Os is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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 the ...

. It is located in the traditional district of

Østerdalen Østerdalen () is a valley and 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. It includes the municipalities Rendalen, Alvdal ...

. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of

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 ...

. The municipality is located to the west of the municipality of

Røros Røros ( sma, Plaassja, ) 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 min ...

and to the south of the municipalities of Midtre Gauldal and

Holtålen Holtålen is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is located in the Ålen area of the village of Renbygda. Other villages in the municipality include Hess ...

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denma ...

county. In

county, Os is located to the west of the municipality of Tolga and to the north of the municipality of

Engerdal Engerdal 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 Engerdal. Other villages in the municipality include Drevsjø, E ...

. The municipality is the 110th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Os is the 288th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,855. 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 of Os was historically 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. The municipality is bordered in the east by the municipality ...

. On 1 July 1926 the parish of Os (population: 1,936) was separated from Tolga to become a separate municipality. In 1927, a small area of Tolga (population: 18) was transferred to the municipality of Os. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1966, the municipality of Os (population: 2,015) was merged with the municipality of Tolga (population: 1,944) to form the new municipality of Tolga-Os. This arrangement was not well-liked by the local residents so after a few years, the municipalities began to ask to undo the merger. On 1 January 1976, the merger was reversed and the municipalities of Os (population: 1,859) and Tolga (population: 1,865) were re-established using their old boundaries.

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named after the old ''Os'' farm ( non, Óss), since the first Os Church was built here 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 fully 13% of Norway's surface area, all in the southern part of the country. Geography At its fullest length, the ...

river).

Coat of arms

The

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was granted on 17 December 1992. The arms show three gold

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s on a green background. It symbolizes the traditional and modern businesses in the municipality.

Churches

The Church of Norway has three parishes () within the municipality of Os. It is part of the

Nord-Østerdal 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) in the Diocese of Hamar.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Os, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services,

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services,

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and other social services,

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, and municipal

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s. The municipality is governed by a

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representatives, which in turn elects a

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. The municipality falls under the Østre Innlandet District Court 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 Os is made up of 15 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The

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breakdown of the council is as follows:

Mayor

The mayors of Os (incomplete list): *2015–present: Runa Finborud ( Sp) *2011-2015:

Arnfinn Nergård Arnfinn Nergård (born 4 April 1952) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Hedmark during the terms 2005–2009, 2009–2013 and 2013–2017. In total he ...

( Sp) *2007-2011: Arne Grue ( Ap) *1995-2007:

( Sp)

Geography

Lakes in the region include Flensjøen,

Femunden Femunden is Norway's third largest lake and the second largest natural lake in Norway. It is located in Innlandet and Trøndelag counties in Norway, just west of the border with Sweden. The lake lies primarily in the municipality of Engerdal (i ...

, and Siksjøen. The mountains

Forollhogna Forollhogna (or ''Forolhogna'') is a mountain located on the border between three municipalities in Norway: Midtre Gauldal and Holtålen (in Trøndelag county) and Os (in Innlandet county). The tall mountain Forollhogna is the highest mounta ...

and Håmmålsfjellet are located in Os. The large river

runs through the northern part of the municipality.

Notable people

(born 1952) is a Norwegian politician, Mayor of Os & county Mayor of Hedmark

Sport

* Annar Ryen (1909 in Os – 1985) a Norwegian cross-country skier * Viggo Sundmoen (born 1954 in Os) a Norwegian former footballer with 150 club caps * Randi Langøigjelten (born 1957) a retired Norwegian middle-distance runner * Therese Johaug (born 1988 in Os) a Norwegian cross-country skier and three-time Olympic medallist * Jon Aukrust Osmoen (born 1992 in Os) a Norwegian orienteering competitor

References

External links

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Municipal fact sheet
from Statistics Norway {{authority control Municipalities of Innlandet 1926 establishments in Norway 1966 disestablishments in Norway 1976 establishments in Norway