Rennebu is a

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. It is part of the

Orkdalen Orkdalen () is a valley and a traditional Norwegian district in Trøndelag county, Norway. In the early Viking Age, before King Harald Fairhair, the Orkla Valley was also a petty kingdom. The valley begins in the high Dovrefjell mountains and c ...

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. The

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of the municipality is the village of

Berkåk Berkåk is the administrative centre of Rennebu Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Orkladalen valley along the river Orkla (river), Orkla. The village lies about north of the village of Ulsberg and southeast of the ...

, located along

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. The majority of the population lives in the villages of

, Innset, Stamnan,

Ulsberg Ulsberg is a village in Rennebu Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Orkla River about south of the village of Berkåk Berkåk is the administrative centre of Rennebu Municipality in Trøndelag county, ...

, Voll, and Nerskogen. The municipality is the 123rd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Rennebu Municipality is the 257th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,484. The municipality's

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is and its population has decreased by 2.8% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Rennebu was established in 1839 when it was separated from

Meldal Municipality Meldal is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Orkland Municipality. It was part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality ...

. Initially, the population was 2,368. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

Schei Committee The Schei Committee () was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post-World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a ...

. On 1 January 1966, the parish of Innset (population: 420) was transferred from

Kvikne Municipality Kvikne is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1966. The area is now divided between Tynset Municipality in Innlandet county and Rennebu Municipality in Trøndelag ...

(and also from

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) to Rennebu Municipality (and

Sør-Trøndelag Sør-Trøndelag (; ) was a Counties of Norway, county comprising the southern portion of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Nord-Trøndelag () county as well as the counties of Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, and Hedmark. ...

county). Then on 1 January 1970, the Garlia area (population: 5) was transferred from

Tynset Municipality Tynset 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 Tynset (town), ...

(and Hedmark county) to Rennebu Municipality (and Sør-Trøndelag). On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old

county to the new

county.

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named Rennebu (). The first element is, maybe, the

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of which means "journey", "march", or "road". Probably because two old important roads cross the municipality: one follows the Orkla river from the Orkdalsfjord (part of the

Trondheimsfjord The Trondheim Fjord or Trondheimsfjorden (), an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's List of Norwegian fjords, third-longest fjord at long. It is located in the west-central part of the country in Trøndelag county, and it stretches from Ørl ...

) to the village of

where it connects with the road from the

Gudbrandsdalen Gudbrandsdalen (; ) is a valley and Districts of Norway, traditional district in the Norway, Norwegian county of Innlandet (formerly Oppland). The valley is oriented in a north-westerly direction from Lillehammer (town), Lillehammer and the lake ...

valley and

Oppdal Municipality is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Oppdal (village), village of Oppdal. Other villages in the ...

Gauldalen Gauldal or Gauldalen () is a valley and Districts of Norway, traditional district in Trøndelag county, Norway. The river Gaula (Trøndelag), Gaula runs through the long valley from the mountains in Røros Municipality near the lake Aursunden t ...

and

Trondheim Municipality Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populou ...

(today the

highway). The last element is which means "rural district".

Coat of arms

The

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was granted on 19 February 1982. The official

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is ''" Or, a pall reversed

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gules In heraldry, gules () is the tincture with the colour red. It is one of the class of five dark tinctures called "colours", the others being azure (blue), sable (black), vert (green) and purpure (purple). Gules is portrayed in heraldic hatch ...

"'' (). This means the arms have a

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(background) has a

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of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The

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is a Y-shaped design in red. The design symbolizes the outline of the local church, '' Rennebu kirke'' (erected 1669), which is one of the oldest (and very few) churches in Norway based on a Y-shaped outline. The arms were designed by Bjørn Casper Horgen after an idea by Magne Jostein Hoel. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.

Churches

The

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has three parishes () within Rennebu Municipality. It is part of the

Gauldal prosti This list of churches in Nidaros is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nidaros in Norway. It includes all of the parishes in Trøndelag county. The diocese is based at the Nidaros Cathedral in the city of Trondheim (city), T ...

(

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of ...

) in the

Diocese of Nidaros Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Trøndelag county in Central Norway and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. Since 10 September 2017, the Bishop of Nidaros is Herborg ...

Geography

Rennebu Municipality mainly consists of uncultivated areas of

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lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

moors The term Moor is an Endonym and exonym, exonym used in European languages to designate the Muslims, Muslim populations of North Africa (the Maghreb) and the Iberian Peninsula (particularly al-Andalus) during the Middle Ages. Moors are not a s ...

, and

forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ...

s. The highest point in the municipality is the tall Svarthetta. The mountain Ilfjellet is located in the northeastern part of the municipality. The

Orkla River Orkla is a river in Trøndelag and Innlandet counties in Norway. At in length, it is the longest river in Trøndelag county. The river follows the Orkdalen valley, discharging into the Orkdal Fjord, an arm of the large Trondheimsfjorden, at th ...

flows through the municipality from south to north in the

valley. The northeasternmost part of the

Trollheimen Trollheimen is a mountain range in Møre og Romsdal and Trøndelag county, counties in central Norway. The mountain range is part of the Scandinavian Mountains. Etymology The name ('the home of the trolls') was proposed by Håkon Løken. It is ...

mountain range also lies within Rennebu Municipality. The municipality is surrounded by

and

Rindal Municipality Rindal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre is the Rindal (village), village of Rindal. Other villa ...

to the west,

Orkland Municipality Orkland is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Orkang ...

to the north,

Midtre Gauldal Municipality Midtre Gauldal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Støren. ...

to the east, and

to the south. The

Forollhogna National Park Forollhogna National Park () is a national park in the counties of Trøndelag and Innlandet in Norway. The park includes extensive plant life and is an important range for wild reindeer. The park lies in the municipalities of Tynset, Tolga, and ...

lies in the extreme southeastern part of the municipality.

