Tolga-Os is a
former municipality in the old
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,
Norway
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. The municipality existed from 1966 until its dissolution in 1976. The area is now part of
Tolga Municipality
Tolga is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tolga. Other villages in the municipality include Hodalen, Øversj� ...
and
Os Municipality
Os 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 Os i Ø ...
in the
traditional district of
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 ...
. The
administrative centre
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
was the
village of Tolga. Other villages in the municipality included
Dalsbygda
Dalsbygda is a village in Os Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about northwest of the village of Os i Østerdalen in the northwestern part of the municipality. There are about 600 people who live in the village and ...
,
Hodalen
Hodalen is a village in Tolga Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about southeast of the village of Tolga, along County Road 26 which runs between Tolga and the village of Drevsjø. Hodalen Church has been located ...
,
Narbuvoll,
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 ...
,
Tufsingdalen
Tufsingdalen or Tufsingdal is a village area and valley in Os Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village area is located along the river Tufsinga which flows through the Tufsingdalen valley. It lies in the southeastern part of the muni ...
,
Vingelen, and
Øversjødalen
Øversjødalen is a village in Tolga Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located at the northern end of the lake Langsjøen. The village of Tolga lies about to the southeast of Øversjødalen. The village of Hodalen lies about hal ...
.
Prior to its dissolution in 1976, the municipality was the 27th largest by area out of the 460 municipalities in Norway. Tolga-Os Municipality was the 254th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,757. The municipality's
population density
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was and its population had decreased by 5% over the previous 10-year period.
General information

Historically,
Tolga Municipality
Tolga is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tolga. Other villages in the municipality include Hodalen, Øversj� ...
had always included the two parishes of ''Tolga'' and ''Os'' until 1926 when ''Os'' was separated to become the new
Os Municipality
Os 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 Os i Ø ...
. 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,
Tolga Municipality
Tolga is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tolga. Other villages in the municipality include Hodalen, Øversj� ...
(population: 1,944) and
Os Municipality
Os 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 Os i Ø ...
(population: 2,015) were merged to form the new Tolga-Os Municipality. Soon after the merger, there was discontent in the new municipality. On 10 April 1975, the government allowed the merger to be dissolved, so on 1 January 1976 Tolga (population: 1,865) and Os (population: 1,859) became separate municipalities once again using the pre-1966 borders.
Name
The municipal name was created during the 1960s (and in use until 1976) for the newly merged municipality that was made up of the old
Tolga Municipality
Tolga is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tolga. Other villages in the municipality include Hodalen, Øversj� ...
and
Os Municipality
Os 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 Os i Ø ...
. The name was simply a hyphenated combination of the two old names. The first name comes from the old ''
Tolga'' farm since the first
Tolga Church
Tolga Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tolga Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tolga. It is the church for the Tolga parish which is part of the Nord-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in th ...
was built there (in 1688). This name comes from the small river which flows through the area (now known as the river ''Tolja''). The name of the river may come from the word ( which means "young
pine
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''World Flora Online'' accepts 134 species-rank taxa (119 species and 15 nothospecies) of pines as cu ...
tree". The second name comes from the old ''
Os'' farm () since the first
Os Church was built there in 1703. The name is identical with the word which means "
mouth of a river" (here it is referring to the
Vangrøfta river running out into the
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 ...
river).
Churches
The
Church of Norway
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had one parish () within Tolga-Os Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Tolga
prestegjeld
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and the
Nord-Østerdal prosti
The list of churches in Hamar is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Hamar in Norway. It includes all of the parishes in Innlandet county plus the parishes in Lunner Municipality in Akershus county. The diocese is based at th ...
(
deanery
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) in the
Diocese of Hamar
The Diocese of Hamar () is a diocese within the Church of Norway. The Diocese of Hamar includes all of the churches in Innlandet county plus the churches in Lunner Municipality in Akershus county. Administratively, the diocese is divided into 1 ...
.
Geography
The municipality was located in the northeastern 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, along the border with
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.
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 ...
was to the southeast,
Rendalen Municipality
Rendalen is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bergset. Other villages in the municipality include Hanestad, Otne ...
was to the southwest,
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), ...
was to the west,
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. ...
was tot he northwest (in
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. ...
),
Holtålen Municipality
Holtålen 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 located in the Ålen area o ...
was to the north (in Sør-Trøndelag), and
Røros Municipality
( Norwegian) or is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros. Some of the villages in Røros include Brekken, Glåmos, Feragen, Galåa, and Hitterdalen.
The municip ...
was to the east (in Sør-Trøndelag). The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain
Elgspiggen
Elgspiggen is a mountain located on the border of Tolga Municipality and Rendalen Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is part of the Holøydalen mountain area. The mountain is easily recognizable due to its shape like a pyramid. The mo ...
, located on the southern border with
Rendalen Municipality
Rendalen is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bergset. Other villages in the municipality include Hanestad, Otne ...
.
Government
While it existed, Tolga-Os Municipality was responsible for
primary education
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(through 10th grade), outpatient
health services
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,
senior citizen
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services,
welfare
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* Utility in utilitarianism
* Value in value theory
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and other
social services
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,
zoning
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,
economic development
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, and municipal
road
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Th ...
s and utilities. The municipality was governed by a
municipal council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough cou ...
of
directly elected representatives. The
mayor
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was
indirectly elected
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by a vote of the municipal council.
The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the
Eidsivating Court of Appeal
The Eidsivating Court of Appeal () is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Hamar, with jurisdiction over the Eidsivating judicial district (), comprising the counties of Innlandet, Østfold, a ...
.
Municipal council
The
municipal council
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of Tolga-Os was made up of 25 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political
party
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.
Mayors
The
mayor
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() of Tolga-Os was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people held this position:
* 1966–1967:
Olav Hummelvold
* 1967–1971: Anders Johnsgård (
Sp)
* 1971–1975: Lars Solbu (
Sp)
See also
*
List of former municipalities of Norway
This is a list of former municipalities of Norway, i.e. municipalities that no longer exist.
When the local council system was introduced in Norway in 1837-38, the country had 392 municipalities. By 1958, the number had grown to a total of 744 rur ...
References
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Os, Innlandet
Tolga, Norway
Former municipalities of Norway
1966 establishments in Norway
1976 disestablishments in Norway
Populated places established in 1966
Populated places disestablished in 1976