is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
in
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 n ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a 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 Jan Mayen and t ...
. It is located in the
traditional district of
Hedemarken. 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, L ...
of the municipality is the town of
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 ...
. Other settlements in Ringsaker include the town of
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 se ...
and the villages of
Furnes,
Kvål,
Kylstad,
Mesnali
Mesnali is a village in Ringsaker Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about southeast of the town of Lillehammer (town), Lillehammer and about southwest of Sjusjøen. Sjusjøen is an area in Norway that is very famou ...
,
Nydal,
Rudshøgda,
Stavsjø,
Tingnes
Tingnes is a village in Ringsaker Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the southern end of the Nes peninsula, along the shores of the lake Mjøsa. The village lies about southeast of the village of Stavsjø. Th ...
, and
Byflaten
Byflaten or Veldre is a village in Ringsaker Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about northwest of the town of Brumunddal. Veldre Church is located on the west side of the village.
The village has a population (202 ...
.
The municipality is the 77th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ringsaker is the 30th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 35,073. The municipality's
population density
Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...
is and its population has increased by 5.7% over the previous 10-year period.
General information

The municipality of Ringsaker was established on 1 January 1838 (see
formannskapsdistrikt
() is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 Janua ...
law).
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
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWI ...
. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Ringsaker (population: 16,490) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of
Furnes (population: 7,288) and
Nes (population: 4,184) plus the Hamarsberget and Vikersødegården
exclave
An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...
areas of the municipality of
Vang (population: 34) to create the new, larger municipality of Ringsaker. On 1 January 1965, a part of Ringsaker (population: 100) was transferred to the neighboring
Hamar Municipality
Hamar Municipality ( no, Hamar kommune; ) 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 Hamar. Other settlements in Hamar incl ...
. On 1 January 1967 there was a municipal land swap between
Vang and Ringsaker municipalities. The Stav, Valsigsvea, and Arnkvern Nedre areas of Vang (population: 50) was transferred to Ringsaker Municipality and the Stensby and Holmlund areas of Ringsaker (population: 114) was transferred to Vang.
On 1 January 1992, the parts of the Stensby, Hanstad, Viker, and Stammerud areas of Ringsaker (population: 224) were transferred to the neighboring Hamar Municipality.
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Ringsaker'' farm (), since the first
Ringsaker Church was built there. The first element is the
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 ...
of or , of unknown meaning. One proposal is that or ('Lord of the Ring') may have been an epithet or alias for the
Norse god
In Germanic paganism, the indigenous religion of the ancient Germanic peoples who inhabited Germanic Europe, there were a number of different gods and goddesses. Germanic deities are attested from numerous sources, including works of literature ...
Ullr
In Norse mythology, Ullr (Old Norse: ) is a god associated with archery. Although literary attestations of Ullr are sparse, evidence including relatively ancient place-name evidence from Scandinavia suggests that he was a major god in earlier G ...
, based on a ceremony mentioned in the poem ''
Atlakviða
''Atlakviða'' (''The Lay of Atli'') is one of the heroic poems of the '' Poetic Edda''. One of the main characters is Atli who originates from Attila the Hun. It is one of the most archaic Eddic poems, possibly dating to as early as the 9th cent ...
'' where an oath is sworn by ('the ring of Ullr'). The last element is , meaning 'acre' or any field, generally.
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 it ...
was granted on 1 February 1985. The arms show a silver or white
moose
The moose (in North America) or elk (in Eurasia) (''Alces alces'') is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the only species in the genus ''Alces''. It is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family. Most adult ma ...
on a red background. The moose in the arms is taken from
pre-historic
Prehistory, also known as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the use of the first stone tools by hominins 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use o ...
cave paintings
In archaeology, Cave paintings are a type of parietal art (which category also includes petroglyphs, or engravings), found on the wall or ceilings of caves. The term usually implies prehistoric origin, and the oldest known are more than 40,000 y ...
found at the Stein farm in Ringsaker, indicating the early inhabitation of the area. They were designed by Arne Løvstad.
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 Lutheranism, evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. ...
has six parishes () within the municipality of Ringsaker. The municipality makes up all of the
Ringsaker 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 each ...
(
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 ...
) within 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 divided ...
.
Geography
Ringsaker is located on the east side of the lake
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 riv ...
, the largest lake in Norway. It borders the municipality of
Lillehammer to the northwest; the municipalities of
Øyer
Øyer is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tingberg. The two largest villages in the municipality are Granrud ...
,
Stor-Elvdal
Stor-Elvdal 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 Koppang. Other villages in the municipality include Atna, Eve ...
