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). ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, 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 ...

. It is located in the traditional district of

Toten Toten is a traditional district in Innlandet county in the eastern part of Norway. It consists of the municipalities Østre Toten and Vestre Toten. The combined population of Toten is approximately 27,000. The largest town is Raufoss with appro ...

. The administrative centre of the municipality is town of Gjøvik. Some of the villages in Gjøvik include Biri, Bybrua, and Hunndalen. The municipality is the 169th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Gjøvik is the 35th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 30,267. The municipality's

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is and its population has increased by 3.6% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

Historically, the village of Gjøvik was part of the parish and municipality of

Vardal Vardal is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now divided between Gjøvik Municipality and Vestre Toten Municipality in the traditional distric ...

. On 1 January 1861, the village was granted

kjøpstad A (historically: ''kjøbstad'', ''kjöbstad'', or ''kaupstad'') is an old Scandinavian term for a " market town" that was used in the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway for several hundred years. The name comes from the on, kaupstaðr. Kjøpstads wer ...

(town) status. At that time, the village was separated from Vardal to form a separate municipality given its new status as a town. Initially, the new town and municipality of Gjøvik had 626 residents. On 1 July 1921, a part of

municipality located just outside the town of Gjøvik (population: 723) was

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into the town. Again, on 1 January 1955, another part of

(population: 1,372) was transferred to the town. 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 Munici ...

. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring rural municipalities of Biri (population: 3,274),

Snertingdal Snertingdal is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1910 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Gjøvik Municipality in the traditional district of Vestoppland. The administrat ...

(population: 2,471), and most of

(population: 9,612) were all merged with the town of Gjøvik (population: 8,251) to form the new, larger Gjøvik Municipality.

Etymology

The town and municipality is named after the old ''Gjøvik'' farm ( non, Djúpvík). The first element is ''djúpr'' which means "deep" and the second element is ''vík'' which means "

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Coat of arms

The

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its ...

was granted on 2 September 1960. The official

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is "On an azure background, an

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swan" ( no, På blå bunn en svømmende sølv svane). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a

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swan ('' Cygnus cygnus'') with a naiant

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. The swan has a

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which means it is colored white most of the time, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The swan is a symbol for the

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''Skiblander'', often called the "white swan of

Mjøsa Mjøsa is Norway's largest lake, as well as one of the deepest lakes in Norway and in Europe. It is the fourth-deepest lake in Norway. It is located in the southern part of Norway, about north of the city of Oslo. Its main tributary is the rive ...

", which is usually docked in the town harbor. The former coat of arms from 1922-1960 was a linden tree, with the statement ''Vis et voluntas'' (meaning "Force and will") on the lower part of the shield. The following design was a so-called " potpourri" vase, the most significant design of the glassworks that was the funding industry of the town.

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 ...

has seven parishes () within the municipality of Gjøvik. It is part of the

Toten 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 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 reside ...

) 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 divid ...

. Gjøvik Church is the main church for the municipality. It was designed by architect

Jacob Wilhelm Nordan Jacob Wilhelm Nordan (23 February 1824 – 11 April 1892) was a Danish-born, Norwegian architect. During his career, he was one of the most prolific church architects in Norway. Biography Nordan was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and came to Norw ...

. The wooden structure was built between 1881-82. Both the church buildings and fixtures are designed in

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. The exterior of the church has contrasting colors on wall surfaces and bearing structures. The altarpiece was painted by artist,

Asta Nørregaard Asta Nørregaard (13 August 1853 – 23 March 1933) was a Norwegian painter who is best known for her portraits. Biography Nørregaard was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was the daughter of Hans Peter Nørregaard (1818–1872) an ...

. The churchyard has a monument dedicated to the memory of Lutheran missionary,

Paul Olaf Bodding Paul Olaf Bodding (2 November 1865 – 25 September 1938) was a Norwegian missionary, linguist and folklorist. Biography Paul Olaf Bodding was born at Gjøvik in Oppland, Norway. He was the son of Edward Olsen Bodding (1825–1905) and Bet ...

