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Nord-Odal
Nord-Odal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Odalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sand. Other villages in the municipality include Knapper and Mo. The municipality is the 209th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Nord-Odal is the 182nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,016. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 2.4% over the previous 10-year period. General information The parish of ''Nordre Odalen'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The borders of the municipality have not changed since that time. Name The municipality is named after the valley in which it is located. The first element in the name is which means "north". The last element is the old district name Odalen ( non, Ódalr). The first part of this is which is a sideform of the word whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sand, Innlandet
Sand is the administrative centre of Nord-Odal municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village lies between two lakes: Råsen and the northwestern arm of Storsjøen. The village of Mo lies about to the east of Sand. Sand Church lies in the village. This village is the eastern terminus of the Norwegian County Road 181. The village has a population (2021) of 1,079 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ... of . References Nord-Odal Villages in Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo Church (Innlandet)
Mo Church ( no, Mo kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nord-Odal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mo. It is the church for the Mo parish which is part of the Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a octagonal design in 1864 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 500 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1394, but the church was not built that year. The first church at Mo was a wooden stave church that was likely built during the early 13th century. This church was located about to the southwest of the present church site. This church was dedicated to the Archangel Michael. Not much is known about the look of the old building. From 1862 to 1864, a new neo-gothic church was built about to the northeast of the old church on a site that was closer to the cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sand Church (Innlandet)
Sand Church ( no, Sand kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nord-Odal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sand. It is one of the two churches for the Sand parish which is part of the Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1891 using plans drawn up by the architect Günther Schüssler. The church seats about 525 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1394, but the church was not built that year. The first church was a wooden stave church that was likely built during the 13th century. This church was located about to the northwest of the present church site. By the end of the 1500s, the church was said to be quite old and dilapidated and for a time, around 1594, the church was closed because of its poor condition. At some point during the 1600s, the old church was torn down and a new repla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo, Innlandet
Mo is a village in the municipality of Nord-Odal in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located at the northern end of the lake Storsjøen. The village of Knapper lies about to the north of Mo and the village of Sand lies about to the west of Mo. Mo Church and an elementary school are both located in this village. The village has a population (2021) of 407 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ... of . References Nord-Odal Villages in Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Population density (in agriculture: Stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ... of . Since 2009, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway. References Nord-Odal Villages in Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trøftskogen Chapel
Trøftskogen Chapel ( no, Trøftskogen kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nord-Odal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Trautskogen. It is one of the two churches for the Sand parish which is part of the Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church design in 1931 using plans drawn up by the State building inspector's office ( no, Statens bygningsinspektør). The chapel seats about 80 people. History At first, there was a desire to have a separate hall at the local school for church use, but this never happened. Instead, fundraising and planning eventually led to the construction of a separate chapel at Trøftskogen (later named Trautskogen). In 1928, architectural drawings were received from the State building inspector's office ( no, Statens bygningsinspektør) which were used for the new chapel. The local parishioners contributed materials and volunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odalen
Odal or Odalen is a valley and traditional district in Innlandet county, Norway. The district encompasses the area around the lake Storsjøen (Odal), Storsjøen in the north and to the areas around the river Glåma in the south. The district is currently divided between the two municipalities of Sør-Odal and Nord-Odal. A person from Odalen is commonly called an . Geography The Glommadal (or Glåmdalen) valley is a designation for the valley formed by the river Glomma (or Glåma), which is the longest and largest river in Norway. From the lake Aursund in the north on southwards to Elverum, the valley is called the Østerdalen. From that point and further south until Kongsvinger, the valley is referred to as Solør. As the river turns and heads west from Kongsvinger all the way to the border with Nes, Akershus, Nes Municipality, the valley is called the Odalen (Nes is part of the district of Romerike). These designations are traditional districts, reflecting the designations that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of Norway
Norway is divided into 11 administrative regions, called counties (''fylker'' in Norwegian, singular: ''fylke''), and 356 municipalities (''kommuner/-ar'', singular: ''kommune'' – cf. communes). The capital city Oslo is considered both a county and a municipality. Municipalities are the atomic unit of local government in Norway and are responsible for primary education (until 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. Law enforcement and church services are provided at a national level in Norway. Municipalities are undergoing continuous consolidation. In 1930, there were 747 municipalities in Norway. As of 2020 there are 356 municipalities, a reduction from 422. See the list of former municipalities of Norway for further detail about municipal mergers. The consolidation effort is complicated by a number of factors. Since block grants are made by the national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sør-Odal
Sør-Odal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Odalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skarnes. Other villages in Sør-Odal include Disenå and Sander. The municipality is the 207th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sør-Odal is the 131st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,978. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 1.5% over the previous 10-year period. General information The parish of ''Søndre Odalen'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The borders of the municipality have not changed since that time. Name The municipality is named after the valley in which it is located. The first element in the name is which means "south". The last element is the old district name Odalen ( non, Ódalr). The first part of this is which is a sideform of the word which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innlandet
Innlandet is a county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (the municipalities of Jevnaker and Lunner were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken on the same date). The new county has an area of , making it the second largest county in Norway after Troms og Finnmark county. The county name translates to "The Inland" which reflects that the county is the only landlocked county in Norway. The county covers approximately 17% of the total area of the mainland area of Norway. It stretches from the Viken county and the Oslo region in the south to Trøndelag county in the north. In the northwest, the county borders Møre og Romsdal and the Vestland county in the west. To the east the county borders the Swedish counties of Värmland and Dalarna. The northern and western areas of the county are dominated by the mountainous areas Rondane, Dovrefjell and Jotunheimen. The Galdhøpiggen mountain is located within t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solør, Vinger Og Odal Prosti
The list of churches in Hamar is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Hamar which includes all of Innlandet county (plus two municipalities in Viken county) in Norway. The list is divided into several sections, one for each deanery (; headed by a provost) in the diocese. Administratively within each deanery, the churches are divided by municipalities each of which has their own church council () and then into parishes () which have their own councils (). Each parish may have one or more local church. The Diocese of Hamar was first established in 1153 when Norway was part of the Catholic Church. During the Reformation in Norway, in 1537, the diocese was incorporated into the Diocese of Christiania. In 1864, the Diocese of Hamar was re-established and at that time, it included all of Hedmark and Oppland counties. Originally, the diocese was divided into Hedemarken prosti (later Hamar domprosti), Gudbrandsdalen prosti, Valdres prosti, and Hadeland, Ringeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Hamar
The Diocese of Hamar ( no, Hamar Bispedømme) 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 in Viken county. Administratively, the diocese is divided into 10 deaneries and 164 parishes in the diocese. The seat of the Diocese of Hamar is located at the Hamar Cathedral ( no, Hamar domkirke) in the city of Hamar. History The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamar was formed in the year 1152 when it was separated from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Christiania. At the time of the Protestant Reformation in Norway in 1536, the Archbishop and the bishops were removed and the Diocese of Hamar once again came under the Diocese of Christiania within the new Lutheran Church of Norway. Mogens Lauritsson was the last Roman Catholic bishop of the Ancient Diocese of Hamar. In 1864, the Lutheran Diocese of Hamar was established when it was separated from the Diocese of Christiania. Halvor Olsen Folkest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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