Climate

Situated at some altitude inland in mid-Norway, Rennebu Municipality has a

boreal climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of ...

. 10 of the 12 record lows are from 1967 or older. The all-time low is from February 1953. The most recent record low is August from 1987. The all-time high is from July 1991. Snow depth recording in Berkåk (475 m) shows that Berkåk on average has 138 days/year with at least 25 cm snow on the ground (base period 1991–2008).

Government

Rennebu Municipality is responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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senior citizen Old age is the range of ages for people nearing and surpassing life expectancy. People who are of old age are also referred to as: old people, elderly, elders, senior citizens, seniors or older adults. Old age is not a definite biological sta ...

services,

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and other

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zoning In urban planning, zoning is a method in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into land-use "zones", each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones. Zones may be defined for ...

economic development In economics, economic development (or economic and social development) is the process by which the economic well-being and quality of life of a nation, region, local community, or an individual are improved according to targeted goals and object ...

, and municipal

road A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are paved. Th ...

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

Trøndelag District Court Trøndelag District Court () is a district court located in Trøndelag county, Norway. This court is based at four different courthouses which are located in Brekstad, Namsos, Steinkjer, and Trondheim. The court is subordinate to the Frostating C ...

and the

Frostating Court of Appeal The Frostating Court of Appeal () is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Trondheim. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal. These areas constitute the ...

Municipal council

The

() of Rennebu is made up of 21 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 Rennebu 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: *1839–1845: Ingebrigt Trondsen Eggan *1846–1849: Engel Meslo *1850–1851: Ole Olsen *1852–1853: Ingebrigt Stavne, Sr. *1854–1857: Engel Meslo *1858–1859: Torger Rise *1860-1860: Mikkel Kosberg *1860–1861: Ingebrigt Stavne, Sr. *1862–1863: Torger Rise *1864–1867: Johan Fredrik Jørgen Schwabe *1868–1871: Einar Hoel *1872–1877: Ingebrigt Meslo *1878–1881: Arnt Johnsen Mærk *1882–1893: Ingebrigt Meslo ( MV) *1894–1903: Trond Trondsen Eggan ( V) *1903–1904: Sivert Gunnes ( V) *1905–1907: Ingebrigt Stavne, Jr. ( V) *1908–1913: Sivert Gunnes ( V) *1914–1922: Angrim Brattset ( V) *1923–1925: Mikkel Voll ( V) *1926–1931: Ola Mikkelsen Gunnes ( V) *1932–1934: Jon Gunnes ( V) *1935–1937: Karl Johnson ( V) *1938–1942: Erik Myrmo ( Bp) *1942–1945: Inge Clett Mull ( NS) *1945-1945: Erik Myrmo ( Bp) *1946–1947: Arnt Kjelland ( V) *1948–1951: Karl Johnson ( V) *1952–1955: Ingebrigt Haugset ( Bp) *1956–1959: John M. Meslo ( V) *1960–1965: Jens P. Flå ( KrF) *1965–1967: Torleif Sundset ( V) *1968–1973: Jens P. Flå ( KrF) *1973–1975: Kåre Kleven ( Sp) *1976–1985: Magne Jostein Hoel ( Sp) *1986–1991: Alf Gunnes ( KrF) *1992–1995: Magne Jostein Hoel ( Sp) *1995–1999: Tora Husan ( KrF) *1999–2006: Trond Jære ( Sp) *2006–2011: Bjørn Rogstad ( H) *2011–2015: Ola T. Lånke ( KrF) *2015–2023: Ola Øie ( Ap) *2023-present: Per Arne Lium ( Sp)

Notable people

* Jürgen Christoph von Koppelow (1684 in Rennebu – 1770), a Norwegian nobleman and military officer * Jens P. Flå (born 1923 in Rennebu - 2002), a Norwegian politician and Mayor of Rennebu from 1959 to 1969 *

Heidi Skjerve Heidi Skjerve (born 24 July 1979 in Rennebu Municipality, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (singer) and composer. Career Skjerve is a skilled, experienced and versatile jazz singer with a background of Jazz and music technology studies on ...

(born 1979 in Rennebu), a jazz singer and composer *

Astrid S Astrid Smeplass (born 29 October 1996), known professionally as Astrid S, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. In 2013, she placed fifth in the Norwegian version of '' Pop Idol'', entitled '' Idol – Jakten på en superstjerne''. In 2020, she ...

meplass (born 1996 in Berkåk), a singer and songwriter who uses the stage name

Sport

Magne Myrmo Magne Gunnbjørn Myrmo (born 30 July 1943) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won a silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in the 50 km. Myrmo won two medals at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Cha ...

(born 1943 in Rennebu), a former cross-country skier and silver medallist at the

1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside ...

Vebjørn Rodal Vebjørn Rodal (born 16 September 1972) is a Norwegian former middle distance athlete. He is an Olympic champion and won the gold medal in the 800 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics with the time 1:42.58. He is also a World Championships ...

(born 1972 in Berkåk), a former 800-metre runner and gold medallist at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

* Vegard Skjerve (born 1988 in Rennebu), a retired Norwegian footballer with 276 caps with

FK Haugesund Fotballklubben Haugesund (), usually referred to as FK Haugesund or FKH, is a professional association football, football club from the city of Haugesund that plays in the top tier of the Norwegian football league system. FK Haugesund previousl ...

Jo Sondre Aas Jo Sondre Aas (born 2 July 1989) is a Norwegian football player currently playing as a striker for Levanger. Career After impressing performances for Rosenborg's youth-team in a tournament in Spain, Real Madrid invited Aas for a trial where he ...

(born 1989 in Grindal), a Norwegian football player with over 330 club caps

References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

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