Trysil 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,

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. 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

Innbygda Innbygda is the administrative centre of Trysil municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Trysilelva, about north of the village of Nybergsund. The village has a population (2021) of 2,433 and a populat ...

. Other villages in the municipality include

Nybergsund Nybergsund is a village in the municipality of Trysil in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located about south of the village of Innbygda which is the municipal centre of Trysil. The village is best known for serving as a hiding place for the Nor ...

, Østby, and

Tørberget Tørberget is a small village in Trysil municipality, Innlandet county, Norway. It is the birthplace of Olympian Hallgeir Brenden. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 25, about southwest of the villages of Nybergsund and In ...

. The municipality is the 15th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Trysil is the 150th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,603. The municipality's

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is and its population has decreased by 2.2% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

On 1 January 1838, the

prestegjeld A ''prestegjeld'' was a geographic and administrative area within the Church of Norway (''Den Norske Kirke'') roughly equivalent to a parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a di ...

of Trysil was established as a civil municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1880, the Osneset area of western Trysil (population: 302) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of

Åmot Åmot 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 Rena. Other villages in the municipality include Åsta, Osneset, an ...

. On 1 January 1911, the northern part of the municipality (population: 291) was separated to join the new

Engerdal Municipality 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, ...

. There were also some minor boundary adjustments west of the lake

Osensjøen Osensjøen or Ossjøen is a lake in the municipalities of Åmot and Trysil in Innlandet County, Norway. The lake has its outlet through ''Søre Osa'' to the Renaelva The Rena or Renaelva is a river in Innlandet county, Norway. The long river ...

in 1943 and again in 1964 when some areas were transferred from

Elverum Municipality is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Elverum. Other settlements in the municipality include Heradsbygd, Sørsko ...

to Trysil.

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is probably named after the old ''Trysil'' farm which was most likely the original name of the current ("the

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age"), where the first

Trysil Church Trysil Church ( no, Trysil kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Trysil Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Innbygda. It is the church for the Trysil parish which is part of the Sør-Østerd ...

was built. The meaning of the first element is unknown (maybe an old river name) and the last element is ''sil'' which means "quiet stretch of a river". Prior to 1906, the name was spelled .

Coat of arms

The

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was granted on 21 October 1991. The arms show two white or silver

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s on a blue background. It is meant to symbolize Trysil in the past, present, and future since

skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee ( ...

has long been an important way of transportation over the years (including the legend of

Trysil-Knut ''Trysil-Knut'' is a Norwegian film from 1942. Rasmus Breistein directed this skiing melodrama during the German occupation of Norway. It tells the story of the legendary skier Knut from Trysil, an ardent patriot at the beginning of the 1800s w ...

), but has more recently become a major tourist attraction. The arms were designed by Bjørn Ellefsæter.

Churches

The Church of Norway has seven parishes () within the municipality of Trysil. It is part of the

Sør-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 eac ...

( deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

History

One of the first-known, organized ski races was held here 22 January 1862. Roland Huntford, author of ''Two Planks and a Passion'', describes this race as, "the first truly modern ski race." The famous Norwegian skier Halvard Morgedal won all the competitions that year. The Trysilgutten ski club, founded in 1861, is one of the world's oldest ski clubs. See also the

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. The small village of

was bombed by

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aviators during

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on 11 April 1940, when King

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and Crown Prince Olav were there.

Economy

Farming Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled peopl ...

and logging are traditionally the most important occupations in the municipality, and there are many wood related industries. The Trysilelva river was the last river in Norway with traditional timber floating. There is extensive

wildlife Wildlife refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans. Wildlife was also synonymous to game: those birds and mammals that were hunted ...

, including a large

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population. Trysilfjellet is the largest winter sports centre in Norway with 65 prepared slopes.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Trysil, 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

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Municipal council

The

of Trysil is made up of 23 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The

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breakdown of the council is as follows:

Mayors

List of the mayors of Trysil: *1838–1839: Paul Irgens Dybdahl *1839–1841: Arne Arnesen *1841–1843: Jo Jonsen Lunde *1843–1845: Paul D. Gleditsch *1845–1847: Halvor E. Lunde *1847–1853: Ole Nyhuus d.e. *1853–1859: Halvor Strandvold *1859–1863: Ola Nyhuus d.y. *1863–1867: Johan Landgraff *1867: Albert Balchen *1867–1871: Erik Johnsen Kveen *1871–1875: Johan Landgraff *1875–1879: Hans Nysæter *1879–1881: Johan Rønningen ( V) *1881–1889: Per Galaasen ( V) *1889–1891: Johan Rønningen ( V) *1891–1893: Bernhard Holt ( V) *1893–1895: Otto Rundfloen ( V) *1895–1898: Johan Rønningen ( V) *1899–1901: Bernhard Holt ( V) *1902–1904: Martin Nyhuus ( V) *1905–1919: Halvor Lunde ( Arb.dem.) *1920–1922: Kristian Ingmar Moe ( Ap) *1923–1925: John G. Østby ( V) *1926–1931: August Aastad ( Ap) *1932–1934: John G. Østby ( V) *1935–1937: August Aastad ( Ap) *1938–1940: Harald Løbak ( Ap) *1941–1945: Harald Lunde ( NS) *1945–1955: Harald Løbak ( Ap) *1956–1963: Engebret Sørli ( Ap) *1964–1971: Harald Berget ( Ap) *1972–1999: Arvid Nyberg ( Ap) *1999–2015: Ole Martin Norderhaug ( Ap) *2015–present: Erik Sletten ( Sp)