, and
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 ...
to the north;
Hamar Municipality
Hamar Municipality ( no, Hamar kommune; ) 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 Hamar. Other settlements in Hamar incl ...
to the east; the municipalities of
Stange
is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stangebyen. Other villages include Bekkelaget, Espa, Bottenfjellet, Ilseng ...
and
Østre Toten
Østre 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 Lena. Other villages in the municipality include Kapp, Kolbu, Kraby ...
to the south; and
Gjøvik Municipality
is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is town of Gjøvik. Some of the villages in Gjøvik include Biri, Bybrua, and Hunndalen.
T ...
to the west.
Ringsaker is situated in an agricultural and lumbering region. Ringsaker lies in the traditional district of
Hedmarken
Hedmarken (, ; known as ''Hedemarken'' until 2003) is a traditional district in Innlandet county in Eastern Norway.
Hedmarken consists of the municipalities Stange, Hamar, Løten, and Ringsaker. In the past, it also contained the municipalities ...
which consists largely of rolling agricultural terrain, hilly green mountains, and
pine
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family (biology), family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanic ...
forests. The
Hedmarksvidda
Hedmarksvidda ( en, The Hedmark moorland) is a forest and low mountain moorland plateau area in Innlandet county, Norway. The area is generally described as including the areas between the Østerdal valley in the east, the Gudbrandsdal valley in ...
plateau is in the upper parts of the municipality. The rivers
Brumunda,
Flakstadelva, and
Moelva all flow through the municipality.
The principal urban centers in Ringsaker include the towns of
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 se ...
.
Economy
Ringsaker's main industries are agriculture,
forestry
Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. ...
, and diversified manufacturing. The area of
Sjusjøen
Sjusjøen is a cross country skiing destination in the municipality of Ringsaker in Innlandet county, Norway. Situated on the mountain plateau south of Sjusjøen is Hedmarksvidda. The area is located with forest and mountain terrain about abo ...
has a relatively large amount of
holiday cottage
A holiday cottage, holiday home, vacation home, or vacation property is accommodation used for holiday vacations, corporate travel, and temporary housing often for less than 30 days. Such properties are typically small homes, such as cottage ...
s that are especially attractive for outdoor sports including
cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreatio ...
vacations.
Government
All municipalities in Norway, including Ringsaker, are responsible for
primary education (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 profes ...
,
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 usag ...
services,
unemployment
Unemployment, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), is people above a specified age (usually 15) not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for work during the refer ...
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 adminis ...
,
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 s ...
,
economic development
In the economics study of the public sector, economic and social development is the process by which the economic well-being and quality of life of a nation, region, local community, or an individual are improved according to targeted goals a ...
, and municipal
road
A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation.
There are many types of ...
s. 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 coun ...
of
elected representatives, which
in turn elects a
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...
.
The municipality falls under the
Østre Innlandet District Court and the
Eidsivating Court of Appeal
The Eidsivating Court of Appeal ( no, Eidsivating lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Hamar. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Innlandet and eastern Viken. Thes ...
.
Municipal council
The
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 coun ...
of Ringsaker is made up of 39 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The
party
A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature ...
breakdown of the council is as follows:
Mayors
The mayors of Ringsaker include (incomplete list):
*1932-1941: Karl Østvold (
Ap)
*1941-1942: Oskar Kjonerud (
NS)
*1942-1945: Anders Rud (
NS)
*1945-1964: Karl Østvold (
Ap)
*1965-1981: Peder Esbjørnsen (
Ap)
*1982-1991: Magne Johansen (
Ap)
*1991-2007:
Thor Lillehovde
Thor Lillehovde (born 3 April 1948) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
He was born in Ringsaker as a son of forest labourer Sigmund Lillehovde (1920–1989) and housewife Gerd Elvsveen (1921–). His education ended with vocational ...
(
Ap)
*2007–present: Anita Ihle Steen (
Ap)
History
Harald Hårfagre in 882
Ringsaker is first mentioned in King
Harald Hårfagre's
Saga
is a series of science fantasy role-playing video games by Square Enix. The series originated on the Game Boy in 1989 as the creation of Akitoshi Kawazu at Square. It has since continued across multiple platforms, from the Super NES to the Pl ...
, in the
Heimskringla
''Heimskringla'' () is the best known of the Old Norse kings' sagas. It was written in Old Norse in Iceland by the poet and historian Snorre Sturlason (1178/79–1241) 1230. The name ''Heimskringla'' was first used in the 17th century, derive ...
by
Snorri Sturluson
Snorri Sturluson ( ; ; 1179 – 22 September 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician. He was elected twice as lawspeaker of the Icelandic parliament, the Althing. He is commonly thought to have authored or compiled portions of th ...
. The saga reports that Harald Hårfagre (872–930) was but ten years old when he succeeded his father (
Halfdan the Black
Halfdan the Black (Old Norse: ''Halfdanr Svarti''; fl. c. 9th century) was a king of Vestfold. He belonged to the House of Yngling and was the father of Harald Fairhair, the first king of a unified Norway.