. The church was restored during 1927, 1960, 2004-2005 and in 2009.

Geography

Along with

Hamar Hamar is a town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the traditional region of Hedmarken. The town is located on the shores of Mjøsa, Norway's largest lak ...

Lillehammer Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the munic ...

Brumunddal Brumunddal is a town in Ringsaker Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality. It is located on the shores of the lake Mjøsa, about north of the town of Hamar. The town is a small, densely ...

, and

Moelv Moelv is a town in Ringsaker Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is located along the shores of the lake Mjøsa, about south of the town of Lillehammer and about the same distance northwest of the town of Hamar. Moelv is the seco ...

, Gjøvik is one of the many towns bordering Norway's biggest lake,

. The town administration of Gjøvik also includes the suburb area Hunndalen and the rural districts of Biri, Snertingdal, and Vardal. Gjøvik is bordered on the north by

Lillehammer Municipality Lillehammer Municipality is the local government for Lillehammer, Norway. The administration is located in the town of Lillehammer. The municipality is governed by a 47-member municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a ...

, in the south by Østre Toten Municipality and

Vestre Toten Municipality Vestre Toten is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Raufoss. Other villages in the municipality include Bøverbru, Eina, ...

, and in the west by Søndre Land Municipality and Nordre Land Municipality. Across Lake Mjøsa to the east lies

Ringsaker Municipality is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Brumunddal. Other settlements in Ringsaker include the town of Moelv and the ...

. The highest point is Ringsrudåsen with a height of .

Economy

Gjøvik owes much of its early growth to the local glassworks, which were established there by Caspar Kauffeldt in 1807. In the early 19th century, there was considerable

immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, ...

there from

Valdres Valdres () is a traditional district in central, southern Norway, situated between the districts of Gudbrandsdalen and Hallingdal. The region of Valdres consists of the six municipalities of Nord-Aurdal, Sør-Aurdal, Øystre Slidre, Vestre Sl ...

and

Western Norway Western Norway ( nb, Vestlandet, Vest-Norge; nn, Vest-Noreg) is the region along the Atlantic coast of southern Norway. It consists of the counties Rogaland, Vestland, and Møre og Romsdal. The region has no official or political-administrativ ...

, aiding Gjøvik's growth. The village of Gjøvik was granted

status in 1861, making it a town and self-governing municipality. Later, O. Mustad & Son became one of the world's largest manufacturers of

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s. Today Hoff Potetindustrier, Hunton Fiber, and Natre Vinduer are some of the industrial companies operating from Gjøvik. The town is also a port for the former traffic ship, '' Skibladner'', which is now a tourist ship. The local paper is the '' Oppland Arbeiderblad''. It was formerly a Labour Party newspaper. Defunct newspapers include '' Oplændingen'' and '' Velgeren'' (Labour Democrat/Liberal), '' Samhold'' (Liberal, later Agrarian) and ''

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'' (Communist). Gjøvik has two notable hotels, the Grand hotel and the Strand hotel. There have been three notable concerts held in Gjøvik's history, which starred Toto,

Robbie Williams Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut stud ...

and

Bryan Adams Bryan Guy Adams (born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and photographer. He has been cited as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, and is estimated to have sold between 75 million and mor ...

(June 2011).

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Gjøvik, are responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

health services Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health profe ...

senior citizen Old age refers to ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings, and is thus the end of the human life cycle. Terms and euphemisms for people at this age include old people, the elderly (worldwide usage), OAPs (British usage ...

services,

welfare Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifical ...

and other

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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 ...

