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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 Austmarka, Brandval, Lundersæter, and Roverud. The municipality is the 111th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kongsvinger is the 72nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 17,966. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 1.9% over the previous 10-year period. Kongsvinger's eastern municipal boundary is the Norway–Sweden border. General information In 1854, the King designated the market town of Kongsvinger as a kjøpstad, which gave it special rights. The designation included a small patch of land on both sides of the river Glomma with an area of approximately . Because of this designation, on 7 February 1855, the town was separated from the municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongsvinger (town)
Kongsvinger () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Kongsvinger Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality. It is located along the river Glomma, about northeast of the city of Oslo and about south of the Elverum (town), town of Elverum. The town is about from the Norway-Sweden border, border with Sweden. The town has a population (2021) of 12,149 and a population density of . The downtown area of Kongsvinger has a new public library and a town square. There are also plans for a new hotel to be built in conjunction to the refurbishment of the down town area as well as for the construction of two new shopping centres. These plans are part of the overall strategy of the city council to make Kongsvinger more attractive to tourism, tourists and potential new residents. History Kongsvinger already existed as a Market town, trading center by the Middle Ages, due to the accessibility by natural waterways. Viking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongsvinger Fortress
Kongsvinger Fortress () is located in the city of Kongsvinger which is located within Kongsvinger Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is situated on a hill west and north of the Glomma river, standing astride the ancient Vinger Royal Road, which connected Norway and Värmland, Sweden as well as on the north-south Norwegian route along the Glomma. As Kongsvinger formed a key junction point for these routes, fortifications were constructed there to protect against invasion from the east. History Medieval period During the early medieval period, pilgrims traveled to the shrine of St. Olaf at Trondheim; a favorite route for those from Sweden (the Vinger Royal Road) passed via Eidskog, Vinger (now Kongsvinger) and Elverum up the Glomma. This important pilgrimage & trade route is mentioned by Adam of Bremen in 1070. Its importance as an established road leading both north and south from the Swedish border was the basis for its later military significance. Between 1130 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinger (municipality)
Vinger is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1964 when it became part of Kongsvinger Municipality. The municipality was located in the Vinger region in the southern part of the county, along the border with Sweden. The administrative centre of Vinger was located in the town of Kongsvinger where Vinger Church is located (the town was not actually part of the municipality, but this was where the councils met). History The prestegjeld of Vinger was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1854, the King issued a royal decree that declared the village area around the Kongsvinger Fortress to be a kjøpstad. On 7 February 1855, the town of Kongsvinger (population: 472) was separated from Vinger municipality to become a separate urban municipality. Afterwards, Vinger had a population of 10,947. In 1864, the southern part of the municipality (population: 6,920) was separated fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinger
Vinger is a traditional district in Innlandet county, Norway. The district encompasses the lands that make up Kongsvinger and Eidskog municipalities. It is generally located to the south and east of the town of Kongsvinger and the river Glomma. The main church for the region historically was Vinger Church. The area was once part of Vinger Municipality and it is also included in the Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti which is a deanery within the Church of Norway. This area was also once part of the jurisdictional area of the Vinger og Odal District Court. History Vinger was mentioned as far back as the 1260s when it was written about in the book '' Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar''. The book says that the king fought against the Ribbungene at the river Glomma and the old Hov Church. Finally, the Ribbungene were chased away towards the lake Vingersjøen and onwards towards Eidskog. During the Viking Age, there was a lot of traffic in the area with several main roads pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eidskog
Eidskog is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Vinger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skotterud. Other villages in the municipality include Magnor, Matrand, and Ã…bogen. The municipality is the 181st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Eidskog is the 155th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,032. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 4.1% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality was established on 1 January 1864 when the old Vinger Municipality was divided in two: Vinger (municipality), Vinger (population: 6,226) in the north and Eidskog (population: 6,920) in the south. On 1 January 1986, the northern part of the Ã…bogen area (population: 14) was transferred from Kongsvinger Municipality to Eidskog Municipality. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roverud
Roverud is a village in Kongsvinger Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about north of the town of Kongsvinger on the east side of the river Glomma. The village has a grocery store, a grade school, offices, elder care facilities, and Roverud Church. The village has a population (2021) of 769 and a population density of . History The area around Roverud had little significance apart from the medieval Berger Church which stood for many years (today the place is called ''Vestre Berger''). Later, after the church was closed, people used the Brandval Church further north. The road between Kongsvinger and Elverum went along the west side of the river Glomma across the river from Roverud until it reached the village of Brandval, but that changed when a bridge was built at Kongsvinger in 1855, after which traffic also went up the east side of the river. Roverud then became a central point for moving timber out of the Finnskogen region. The road from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 district of Solør. The administrative centre of the old municipality was the village of Brandval where Brandval Church is located. The municipality included the populated Glomma river valley in the west and the more sparsely populated Finnskogen forest area in the east. History Historically, Brandval was part of the large parish of Grue. On 1 January 1838, when municipalities were established in Norway, Brandval was part of Grue Municipality, making up the southern part of the municipality. On 1 January 1867, the Brandval area (population: 3,946) was separated from Grue to become the new Brandval municipality. This left Grue with 6,464 residents. In 1941 a small part of Grue municipality (population: 68) was transferred to Brandval munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lundersæter
Lundersæter is a village in Kongsvinger Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in 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 ''Forest Finns, Skogfinner/"Fo ... area, about northeast of the town of Kongsvinger. Prior to 1964, this area was a part of Brandval municipality. Lundersæter Church, a primary school, and a community centre are all located in the village. References Kongsvinger Villages in Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandval (village)
Brandval is a village in Kongsvinger Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Glomma, about north of the town of Kongsvinger. The Norwegian National Road 2 and the Solørbanen railway line both run through the village. Brandval Church is located in the village. The village has a sawmill and some businesses involving wood products and logging. This village was the administrative centre of the old 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 dist ... that existed from 1866 until its dissolution in 1964. References Kongsvinger Villages in Innlandet Populated places on the Glomma River {{Innlandet-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…bogen
Åbogen is a village in Eidskog Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located just south of the municipal border with Kongsvinger and approximately from the border with Sweden. The village of Matrand lies about to the south of Åbogen. The Åbogen Station is a stop along the Kongsvingerbanen railway line which runs between the Lillestrøm Station in Norway and onwards to the Charlottenberg Station in Sweden. The station and related buildings were designed by architect Georg Andreas Bull Georg Andreas Bull (26 March 1829 – 1 February 1917) was a Norwegian architect and chief building inspector in Oslo, Christiania (now Oslo) for forty years. He was among the major architects in the country, and performed surveying studies and .... All the buildings date from its opening in 1865 and are of historical value. References Eidskog Villages in Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
