Hedmark () was a

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from 1 January 1919 to 31 December 2019, bordering

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to the north,

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to the west,

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to the south, and

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to the east. The county administration is in

Hamar Hamar is a List of cities in Norway, town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet Counties of Norway, county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hedmarken. ...

. Hedmark and

counties were merged into

Innlandet Innlandet is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (Jevnaker Municipality and Lunner Municipality were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken ( ...

county on 1 January 2020, when Norway's former 19 counties became 10 bigger counties / regions. Hedmark made up the northeastern part of

Østlandet Eastern Norway (, ) is the geographical Regions of Norway, region of the south-eastern part of Norway. It consists of the counties Oslo, Akershus, Vestfold, Østfold, Buskerud, Telemark, and Innlandet. Eastern Norway is by far the most populo ...

, the southeastern part of the country. It had a long border with

to the east (

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and

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 ...

). The largest lakes were Femunden and

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, the largest lake in

. Parts of

Glomma The Glomma or Glåma is Norway's longest and most voluminous river. With a total length of , it has a drainage basin that covers 13% of Norway's surface area, all in the southern part of the country. Geography At its fullest length, the river r ...

, Norway's longest river, flowed through Hedmark. Geographically, Hedmark was traditionally divided into:

Hedemarken (, ; known as ''Hedemarken'' until 2003) is a traditional district in Innlandet county in Eastern Norway. Hedmarken consists of the municipalities Stange, Hamar, Løten, and Ringsaker. In the past, it also contained the municipalities of Rom ...

(east of the lake

Østerdalen Østerdalen () is a valley and Districts of Norway, traditional district in Innlandet county, in Eastern Norway. This area typically is described as the large Glåma river valley as well as all its tributary valleys. Østerdalen is often subdivide ...

("East Valley" north of the town

Elverum 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 ( ...

), and

Solør Solør is a Norwegian traditional district consisting of the valley between Elverum in the north and Kongsvinger in the south. It is part of Innlandet county and it includes Våler Municipality, Åsnes Municipality, and Grue Municipality. G ...

/ Glåmdalen (south of Elverum) and Odal in the very south. Hedmark and

were the only Norwegian counties with no coastline. Hedmark also hosted some events of the

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Kongsvinger Kongsvinger () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger. Other settlements in the municipality include Aust ...

, and

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

to the southeast. The county's extensive forests supplied much of Norway's timber; at one time, logs were floated down

to the coast but are now transported by truck and train.

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 ...

in Hedmark had the distinction of marking the current southernmost border in Norway of

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, the traditional region of the

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. The county was divided into three traditional districts. Those were

Hedmarken (, ; known as ''Hedemarken'' until 2003) is a traditional district in Innlandet county in Eastern Norway. Hedmarken consists of the municipalities Stange, Hamar, Løten, and Ringsaker. In the past, it also contained the municipalities of Ro ...

, and

(with

Odalen Odal or Odalen is a valley and traditional district in Innlandet county, Norway. The district encompasses the area around the lake Storsjøen in the north and to the areas around the river Glåma in the south. The district is currently divided ...

and

Vinger Vinger is a traditional district in Innlandet county, Norway. The district encompasses the lands that make up Kongsvinger and Eidskog municipalities. It is generally located to the south and east of the town of Kongsvinger and the river G ...

). Hedmark was originally a part of the large

amt, but in 1757 ''Oplandenes amt'' was separated from it. Some years later, in 1781, this was divided into ''Kristians amt'' (now

) and ''Hedemarkens amt''. Until 1919, the county was called ''Hedemarkens amt''.

Etymology

The

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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 Moorland or moor is a type of Habitat (ecology), habitat found in upland (geology), upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and the biomes of montane grasslands and shrublands, characterised by low-growing vegetation on So ...

. The last element is ''mǫrk'' 'woodland, borderland,

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'. (See also

Telemark Telemark () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway. Telemark borders the counties of Vestfold, Buskerud, Vestland, Rogaland and Agder. In 2020, Telemark merged with the county of Vestfold to form the county o ...

and

Finnmark Finnmark (; ; ; ; ) is a counties of Norway, county in northern Norway. By land, it borders Troms county to the west, Finland's Lapland (Finland), Lapland region to the south, and Russia's Murmansk Oblast to the east, and by water, the Norweg ...

Coat of arms

The

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dates from 1987. It shows three ',

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s 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

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(2), the

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(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

Districts

* Glåmdal *

Cities

* Brumunddal *

Parishes

* Alvdal * Austmarka (Østmark) * Brandval * Brøttum * Deset * Drevsjø (Drevsjøhytte) * Eidskog * Elverum * Engerdal * Finnskog * Folldal * Furnes * Gjesås * Grue *

* Helgøy Kapell * Hof * Innset * Kongsvinger * Kvikne * Lundersæter *

Løten Løten is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Løten. Other villages in the municipality include Ådalsbruk, H ...

* 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

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* Bergesida *

Bergset Bergset is the administrative centre of Rendalen Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the river Renaelva, about north of the village of Otnes in the largely rural Østerdalen valley. The vi ...

* Braskereidfoss * Brumunddal *

Disenå Disenå is a village in Sør-Odal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The main part of the village is located south of the river Glomma, about southwest of the village of Skarnes. The Kongsvingerbanen railway line passes through the villag ...

Drevsjø Drevsjø is a village in Engerdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located about north of the village of Engerdalen and about southeast of the village of Sorken. The village takes its name from the lake Drevsjø which lies near ...

* Espa *

Flisa Flisa is the administrative centre of Åsnes Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village lies at the confluence of the rivers Flisa and Glomma. The Norwegian National Road 2 and the Solørbanen railway line both pass through the vill ...

