Rennebu is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the

Orkdalen Orkdalen or Orkladalen ( en, Orkla Valley) 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 h ...

region. The

administrative centre An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

of the municipality is the village of Berkåk, located along

European route E6 European route E6 ( no, Europavei 6, sv, Europaväg 6, or simply E6) is the main north-south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and t ...

. The majority of the population lives in the villages of Berkåk, Innset,

Stamnan Stamnan is a village in the Orkdalen valley in the municipality of Rennebu in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Orkla River about south of the village of Voll, about northwest of the municipal centre of Berkåk Berk ...

Ulsberg Ulsberg is a village in the municipality of Rennebu in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Orkla River about south of the village of Berkåk and about northwest of the village of Innset. The village sits at the junctio ...

, Voll, and Nerskogen. The municipality is the 123rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Rennebu is the 257th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,443. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 4.9% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Rennebu was established in 1839 when it was separated from the municipality of Meldal. Initially, the population was 2,368. On 1 January 1966, the parish of Innset (population: 420) was transferred from

Kvikne Kvikne is a former municipality that was part of the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality of Kvikne existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1966 when it was split between the present-day municipalities of Tynset (in what is now Innl ...

municipality (and also from Hedmark county) to Rennebu (and

Sør-Trøndelag Sør-Trøndelag () was a 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. To the west is the No ...

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

Tynset Tynset 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 Tynset. Other villages in Tynset include Fådalen, Fåset, Telneset ...

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

county to the new Trøndelag county.

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was ''Rennabú''. The first element is, maybe, the plural

genitive case In grammar, the genitive case (abbreviated ) is the grammatical case that marks a word, usually a noun, as modifying another word, also usually a noun—thus indicating an attributive relationship of one noun to the other noun. A genitive can al ...

of ''renna'' which means "journey", "march", or "road". Probably because two old important roads cross the municipality: one follows the

Orkla Orkla may refer to: Places * Orkla (river), a river in Trøndelag county, Norway Business * Orkla Group (or ''Orkla ASA''), a large Norwegian company * Orkla Mining Company, a historic company in Norway * Orkla Metall, a former smelting company in ...

river from the

Orkdalsfjord Orkdal Fjord is a branch of the Trondheim Fjord located in Orkland and Skaun municipalities in Trøndelag county, Norway. The Orkdal Fjord starts between Viggja village on the southeast side of the fjord and the village of Geitastrand on the no ...

(part of the Trondheimsfjord) to the village of Berkåk where it connects with the road from the Gudbrandsdalen valley and Oppdal to Gauldalen and Trondheim (today the

). The last element is ''bú'' which means "rural district".

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 19 February 1982. It shows 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.

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 three parishes () within the municipality of Rennebu. 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 which covers all of Trøndelag county in Norway. The list is divided into several sections, one for each deanery in the diocese. Administra ...

(

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 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 mainly consists of uncultivated areas of mountains, lakes, moors, and forests. The highest point is the tall Svarthetta. The mountain

Ilfjellet Ilfjellet is a mountain in the municipality of Rennebu in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the northeastern part of the municipality, about north of the municipal center of Berkåk and southeast of Å in neighboring Meldal municipal ...

is located in the northeastern part of the municipality. The Orkla River flows through the municipality from south to north in the

valley. The northeasternmost part of the Trollheimen mountain range also lies within the municipality of Rennebu. The municipality is surrounded by the municipalities of Oppdal and

Rindal Rindal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre is the village of Rindal. Other villages in the municipality include Tiset and Romundstad. The municipality centres on agricult ...

to the west, Meldal to the north,

Midtre Gauldal Midtre Gauldal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Støren. Other villages in the municipality include Singsås, Soknedal, Enodden, an ...

to the east, and

to the south. The

Forollhogna National Park Forollhogna National Park ( no, Forollhogna nasjonalpark) is a national park in the counties of Trøndelag and Innlandet in Norway. Forollhogna (or ''Forelhogna'') park includes extensive plant life and is an important range for wild reindeer. T ...

lies in the extreme southeastern part of the municipality.

Climate

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

boreal climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a 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 an ocean, ge ...

. 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

All municipalities in Norway, including Rennebu, are responsible for

primary education Primary education or elementary education is typically the first stage of formal education, coming after preschool/kindergarten and before secondary school. Primary education takes place in ''primary schools'', ''elementary schools'', or first ...

(through 10th grade), outpatient

health services Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the preventive healthcare, prevention, diagnosis, therapy, treatment, wiktionary:amelioration, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other disability, physical and menta ...

, senior citizen services, unemployment 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, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor. The municipality falls under the Trøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council () of Rennebu is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Notable people

Jürgen Christoph von Koppelow Jürgen Christoph von Koppelow or Jørgen Christopher von Koppelau (variants: Koppelöu, Kaplan, Coplou, Coppelouwe, Kobbelow) (1684–1770) was a Norway, Norwegian nobleman and officer that fought in the Great Northern War on behalf of Denmark� ...

(1684 in Rennebu – 1770) a Norwegian nobleman and military officer *

Jens P. Flå Jens P. Flå (born 13 February 1923 in Rennebu, died 31 January 2002) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. Flå was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1973, and he was re-elected on two occasions ...

(born 1923 in Rennebu - 2002) a politician, Mayor of Rennebu 1959 to 1969 *

Heidi Skjerve Heidi Skjerve (born 24 July 1979 in Rennebu, 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 the Jazz pro ...

(born 1979 in Rennebu) a Norwegian jazz singer and composer * Astrid Smeplass (born 1996 in Berkåk) a Norwegian singer and songwriter; stage name Astrid S

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 Cham ...

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

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

Vebjørn Rodal Vebjørn Rodal (born 16 September 1972) is a retired Norwegian middle distance athlete, who won the gold medal in the 800 m at the 1996 Summer Olympics with the time 1:42.58. Biography Rodal, born and raised in Berkåk, made his international s ...

(born 1972 in Berkåk) a former 800m. runner, 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 Vegard Skjerve (born 22 May 1988) is a retired Norwegian footballer who spent his career as a defender in Haugesund. Club career Skjerve was born in Rennebu. He made his debut for Haugesund on 6 April 2008 against Notodden Notodden () is a ...

(born 1988 in Rennebu) a retired Norwegian footballer with 276 caps with FK Haugesund * Jo Sondre Aas (born 1989 in Grindal) a Norwegian football player with over 330 club caps

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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