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...

of elected representatives, which in turn elect a

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Municipal council

The

of Gjøvik is made up of representatives that are elected to four year terms. X, The

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breakdown of the municipal council is as follows:

Mayors

The mayors of Gjøvik: *1861–1872: Adolph Martin Lund *1873-1873: Peter Soelberg *1874-1874: Martin Opsahl *1875–1879: Adolph Martin Lund *1879–1884: Haagen Skattum ( H) *1885–1888: Mathias Wildaasen ( V) *1889-1889: Hans O. Eger ( V) *1890-1890: Andreas Slettum *1891–1893: Fredrik Fischer ( H) *1894-1894: Christian Nygaard ( V) *1895–1896: Anders Østbye ( V) *1897-1898: Fredrik Fischer ( H) *1898–1899: Anders Østbye ( V) *1900-1900: Fredrik Fischer ( H) *1901-1901: Anders Østbye ( V) *1902–1904: Alf Mjøen ( V) *1905-1905: Fredrik Fischer ( H) *1906-1906: Adolf Houg ( V) *1907-1907: Fredrik Fischer ( H) *1908-1908: Leif Castberg ( AD) *1909-1909: Adolf Skattum ( H) *1910–1916: Leif Castberg ( AD) *1917–1922: Johan Granvin ( H) *1923–1941: Niels Ødegaard ( Ap) *1941–1945: John Lærum ( NS) *1945–1967: Niels Ødegaard ( Ap) *1968–1978: Nils Røstadstuen ( Ap) *1978–1981: Alf Iversen ( Ap) *1982–1991: Martin Stikbakke ( Ap) *1992–2000:

Tore Hagebakken Tore Hagebakken (born 8 January 1961, in Vestre Toten) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland in 2005. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the ...

( Ap) *2000–2001: Kåre Haugen ( Ap) *2001–2005:

( Ap) *2005–2007: Kåre Haugen ( Ap) *2007–2019: Bjørn Iddberg ( Ap) *2019–present: Torvild Sveen ( Sp)

Attractions

* The world’s largest arena excavated in rock, called Gjøvik Olympic Hall ( no, Fjellhallen), is located in Gjøvik. It was one of the sites of the Lillehammer Winter Olympics

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games A game is a structured form of play, usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports or games) or art (suc ...

in 1994. * Gjøvik farm * Gjøvik glassworks * Eiktunet cultural-history museum * The world's oldest

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still on a regular schedule, the PS Skibladner * Biri Travbane

Notable people

Portrait of Paul Olaf Bodding (1865-1938)

Public Service & public thinking

* Anders Lysgaard (1756–1827) farmer and rep. at the

Norwegian Constituent 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 t ...

* Hans Schikkelstad (1789–1843) farmer and politician; founded O. Mustad & Søn * Balthazar Mathias Keilhau (1797–1858) a Norwegian geologist and mountain pioneer * Hans Mustad (1837–1918) Norwegian businessperson, shaped the company O. Mustad & Son * Johan Castberg (1862–1926) jurist and politician in Gjøvik 1890-1900 *

(1865–1938), missionary to

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, monument at Gjøvik church * Ole Evinrude (1877–1934) a Norwegian-American, invented the first practical outboard motor * Niels Ødegaard (1892–1976) an educator, newspaper editor and politician * Harold Harby (1894–1978), City Council member, Los Angeles, California * Arne Austeen DFC (1911–1945) a Norwegian flying ace, killed in WWII * Ragnhild A. Lothe (born 1958) a microbiologist and cancer researcher * Hans Olav Lahlum (born 1973) an historian, crime author, chess player and politician

The Arts

Giæver & Joffen- ytringsfrihet spesial - NMD 2015 (16801539973) (cropped)

* Finn Lange (1895–1976) a Norwegian actor *

Georg Adelly Georg Adelly (19 October 1919 – 26 October 1997) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 34 films between 1948 and 1984. Selected filmography * '' Loffe as a Millionaire'' (1948) * '' Father Bom'' (1949) * '' Knockout at the Breakfast Cl ...