In sagas
According to ''Heimskringla'' ...
). After Halfdan the Black's death, many chiefs coveted the dominions he had left. Among these
King Gandalf was the first; then
Högne
''For other people named Högne, see Haguna.''
Högne was a king of Östergötland who appears in sources of Norse mythology.
''Heimskringla''
Snorri Sturluson wrote that he was the king of Östergötland and that he had a son named Hildur a ...
and
Fróði Fróði ( non, Frōði; ang, Frōda; Middle High German: ''Vruote'') is the name of a number of legendary Danish kings in various texts including ''Beowulf'', Snorri Sturluson's ''Prose Edda'' and his ''Ynglinga saga'', Saxo Grammaticus' ''Gesta ...
, sons of
King Eystein of Hedemark; and also King Hogne Karuson of
Ringerike.
Hake, the son of Gandalf, led an expedition of 300 men against
Vestfold
Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered t ...
. King Harald's army, led by Guthorm, met and fought a great battle, and King Harald was victorious, killing king Hake. Then King Harald turned back, but King Gandalf had come to Vestfold so they defeated him also. When the sons of King Eystein in Hedemark heard the news, they proposed to meet at Ringsaker in Hedemark with the remaining kings, Hogne Karuson and Herse Gudbrand. King Harald and Guthorm found out where the
Oppland
Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. Th ...
kings were meeting, and coming undetected at night, set fire to the houses in which Hogne Karuson and Herse Gudbrand slept. King Eystein's two sons and their men fought, but both Hogne and Frode died.
After the fall of these kings, King Harald had subdued Hedemark, Ringerike,
Gudbrandsdal
Gudbrandsdalen (; en, Gudbrand Valley) is a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county of Innlandet (formerly Oppland). The valley is oriented in a north-westerly direction from Lillehammer and the lake of Mjøsa, extending toward ...
,
Hadeland
Hadeland () is a traditional district in the southeastern part of Norway. It is centered on the southern part of the large lake Randsfjorden in Innlandet and Viken counties. The district consists of the municipalities Gran in Innlandet county ...
, Thoten,
Romerike
Romerike is a traditional district located north-east of Oslo, in what is today south-eastern Norway. It consists of the Viken municipalities Lillestrøm, Lørenskog, Nittedal, Rælingen and Aurskog-Høland in the southern end ( Nedre Romerike ...
, and the whole northern part of
Vingulmark. In addition, King Gandalf was slain, and King Harald took the whole of his kingdom as far south as the river Raum (
Glomma
The Glomma, or Glåma, is Norway's longest and most voluminous river. With a total length of , it has a drainage basin that covers fully 13% of Norway's surface area, all in the southern part of the country.
Geography
At its fullest length, the ...
).
Saint Olaf in 1018
Ringsaker is again mentioned in a saga about 1018 when
Olaf
Olaf or Olav (, , or British ; Old Norse: ''Áleifr'', ''Ólafr'', ''Óleifr'', ''Anleifr'') is a Scandinavian and German given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstructed as ''*Anu-laibaz'', from ''anu'' "ancestor, grand-father" ...
(later Saint Olaf) sent people to advise the Opplands that he was coming, as it was custom for the king to live as guest there every third year. In the autumn, he left
Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg ( or ), historically Borg, is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg.
Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neigh ...
and went first to Vingulmark. He inquired about their Christianity, teaching some and punishing others. He went through that district, and on to Romerike. Christianity was weaker there and he punished all who had not obeyed his word. The king of Romerike proceeded to Ringsaker, to consult King Hrorek of Hedemark. They sent messages to King Gudrod of Gudbrandsdal, and to the King of Hadaland, inviting them to meet at Hedemark. The kings agreed to resist Olaf. They summoned the leaders from their kingdoms, and when they had assembled, the kings directed them to gather warriors. Most approved of the measure, but the kings were betrayed to Olav by Ketil Kavl of Ringanes (the southernmost district in Hedemark,
Stange
is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stangebyen. Other villages include Bekkelaget, Espa, Bottenfjellet, Ilseng ...
), who proceeded rapidly down lake
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 riv ...
to Eid, where Olaf was then located.
King Olaf, accompanied by 400 men, arrived at Ringsaker before the next day dawned. Ketil knew where the kings slept, and Olaf had all these houses surrounded. The kings were taken prisoners. King Hrorek's eyes were put out. King Gudrod's tongue was cut out. King Ring and two others were banished from Norway. King Olaf took possession of the land these kings had possessed, and after this Olaf alone bore the title of king in Norway.
Sigurd of Røyr in 1163
Sigurd of Røyr, who was
Haakon II's champion, lived at Røyr (Rør) in Ringsaker. He died at
Re in 1163.
Institutions
A
SOS Children's Village
SOS Children's Villages is an independent, non-governmental, nonprofit international development organization headquartered in Innsbruck, Austria. The organization provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children in need and protec ...
has been planned for Ringsaker—Norway's second.
