Grue is a

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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 ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. It is located in the traditional district of

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 the municipalities Våler, Åsnes, and Grue. Glomma valley Glommadal ...

. The

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of the municipality is the village of

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 lies about to ...

. Other villages in the municipality include Bergesida, Grinder,

Namnå Namnå is a village in Grue Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the east shore of the river Glomma, about north of the village of Kirkenær. The Norwegian National Road 2 and the Solørbanen railway line both run t ...

, Risberget, Rotberget, Skasenden, and

Svullrya Svullrya is a village in Grue Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Finnskogen area, between the lakes Røgden and Skasen. The village is regionally important as a hub of the Finnskogen Finnskogen ("Forest of ...

. The municipality is the 136th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Grue is the 189th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,548. The municipality's

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is and its population has decreased by 9.1% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

of Grue was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January ...

law). In 1867, the southern district of Grue (population: 3,946) was separated to become the new municipality of

Brandval Brandval is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1867 until its dissolution in 1964 when it became part of Kongsvinger Municipality. It was located in the southern part of the traditional distr ...

. This left Grue municipality with 6,464 residents. In 1941, a small area of Grue (population: 68) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of

. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

Schei Committee The Schei Committee ( no, Schei-komitéen) was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post-World War II. It convened in 1946, and its formal name was (The 1946 Committee on Municip ...

. On 1 January 1969, the Rotberget farm area (population: 23) was transferred from

Åsnes Municipality Åsnes is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Solør. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Flisa, which is also the largest village in the municipality with around ...

to Grue. On 1 January 1974, an unpopulated part of the Lystad area was transferred from Grue to the neighboring municipality of

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 ...

Name

The municipality (originally the

) is named after the old farm ( non, Grǫf or ), since the first Grue Church was built there. The name is identical with the word which means "depression" or "

hollow Hollow may refer to: Natural phenomena *Hollow, a low, wooded area, such as a copse * Hollow (landform), a small vee-shaped, riverine type of valley *Tree hollow, a void in a branch or trunk, which may provide habitat for animals Places * Sleepy ...

Coat of arms

The

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ...

was granted on 30 October 1992. The arms were designed by Harald Hallstensen. The arms are described as "left tilted dividing by silver and green, the dividing line is a curved wolf tooth pattern. The flame-like line represents the clearance of farms in the woods by the use of fire and is also a remembrance of the gruesome church fire of 1822. The colors symbolize the forests and the Glomma river.

Churches

The

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...

has two parishes () within the municipality of Grue. It is part of the

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 d ...

(

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman 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 residenc ...

) in the

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 ...

Geography

Grue is situated around 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 fully 13% of Norway's surface area, all in the southern part of the country. Geography At its fullest length, the ...

river and the geography is dominated largely by

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s and some agricultural areas around Glomma. Grue is located in the southeast part of Innlandet county. It is bordered on the south by the municipality of

, on the north by the municipality of

Åsnes Åsnes is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Solør. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Flisa, which is also the largest village in the municipality with around 1 ...

, and on the west by

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 ...

. To the east, it borders

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

. Grue was the early center for the

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migration which today populates the

Finnskogen Finnskogen ("Forest of the Finns") is an area of Norway and Sweden situated in the counties of Innlandet and Värmland respectively, so named because of immigration of Finnish people in the 17th century, the so-called '' Skogfinner/"Forest Finns"''. ...

, a belt about wide and running continuously along the frontier in the districts of Brandval, Grue, Hof,

, and Våler. Their first population center in Norway was located around the lake of Røgden. The rivers Løvhaugsåa and Rotna both run through the area. The lakes Hukusjøen,

Skasen Skasen is a lake in the municipalities of Grue and Kongsvinger in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake lies in the Finnskogen forest area about to the southeast of the village of Kirkenær and about northeast of the town of Kongsvinger. See a ...

, Gardsjøen.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Grue, are responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient health services,

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services,

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and other

social services Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organisations, or administe ...

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

economic development In the economics study of the public sector, 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 o ...

, and municipal

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s. The municipality is governed by a

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elected Elected may refer to: * "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973 * ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008 *The Elected, an American indie rock band See also *Election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...

representatives, which in turn elects a

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. The municipality falls under the

Romerike og Glåmdal District Court Romerike og Glåmdal District Court ( no, Romerike og Glåmdal tingrett) is a district court located in Innlandet and Viken counties in Norway. This court is based at three different courthouses which are located in Eidsvoll, Kongsvinger, and Lil ...

and the

Eidsivating Court of Appeal The Eidsivating Court of Appeal ( no, Eidsivating lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Hamar. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Innlandet and eastern Viken. These ...