(1919–1997) a Swedish film actor *

Torbjørn Sunde Torbjørn Sunde (born 16 February 1954) is a Norwegian jazz trombonist who has worked with Terje Rypdal, Edward Vesala, Jon Balke, Knut Værnes, Rickie Lee Jones, Randy Crawford, Dr. John, Jan Eggum, Jan Garbarek, and Mezzoforte. Musical caree ...

(born 1954) a jazz trombonist and former speed-skater * Kjell Ola Dahl (born 1958),

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of Nordic noir crime novels * Per A. Borglund (born 1961) a Norwegian newspaper and magazine editor * Per Elvestuen (born 1962) a Norwegian illustrator. *

Mai Britt Normann Mai Britt "Embee" Normann (born 16 April 1966 Gjøvik, Norway) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. Career Normann has been a recognized songwriter in Norway and internationally for 25 years, after her acclaimed debut album ''Wonderland'' (Embee ...

(born 1966) a Norwegian singer-songwriter * Eirik Hegdal (bornr 1973) a jazz saxophonist, composer & leader of Trondheim Jazz Orchestra * Ali Pirzad-Amoli (born 1988) stage name '' A-Lee'' pop singer-songwriter and rapper * Anna Lotterud (born 1989) stage name '' Anna of the North'', singer-songwriter *

Nora Foss al-Jabri Nora Foss al-Jabri ( ar, نورا فوز الجابري ) (born 29 January 1996 in Gjøvik, Norway) is a Norwegian singer. Beginnings She was born to an Iraqi father and an ethnic Norwegian mother. She started singing when she was eight years ...

(born 1996) singer, participant in the Norwegian 2012

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Sport

* Guttorm Berge (1929–2004) an Alpine skier, bronze medalist at the

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Roger Aandalen Roger Aandalen (born 8 June 1965) is a Norwegian boccia player. He won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, as well as a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics He has competed at the Paralympic Games in Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, ...

(born 1965) a Norwegian boccia player, paralympic medallist * Bente Nordby (born 1974) a former football goalkeeper, 172 caps with Norway women *

Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk (née Sørlie; born 11 September 1978, in Gjøvik) is a retired Norwegian team handball player, world champion from 1999, gold medalist from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and bronze medalist from the 2000 Olymp ...

(born 1978) a retired team handball player, Olympic medallist *

Gro Hammerseng Gro Hammerseng-Edin (born 10 April 1980 in Gjøvik as Gro Hammerseng) is a Norwegian former handballer who last played for the club Larvik HK. She was captain of the Norwegian national team for several years, and in 2007 she was voted female ...

(born 1980),

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the ...

player, captain of the Norwegian national team * Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (born 1990) cross-country skier, silver and team gold medallist at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympi ...

Maren Lundby Maren Lundby (born 7 September 1994) is a Norwegian ski jumper. She is one of the most successful ski jumpers, male or female, having won three consecutive World Cup overall titles (an all-time record), thirty individual World Cup wins, and gold ...

(born 1994) successful ski jumper, gold medallist at the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , wint ...

Twin towns – sister cities

Gjøvik has

sister city A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inter ...

agreements with the following places: *

Gävle Gävle () is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 77,586 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the 13th most populated city in Sweden. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland (Swed ...

, Sweden *

Næstved Næstved () is a town in the municipality of the same name, located in the southern part of the island of Zealand in Denmark. Næstved has several adult education centers, five elementary schools - and has at least one of each type of the fou ...

, Denmark * Rauma, Finland * Stoughton, United States

Media gallery

Gjovik rådhus 2019 - 1.jpg, Gjøvik City Hall Gjoevik gaard park.jpg, Park at the Gjøvik farm Skibladner boathouse Gjøvik.jpg, Skibladner boathouse, Gjøvik

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 ye ...

Tourist information

NTNU Gjøvik
- University {{DEFAULTSORT:Gjovik Municipalities of Innlandet 1838 establishments in Norway