* Furnes * Fådalen * Fåset * Galterud * Grinder *

Hanestad Hanestad is a village in Rendalen Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Glomma, about southwest of the village of Bergset. The Norwegian National Road 3 Norwegian National Road 3 (, Rv3) is a Norw ...

* Hekne * Heimdal *

Heradsbygd Heradsbygd is a village in Elverum Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Glomma, about south of the town of Elverum. The Norwegian National Road 2 and Solørbanen railway line both pass through the v ...

* Hjellum * Hodalen * Ilseng * Ingeberg *

Innbygda Innbygda is the administrative centre of Trysil Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Trysilelva, about north of the village of Nybergsund. Trysil Church is located in the centre of the village. The vil ...

Kirkenær Kirkenær is the administrative centre of Grue Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the river Glomma. The village of Namnå lies about to the north and the village of Grinder about to the s ...

* Kjellmyra *

Knapper Knapper is a village in Nord-Odal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about north of the village of Mo. The village had a population (2009) of 212 and a population density of . Since 2009, the population and area ...

Koppang is a village in Stor-Elvdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Glomma in the Østerdalen valley. The Rørosbanen railway and the Norwegian National Road 3 both run through the village. The railway s ...

* Kvål * Kylstad *

Lundersæter Lundersæter is a village in Kongsvinger Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Finnskogen Finnskogen ("Forest of the Finns") is an area of Norway and Sweden situated in the counties of Innlandet and Värmland r ...

Magnor Magnor is a village in Eidskog Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located from the border with Sweden. The village lies along the Norwegian National Road 2 and the Kongsvingerbanen railway line. The municipal centre, Sko ...

Matrand Matrand is a village in Eidskog Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located approximately south of the Kongsvinger (town), town of Kongsvinger and about north of the village of Skotterud. Matrand is approximately northwest ...

* Mesnali * Mo (Gardvik) *

Moelv Moelv is a town in Ringsaker Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is located along the shores of the lake Mjøsa, about south of the town of Lillehammer and about the same distance northwest of the town of Hamar. Moelv is the seco ...

* Namnå *

Nybergsund Nybergsund is a village in Trysil Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located about south of the village of Innbygda which is the municipal centre of Trysil. The village is best known for serving as a hiding place for the Norwegian r ...

Os i Østerdalen Os or Os i Østerdalen is the administrative centre of Os Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the upper part of the river Glåma, about northeast of the village of Tolga (village), Tolga and about southwest of ...

Otnes Otnes is a village in Rendalen Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the lake Lomnessjøen, about north of the village of Åkre. The village of Bergset (the municipal centre) lies about to the north of Otnes. ...

* Ottestad * Plassmoen * Rena * Ridabu * Risberget * Rotberget *

Roverud Roverud is a village in Kongsvinger Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about north of the town of Kongsvinger on the east side of the river Glomma. The village has a grocery store, a grade school, offices, elder ca ...

* Rudshøgda * Sand (Sagstua) *

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Sandvika Sandvika () is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bærum in Norway. It was declared a List of cities in Norway, city by the municipal council (Norway), municipal council in Bærum on 4 June 2003. Sandvika is situated approximately ...

Sinnerud Sinnerud is a village in Stange Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the south side of the river Svartelva, about east of the village of Bekkelaget. The European route E6 highway runs along the west side of the ...

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Skarnes Skarnes is the administrative centre of Sør-Odal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village lies along the river Glomma, about half-way between the villages of Disenå and Sander, Norway, Sander. The new Sør-Odal municipal hall is loc ...

Skasenden Skasenden is a village in Grue Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the lake Skasen between the villages of Kirkenær Kirkenær is the administrative centre of Grue Municipality in Innlandet ...

Skotterud Skotterud is the administrative centre of Eidskog Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 2 and the Kongsvingerbanen railway line. Skotterud sits about south of the town of Kongsvinge ...

* Slettmoen * Sorken * Starhellinga * Svullrya * Tangen * Telneset * Tylldalen *

Tørberget Tørberget is a small village in Trysil Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is the birthplace of Olympian Hallgeir Brenden. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 25, about southwest of the villages of Nybergsund and ...

* Unset * Vangsås/Slemsrud * Våler * Østby * Øversjødalen *

Åbogen Åbogen is a village in Eidskog Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located just south of the municipal border with Kongsvinger and approximately from the border with Sweden. The village of Matrand lies about to the south o ...

Ådalsbruk Ådalsbruk is a village in Løten, Løten municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Svartelva, just east of the Norwegian National Road 3. The village of Løten (village), Løten lies about north of Ådalsb ...

* Åkre *

Åkrestrømmen Åkrestrømmen is a village in Rendalen Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic ...

Åsta Åsta is a village in Åmot Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about south of the village of Rena, the municipal centre. The village of Åsta lies at the confluence of the rivers Åsta and Glomma. The Norwegian ...

Former municipalities

* Brandval Municipality * Furnes Municipality * Hof Municipality * Kvikne Municipality *

Nes Municipality Nes is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnes. Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the o ...

Rendal Municipality Rendal is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1880 when it was divided into Ytre Rendal Municipality and Øvre Rendal Munic ...

* Romedal Municipality * Sollia Municipality * Tolga-Os Municipality *

Vang Municipality Vang is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vang i Valdres. Other villages in Vang include Hænsgardane, Nystuen, � ...

Vinger Municipality Vinger is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1964 when it became part of Kongsvinger Municipality. The municipality was located in the Vinger region in the southern part of the cou ...

Ytre Rendal Municipality Ytre Rendal is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1880 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now part of Rendalen Municipality in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administra ...

Øvre Rendal Municipality Øvre Rendal is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1880 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now part of Rendalen Municipality in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administr ...

* Åsnes og Våler Municipality

References

External links

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