Hof is a former municipality in the old

Hedmark Hedmark () was a Counties of Norway, county in Norway from 1 January 1919 to 31 December 2019, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar. Hedmar ...

county,

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. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1963. The area is now part of

Åsnes Municipality Åsnes is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Solør. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Flisa, w ...

in the traditional district of

Solør Solør is a Norwegian traditional district consisting of the valley between Elverum in the north and Kongsvinger in the south. It is part of Innlandet county and it includes Våler Municipality, Åsnes Municipality, and Grue Municipality. G ...

. The

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was the village of Hof where the old

Hof Church Hof Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Åsnes Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hof. It is the church for the Hof parish which is part of the Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti (deanery) i ...

is located. Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 226th largest by area out of the 705 municipalities in Norway. Hof Municipality was the 272nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,285. The municipality's

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was and its population had decreased by 4.6% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

Historically, the

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of Hof included the main parish plus the sub-parishes of Aasnes and Vaaler. The whole parish of Hof was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () was the name of a Norwegian self-governing municipality. The name was used from the establishment these municipalities in 1838 until the name fell out of use in 1863. The municipalities had their legal basis from two laws enacted on 14 Jan ...

law). In 1849, the two northern areas of Hof Municipality were separated to form the new Aasnes og Vaaler Municipality (population: 7,087), which drastically reduced the size of Hof Municipality (population: 2,913). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1963, Hof Municipality (population: 3,222) was merged into the neighboring

(population: 6,750). On 1 January 1969 the Rotberget area in Åsnes Municipality (population: 23), which had been a part of the old Hof Municipality until the 1963 merger, was transferred to the neighboring

Grue Municipality Grue is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Solør. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kirkenær. ...

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named after the old '' Hof'' farm () since the first

was built there. The name is identical with the word which means "shrine" or a "pagan temple hall" (as in a temple of the Old

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Churches

The

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had one parish () within Hof Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Hof

and the

Solør prosti The list of churches in Hamar is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Hamar in Norway. It includes all of the parishes in Innlandet county plus the parishes in Lunner Municipality in Akershus county. The diocese is based at th ...

(

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) in the

Diocese of Hamar The Diocese of Hamar () 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 Municipality in Akershus county. Administratively, the diocese is divided into 1 ...

Geography

Hof was located in the traditional district of

. Hof Municipality was bordered by

to the south,

Nord-Odal Municipality Nord-Odal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Odalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sand. Other villages in the municipality include Knapper and Mo. The ...

to the west,

Romedal Municipality Romedal is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Stange Municipality in the traditional district of Hedmarken. The administrative cent ...

to the northwest,

to the north, and by the Kingdom of

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to the east. The eastern part of the municipality was part of 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. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Elgklintsrøysa, a

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on the border between Hof Municipality and

and Finnskoga-Dalby Municipality in

(now part of

Torsby Municipality Torsby Municipality () is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden, bordering Norway. Its seat is located in the town of Torsby. The name ''Torsby'' means Thor's village. The present municipality consists of eight original local ...

Government

While it existed, Hof Municipality was responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality was governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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was

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the

Eidsivating Court of Appeal The Eidsivating Court of Appeal () is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Hamar, with jurisdiction over the Eidsivating judicial district (), comprising the counties of Innlandet, Østfold, a ...

Municipal council

The

of Hof Municipality was made up of 19 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political

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Mayors

The

() of Hof Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position (incomplete list): *1838–1841: H.L. Bergh *1849–1849: Mr. Simensen *1850–1852: Pastor Storen *1860–1871: M. Isaksen *1872–1879: J. Noer *1880–1891: H.G. Kveseth ( H) *1892–1893: Christian Lommerud ( V) *1893–1895: A. Borg ( H) *1896–1897: Christian Lommerud ( V) *1898–1898: H. Østmoe ( V) *1899–1904: H.G. Kveseth ( H) *1905–1907: Gustav Kirkemo *1908–1916: Lauritz Kluge *1917–1919: Arne Hauger ( Ap) *1920–1922: Asbjørn Kluge ( V) *1922–1925: Arne Hauger ( Ap) *1925–1929: Harald Hunsager ( Bp) *1929–1931: Marius Mathisen ( Ap) *1932–1944: Kristian Råberget ( LL/ NS) *1945–1945: Arne Aanstad ( NS) *1945–1959: Kåre Torp ( Ap) *1959–1963: Thorstein Haugen ( Ap)

References

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