Trysil is a

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county,

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. It is located in the traditional district of

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. The

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of the municipality is the village of Innbygda. Other villages in the municipality include Nybergsund, Østby, Plassen, and Tørberget. The municipality is the 15th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Trysil Municipality is the 152nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,542. The municipality's

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is and its population has decreased by 0.8% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

On 1 January 1838, the

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of Trysil was established as a civil municipality (see

formannskapsdistrikt () was the name of a Norwegian self-governing municipality. The name was used from the establishment these municipalities in 1838 until the name fell out of use in 1863. The municipalities had their legal basis from two laws enacted on 14 Jan ...

law). In 1880, the Osneset area in the western part of Trysil Municipality (population: 302) was transferred to the neighboring

Åmot Municipality Åmot is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rena ...

. On 1 January 1911, the northern part of the municipality (population: 291) was separated to join the new

Engerdal Municipality Engerdal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of E ...

. There were also some minor boundary adjustments west of the lake

Osensjøen Osensjøen is a lake in Innlandet County, Norway. The lake is located in Åmot Municipality and Trysil Municipality. It has its outlet through the ''Søre Osa'' river which connects to the Renaelva river which continues on to the large river Glo ...

in 1943 and again in 1964 when some areas were transferred from

Elverum Municipality Elverum () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Elverum ( ...

to Trysil Municipality. Historically, the municipality was part of

Hedmark Hedmark () was a Counties of Norway, county in Norway from 1 January 1919 to 31 December 2019, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar. Hedmar ...

county. On 1 January 2020, the municipality became a part of the newly-formed

county (after

and

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counties were merged).

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named after the old ''Trysil'' farm which was most likely the original name of the current ("the

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age"), where the first Trysil Church was built. The first element possibly comes from the name of a local river, . The meaning of the river name is unknown. The last element is which means "quiet stretch of a river". Prior to 1906, the name was spelled .

Coat of arms

The

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was granted on 21 October 1991. The official

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is ''" Azure, two ski poles issuant from the base pointing up"'' (). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the

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is two vertical

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s pointing upwards. The charge has a

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which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The design is meant to symbolize Trysil in the past, present, and future since

skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International S ...

has long been an important way of transportation over the years (including the legend of Trysil-Knut), but has more recently become a major tourist attraction. The arms were designed by Bjørn Ellefsæter. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.

Churches

The

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has seven parishes () within Trysil Municipality. It is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (

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) in the Diocese of Hamar.

History

One of the first-known, organized ski races was held here 22 January 1862. Roland Huntford, author of ''Two Planks and a Passion'', describes this race as, "the first truly modern ski race." The famous Norwegian skier Halvard Morgedal won all the competitions that year. The Trysilgutten ski club, founded in 1861, is one of the world's oldest ski clubs. See also the Kiandra snow shoe club and Onion Valley snow shoe club. The small village of Nybergsund was bombed by German aviators during

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on 11 April 1940, when King Haakon VII and Crown Prince Olav were there.

Economy

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and

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, including a large

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population. Trysilfjellet is the largest winter sports centre in Norway with 65 prepared slopes.

Government

Trysil Municipality is responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Østre Innlandet District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The

of Trysil Municipality is made up of 23 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political

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Mayors

The

() of Trysil Municipality is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position: *1838–1839: Paul Irgens Dybdahl *1839–1841: Arne Arnesen *1841–1843: Jo Jonsen Lunde *1843–1845: Paul D. Gleditsch *1845–1847: Halvor E. Lunde *1847–1853: Ole Nyhuus, Sr. *1853–1859: Halvor Strandvold *1859–1863: Ola Nyhuus, Jr. *1863–1867: Johan Landgraff *1867–1867: Albert Balchen *1867–1871: Erik Johnsen Kveen *1871–1875: Johan Landgraff *1875–1879: Hans Nysæter *1879–1881: Johan Rønningen ( V) *1881–1889: Per Galaasen ( V) *1889–1891: Johan Rønningen ( V) *1891–1893: Bernhard Holt ( V) *1893–1895: Otto Rundfloen ( V) *1895–1898: Johan Rønningen ( V) *1899–1901: Bernhard Holt ( V) *1902–1904: Martin Nyhuus ( V) *1905–1919: Halvor Lunde ( ArbDem) *1920–1922: Kristian Ingmar Moe ( Ap) *1923–1925: John G. Østby ( V) *1926–1931: August Aastad ( Ap) *1932–1934: John G. Østby ( V) *1935–1937: August Aastad ( Ap) *1938–1940: Harald Løbak ( Ap) *1941–1945: Harald Lunde ( NS) *1945–1955: Harald Løbak ( Ap) *1956–1963: Engebret Sørli ( Ap) *1964–1971: Harald Berget ( Ap) *1972–1999: Arvid Nyberg ( Ap) *1999–2015: Ole Martin Norderhaug ( Ap) *2015–2023: Erik Sletten ( Sp) *2023–present: Turid Backe-Viken ( Ap)

