council reflects the majority of the county assembly and includes 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 is lead by Siv Tørudbakken, who represents the Labour Party. Siv Tørudbakken (born 25 May 1968) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

Municipalities

Municipalities of Hedmark
Municipalities of Hedmark

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Alvdal is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Alvdal was (together with the eastern part of Folldal) separated from Tynset as a municipality Eidskog is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Eidskog was separated from Vinger in 1864 Elverum is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Elverum was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Engerdal is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Engerdal was created as a new municipality January 1 1911 - from parts of Tolga, Trysil Folldal is a municipality in the county of Hedmark Norway. It is bordered in the north by Oppdal and Tynset, in the east by Alvdal, in the south Grue is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Grue was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) is a town and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. Hamar was separated from Vang as a city and municipality of its own in Kongsvinger is a city and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Løten is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway The parish of Løiten was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Nord-Odal is a municipality in Hedmark county Norway The parish of Nordre Odalen was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt Os is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Os was separated from Tolga July 1 1926 Rendalen is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Rendalen was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Ringsaker was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Stange was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Stor-Elvdal is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Sør-Odal is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway The parish of Søndre Odalen was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Tolga is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway The parish of Tolgen was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt Trysil is a Municipality in the County of Hedmark, Norway. Trysil was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt Tynset is a municipality in the county of Hedmark Norway. Geography Tynset is the municipal centre of the Nord- Østerdalen area of Hedmark county Våler is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway The municipality of Åsnes og Våler was divided in 1854 Åmot is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. The parish of Aamot was established as a municipality January 1 1838 Åsnes is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Flisa is the largest town in Åsnes with around 2100 people
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