Geography

Trysil is bordered in the north by the municipalities 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 ...

and

Rendalen 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, Otn ...

, in the west by

, and in the southwest by

Elverum is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Elverum. Other settlements in the municipality include Heradsbygd, Sørskog ...

and Våler. The eastern border of the municipality is bordered in the north, east and south by Sweden. The main village in Trysil is

, which often is referred to as Trysil.

Climate

Trysil has a subarctic climate (

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Dfc) with cold winters and warm summers. Mean temperature in January is and for July. Precipitation is moderate at annually.

Nature

Trysil is a great place to explore the Norwegian nature and participating in various outdoor activities like guided trips, river fishing, dog sledge driving, elk safari, night photography, stargazing. This includes a mountain at Norway's largest ski resort, which offers many of the country's most widely acclaimed downhill and slalom slopes.

Notable residents

* Axel Smith (1744–1823) a Norwegian priest and topographer * Haakon Nyhuus (1866–1913) a Norwegian librarian and

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* Sven Moren (1871–1938) a farmer, poet, playwright, children's writer and politician * Olaf L. Olsen (1881–1958) an American legislator and politician * Halvor Floden (1884–1956) a schoolteacher, children's writer, novelist, poet and playwright * Einar Skjæraasen (1900–1966) an author, poet and political candidate * Halldis Moren Vesaas (1907–1995) a Norwegian poet, translator and writer of children's books * Sigmund Moren (1913–1996) a philologist, literary critic, theatre critic and children's writer *

Tormod Haugen Tormod Haugen (12 May 1945 – 18 October 2008) was a Norwegian writer of children's books and translator. For his "lasting contribution to children's literature" he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1990. Biography To ...

(1945–2008) a writer of children's books and translator, winner of the H.C. Andersen prize *

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(born 1969) a heavy metal drummer, stage name ''Hellhammer''

Sport

* Karl Magnus Satre (1904–1955) & Paul Ottar Satre (1908–1984) American ski jumpers and cross-country skiers, competed for the US at the

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* Kåre Hatten (1908–1983) a cross-country skier, lumberjack and farmer; competed in the

Hallgeir Brenden Hallgeir Brenden (10 February 1929 – 21 September 2007) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and steeplechase runner. He competed in various skiing events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics and won two individual gold medals in 1952 and ...

(1929–2007) a Norwegian cross-country skier and steeplechase runner, twice individual gold medallist at the

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and 1960 Winter Olympics and twice team silver medallist at the

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and 1956 Winter Olympics * Johan Sætre (born 1952) a Norwegian former ski jumper *

Anita Moen Anita Moen (born 31 August 1967), sometimes credited as Anita Moen-Guidon, is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed from 1987 to 2003. She won five medals at the Winter Olympics with three silvers (4 × 5 km relay: 1994, 1998, ...

(born 1967) a Norwegian former cross-country skier, five time medallist at the Winter Olympics, three silvers in 1994, 1998, 2002 and two bronzes in 1998 & 2002 * Jarl-André Storbæk (born 1978) footballer with over 500 club caps and 17 for

* Håvard Storbæk (born 1986) a former footballer with over 300 club caps * Kim-Rune Hansen (born 1988) professional snowboarder for

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Sister cities

Trysil has

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agreements with the following places: * Sweden: Kil in

Värmland County Värmland County (''Värmlands län'') is a county or '' län'' in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Viken and Innlandet to the west. Prince C ...

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Laihia Laihia ( sv, Laihela) is a municipality of Finland, founded in 1576 through a separation from Isokyrö and Korsholm. It is located in the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. Th ...

in Länsi-Suomi

Media gallery

Aurora Borealis Trysil.jpg, Aurora Borealis in Trysil Staring at the Milkyway galaxy in Trysil,Norway.jpg, Milky Way galaxy in Trysil Venus and Jupiter conjunction March 2012..JPG, The rare conjunction of Venus, Jupiter created stunning night skies in Trysil Aurora Borealis Trysil 2013b.jpg, Aurora Borealis in Trysil

References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from Statistics Norway
Municipal website

Tourism website
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