Geography

Trysil is bordered in the north by

and Rendalen Municipality, in the west by

, and in the southwest by

and Våler Municipality. The eastern border of the municipality is bordered in the north, east and south by

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. The main village in Trysil is Innbygda, which often is referred to as Trysil. The highest point in the municipality is the tall mountain Tverrfjellet, located on the northern border with

Climate

Trysil has a boreal climate (

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) (

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Dfc) with cold winters and warm summers. Due to its inland location, Trysil has comfortably warm summer highs, but colder winters than most other populated places in Southern Norway. Winter temperatures are often lower in Trysil than they are in coastal areas of Northern Norway above the Arctic Circle. Mean temperature in January is and in July . The all-time highest temperature is recorded 26 July 2008. On 2 March 2005 a low of was recorded, and 13 February 2011 saw a low of . Late winter and spring is the driest season while late summer and autumn is wettest season. The weather station started operating in 1993 and is located near Mosanden Næringspark, about south of Innbygda.

Nature

Trysil is a great place to explore the Norwegian nature and participating in various outdoor activities like guided trips, river fishing, dog sledge driving, elk safari, night photography, stargazing. This includes a mountain at Norway's largest ski resort, which offers many of the country's most widely acclaimed downhill and slalom slopes.

Notable people

* Axel Smith (1744–1823), a priest and topographer * Haakon Nyhuus (1866–1913), a librarian and

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* Sven Moren (1871–1938), a farmer, poet, playwright, children's writer and politician * Olaf L. Olsen (1881–1958), an American legislator and politician * Halvor Floden (1884–1956), a schoolteacher, children's writer, novelist, poet and playwright * Einar Skjæraasen (1900–1966), an author, poet and political candidate * Halldis Moren Vesaas (1907–1995), a poet, translator and writer of children's books * Sigmund Moren (1913–1996), a philologist, literary critic, theatre critic and children's writer * Tormod Haugen (1945–2008), a writer of children's books and translator, winner of the H.C. Andersen prize * Jan Axel Blomberg (born 1969), a heavy metal drummer, stage name ''Hellhammer''

Sport

* Karl Magnus Satre (1904–1955) & Paul Ottar Satre (1908–1984), a pair of American ski jumpers and cross-country skiers who competed for the US at the

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* Kåre Hatten (1908–1983), a cross-country skier, lumberjack and farmer; competed in the

* Hallgeir Brenden (1929–2007), a cross-country skier and steeplechase runner, twice individual gold medallist at the

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and

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and twice team silver medallist at the

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and

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Johan Sætre Johan Sætre (born 5 January 1952) is a Norwegian former ski jumping, ski jumper. Career An active ski jumper in the 1970s and 1980s, he won ten Norwegian ski jumping championships (Normal hill: 1974–1977, 1979, and 1980; Large hill: 1976, 197 ...

(born 1952), a former ski jumper; participated in the

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and

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* Arnfinn Engerbakk (born 1964), a footballer who played 12 seasons in

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for Kongsvinger; capped four times for

* Anita Moen (born 1967), a cross-country skier; five time medalist at the Winter Olympics, three silvers in 1994, 1998, 2002 and two bronzes in 1998 & 2002 * Jarl-André Storbæk (born 1978), a footballer who played 11 seasons in

(league champion in 2013); capped 17 times for

* Håvard Storbæk (born 1986), a footballer who played 10 seasons in

for three different clubs; cousin of Jarl-André Storbæk * Kim-Rune Hansen (born 1988), a professional snowboarder for

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Sister cities

Trysil has

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agreements with the following places: *

: Kil in

Värmland County Värmland County () is a county or '' län'' in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Østfold, Akershus and Innlandet to the west. The title of Duke ...

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: Laihia in Länsi-Suomi

Media gallery

Aurora Borealis Trysil.jpg, Aurora Borealis in Trysil Staring at the Milkyway galaxy in Trysil,Norway.jpg, Milky Way galaxy in Trysil Venus and Jupiter conjunction March 2012..JPG, The rare conjunction of Venus, Jupiter created stunning night skies in Trysil Aurora Borealis Trysil 2013b.jpg, Aurora Borealis in Trysil

References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

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Municipal website

Tourism website
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