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Kongsvinger kommune
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms of Kongsvinger kommune
Coat of arms		 Official logo of Kongsvinger kommune
Hedmark within
Norway
Kongsvinger within Hedmark
Kongsvinger within Hedmark
Coordinates: 60°14′35″N 12°13′32″E / 60.24306, 12.22556
Country Norway
County Hedmark
District Glåmdal
Municipality ID NO-0402
Administrative centre Kongsvinger
Government
 - Mayor (2003) Arve Bones (Ap)
Area (Nr. ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. Norway is divided into a number of traditional Districts Many districts have deep historical roots and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties Glåmdalen is a traditional district in Hedmark County in eastern Norway. ISO 3166-2NO is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Norway. The Norwegian Labour Party ( Norwegian: Det norske arbeiderparti ( DNA) or Arbeiderpartiet ( AP) is a Social democratic Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 102 in Norway)
 - Total 1,036 km² (400 sq mi)
 - Land 953 km² (368 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 - Total 17,380
 - Density 18/km² (46. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6/sq mi)
 - Change (10 years) 0. 6 %
 - Rank in Norway 57
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Official language form Bokmål
Data from Statistics Norway
Website: www.kongsvinger.kommune.no

Kongsvinger is a city and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Bokmål (lit "book language" or Dano-Norwegian is the most commonly used of the two official Norwegian written Standard languages the other is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus.

A patch of land on both sides of the river Glomma with an area of approximately 5,2 square km was separated from Vinger as a town by royal charter in 1854. Vinger is a traditional district and a former municipality in Hedmark, Norway. The municipalities of Vinger and Brandval were merged with Kongsvinger January 1, 1964. Brandval is a former municipality in Hedmark county Norway Brandval was separated from Grue in 1867 Kongsvinger briefly lost its status as a town after this amalgation, but was later reinstated with its town status.

Kongsvinger is situated on both sides of the river Glomma, where the south-going river takes a sharp north-westward turn. Glomma, also known as Glåma is the longest and largest river in Norway, 598 kilometers long The Kongsvinger Fortress is the main landmark, situated on a hill west and north of the river. Kongsvinger Fortress ( Kongsvinger festning) is located in the city and municipality of Kongsvinger in the county of Hedmark, Kongsvinger is a regional center of the Glåmdal region, which is made up of the southern parts of Hedmark county. is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. It is bordered to the West by Sør-Odal, to the North by Grue, and to the south by Eidskog. 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 Grue is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Grue was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Eidskog is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Eidskog was separated from Vinger in 1864 To the east it borders to Sweden. Kongsvinger is about 110 kilometres from Oslo and 70 kilometres from Oslo Airport Gardermoen.

The downtown area of Kongsvinger is currently being refurbished with a new public library being built, and the town square being given a face lift. There are also plans for a new hotel to be built in cojunction to the refurbishment of the down town area as well as for the construction of two new shopping centres. These plans are part of the overall strategy of the city council to make Kongsvinger more attractive to tourists and potential new residents.

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The name

The first element Kongs- ('the King's') was added after the fortress was built in 1690.

The last element Vinger (Norse Vingr m) is an old district name. Vinger is a traditional district and a former municipality in Hedmark, Norway. 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 meaning behind this name is that the fortress was the King's (Kongs) "wings" (vinger) defending him from Sweden. )

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from 1926. It shows Kongsvinger Fortress - and the white line is meant to represent the river Glomma. Kongsvinger Fortress ( Kongsvinger festning) is located in the city and municipality of Kongsvinger in the county of Hedmark, Glomma, also known as Glåma is the longest and largest river in Norway, 598 kilometers long

History

Kongsvinger already existed as a trading center by the middle ages, due to the accessibility by natural waterways. Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets Viking chieftains reached Sweden by boat from Kongsvinger. Kongsvinger fortress was founded in 1669, and a star-shaped plan was laid out for the fortress. Work began in 1682 and it was finished in 1690 as part of a general upgrade to Norwegian fortresses. Norwegian Fortresses or Fortifications have been constructed from some of the earliest recorded periods down through the 20th century Today, Øvrebyen, the old uptown area around the fortress is dominated by wooden buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, laid out in the typical right angle square plan - by architect Cicignon - popular in this period.

The county of Kongsvinger's eastern parts (Austmarka, Grue and Brandval) were populated at the end of the 17th century by Finnish emigrants who came across the Swedish border. Grue is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Grue was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Brandval is a former municipality in Hedmark county Norway Brandval was separated from Grue in 1867 Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The area is called Finnskogen, "The Finnish forest". Finnskogen ("Forest of the Finns" is an area of Norway situated in the county of Hedmark, named so because of immigration of Finnish people in

Kongsvinger played an important part in the Norwegian resistance force against the Nazis being a gateway to Sweden. Norway's highest decorated citizen, Gunnar Sønsteby frequently passed through Kongsvinger in his work to sabotage the Nazis' installations in Norway. Some of the most trafficated escape routes for refugees also went through Kongsvinger to Sweden.

In 1964 Kongsvinger and the surrounding municipalities Vinger and Brandval were united into the present Kongsvinger Municipality. Vinger is a traditional district and a former municipality in Hedmark, Norway. Brandval is a former municipality in Hedmark county Norway Brandval was separated from Grue in 1867 Kongsvinger has city status (from 1854), and is thereby both city and township, governed by a town council under a mayor, elected by popular vote. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or Parishes A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government There are also appointed executive officials, such as town commissioner or town director (rådmann), who is chief executive of the city/municipality, and its 700 plus workforce. In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless whether it carries an actual working space with it in an Organisation or A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status There are 1,530 businesses including forestry and farming, and 245 of these are retail outlets. There are 25,000 square metres (300,000 square feet) of mall situated in the downtown area. As well as downtown shopping streets, there are also glass domed pedestrian shopping streets. The governmental regional hospital is also situated in Kongsvinger.

From 1983 to 1999 Kongsvinger's soccer team Kongsvinger IL held a position in the Norwegian Premier league. Kongsvinger Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from the city of Kongsvinger in Hedmark, founded in 1892 It made some notable merits participating in the UEFA Cup and winning a silver medal during the 1992 season.

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Byen vår (cultural organisation) [13] Glåmdalen (local newspaper) [14]

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