Municipal council

The

of Grue is made up of 19 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The

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breakdown of the council is as follows:

Mayors

The mayors of Grue since 1838 when the municipality was established: *1838-1845: Ole Arntzen Lutzow *1846-1847: Jørgen Cappelen Omsted *1848-1857: Nicolai Astrup *1858-1859: Gunder Gundersen *1860-1863: Jacob Rolsdorph Andersen *1864-1879: Ole Bredesen Opset *1880-1883: Arne A. Omsted *1883-1887: Ole Bredesen Opset *1888-1898: Arne A. Omsted *1899-1907: Amund Bredesen Opset *1908-1913: Wilhelm Omsted *1914-1919: Amund Bredesen Opset *1920-1925: Magnus Vangerud *1926-1928: Sigurd Woll *1929-1931: Ole H. Sæther *1932-1933: Arve Myrvang *1933-1934: Arne Tveter *1935-1935: Ole Kamphaug *1936-1940: Eivind Grimstad *1940-1945: Vacant due to WWII *1945-1945: Martin Møllerud *1946-1955: Magnus Vangerud *1956-1963: Reidar Mellem *1964-1964: Martin Råberget *1964-1978: Thor Henriksen *1979-1985: Torbjøn Øveråsen *1985-1999: Ragnar Nyman *1999-2007: Niels Ferdinand Rolsdorph *2007-2011: Herdis Bragelien *2011-2015: Niels Ferdinand Rolsdorph *2015-2019: Wenche Huser Sund *2019–present: Rune Grenberg

Notable people

* Andreas Aagaard Kiønig (1771–1856), lawyer, representative at the

Norwegian Constitutional Assembly The Norwegian Constituent Assembly (in Norwegian ''Grunnlovsforsamlingen'', also known as ''Riksforsamlingen'') is the name given to the 1814 constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in Norway, that adopted the Norwegian Constitution and formalised th ...

Andreas Arntzen Andreas Arntzen (18 February 1777 – 14 December 1837) was a Norwegian politician. He was born in Grue, and graduated as cand.jur. in Copenhagen in 1802. He then worked as an attorney, chief of police of Christiania, Supreme Court judge an ...

(1777–1837), politician, police chief, Supreme Court judge & timber merchant *

Mor Sæther Mor Sæther (born Anne Johansdatter Viker; 20 October 1793 in Grue, Norway – 25 April 1851 in Christiania (Oslo)), was a Norwegian "klok kone" ("cunning woman"), that is, a herbalist. She is one of the best known within her profession in Norway. ...

(1793–1851), Norwegian ''"klok kone"'' ("

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"), i.e. a

herbalist Herbal medicine (also herbalism) is the study of pharmacognosy and the use of medicinal plants, which are a basis of traditional medicine. With worldwide research into pharmacology, some herbal medicines have been translated into modern remed ...

* Ole Peter Riis Høegh (1806–1852), trained civilian architect, Bergen's first town surveyor * Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen (1844–1918), Norway's first government

entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...

* Olav Strøm (1866-1963), pioneer trade unionist *

Kristian Prestrud Kristian Prestrud (22 October 1881 – 11 November 1927) was a Norway, Norwegian naval officer and polar explorer who participated in Amundsen's South Pole expedition between 1910 and 1912. Prestrud was first officer of the ''Fram'' and leader of ...

(1881–1927), naval officer, member of

Amundsen's South Pole expedition The first ever expedition to reach the South Pole, geographic Southern Pole was led by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. He and four others arrived at the pole on 14 December 1911, five weeks ahead of a British party led by Robert Falcon ...

Hagbart Haakonsen Hagbart Haakonsen (born November 15, 1895, death January 20, 1984) was a Norwegian cross-country skier. He was born in Grue, Norway. Haakonsen shared the Holmenkollen medal with Einar Lindboe in 1927. Haakonsen finished fifth in 18 km cross ...

(1895-1984), cross-country skier, competed at the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M ...

* Åsta Holth (1904–1999), novelist, poet and short story writer * Kåre Jonsborg (1912–1977), painter and textile artist *

Sinikka Langeland } Sinikka Langeland (born 13 January 1961 in Grue, Norway) is a Norwegian traditional folk singer and musician (kantele), known for combining traditional music with elements of jazz. Career Langeland plays the Finnish National Instrument kante ...

(born 1961), traditional folk singer and

kantele A kantele () or kannel () is a traditional Finnish and Karelian plucked string instrument (chordophone) belonging to the south east Baltic box zither family known as the Baltic psaltery along with Estonian kannel, Latvian kokles, Lithuanian ...

player * Tom Harald Hagen (born 1978), football UEFA referee

Gallery

Grue kirke.jpg, Grue kirke Rotna.jpg, River Rottnan in Svullrya Opaker Grue.jpg, Opaker Grue Løvhaugsåa.jpg, Løvhaugsåa in Hedmark

References

External links

* *
Municipal fact sheet
from

Statistics Norway Statistics Norway ( no, Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every yea ...

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