Notable residents
Public service

*
Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm (1769 in Furnes – 1837): Norwegian military officer and representative at the
Norwegian Constitutional Assembly in 1814
*
Jens Rynning
Jens Rynning (May 30, 1778 – June 11, 1857) was a Norwegian priest and public education advocate. He spent longest part of his working life as a priest in Ringsaker and Snåsa.
Life
Rynning was born in Kastnes in Tranøy. He was the son of O ...
(1778–1857): priest and public education advocate, worked in Ringsaker
*
Hovel Helseth
Hovel Helseth (27 August 1779 – 8 November 1865) was a Norwegian industrial entrepreneur and politician. He was a pioneer in the Norwegian textile industry in the first half of the 1800s.
Background
Helseth was born at Nes (now Ringsaker) in Hed ...
(1779 in Nes – 1865): industrial pioneer in the Norwegian textile industry
*
Gustav Heiberg
Gustav Heiberg (30 August 1856 – 1 August 1935) was a Norwegian barrister and politician for the Liberal Party.
He was born in Nes, Hedmark as a son of farmer Peder Heiberg and his wife, née Berthe Skjelve. After finishing his secondary ed ...
(1856 in Nes – 1935): barrister and politician, mayor of Hamar pre-WWI
*
Adolph M. Christianson (1877 in Brumunddal – 1954): justice of the
North Dakota Supreme Court
The North Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court of law in the state of North Dakota. The Court rules on questions of law in appeals from the state's district courts.
Each of the five justices are elected on a no-party ballot for ten year te ...
*
Johannes Bøe (1891 in Ringsaker – 1971): archaeologist
*
Sven Sømme (1904 in Ringsaker – 1961): zoologist and ichthyologist and WWII
XU activist
*
Helge Skappel
Helge Sommerfelt Skappel (5 September 1907 – 17 October 2001) was a Norwegian aviator, photographer and cartographer. He was among the early aviation company owners in Norway, and later became known as a photographer in Widerøe from 1934 to 1 ...
(1907 in Ringsaker – 2001): aviator, photographer and cartographer
*
Peter A. Munch
Peter Andreas Munch (December 19, 1908 – January 10, 1984) was a Norwegian-born sociologist, educator, and writer. In 1948, he immigrated to the United States as a post-doctoral research fellow studying Norwegian-American rural sociology in th ...
(1908 in Nes – 1984): sociologist, academic and author; US emigrant, twice worked on
Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately from Cape Town in South Africa, from Saint Helen ...
*
Imre Hercz (1929–2011): Jewish Hungarian-Norwegian physician and public debater, worked in Brumunddal
*
Thor Lillehovde
Thor Lillehovde (born 3 April 1948) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
He was born in Ringsaker as a son of forest labourer Sigmund Lillehovde (1920–1989) and housewife Gerd Elvsveen (1921–). His education ended with vocational ...
(born 1948 in Ringsaker): politician, mayor of Ringsaker 1991 to 2007
The arts

*
Lars Pinnerud (1700 in Furnes – 1762): farmer and woodcarver
*
Peder Balke
Peder Balke (November 4, 1804 – February 5, 1887) was a Norwegian painter. He is known for portraying the landscape of Norway in a romantic and dramatic manner.
Biography
Peder Andersen was born on the island of Helgøya, in Hedmark county, ...
(1804–1887): painter of romantic and dramatic landscapes, brought up in Ringsaker
*
Ole Rynning Ole Rynning (April 4, 1809 – September 1838) was a Norwegian emigrant pioneer and author.
Rynning was born in Ringsaker in Hedmark county, Norway. He was the son of the priest Jens Rynning (1778–1857) and the uncle of Bernt Julius Muus (1832� ...
(1809 in Ringsaker – 1838): emigrant pioneer and author
*
Gudmund Stenersen (1863 in Ringsaker – 1934): painter, illustrator and dentist
*
Tryggve Andersen (1866 in Ringsaker – 1920): novelist, poet and storywriter
*
Sigrid Undset
Sigrid Undset () (20 May 1882 – 10 June 1949) was a Norwegian- Danish novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928.
Undset was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two years old. In 1924 ...
(1882–1949): author, awarded the 1928
Nobel Prize for Literature
)
, image = Nobel Prize.png
, caption =
, awarded_for = Outstanding contributions in literature
, presenter = Swedish Academy
, holder = Annie Ernaux (2022)
, location = Stockholm, Sweden
, year = 1901 ...
, buried at
Mesnali
Mesnali is a village in Ringsaker Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about southeast of the town of Lillehammer (town), Lillehammer and about southwest of Sjusjøen. Sjusjøen is an area in Norway that is very famou ...
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Nils Johan Rud
Nils Johan Rud (24 July 1908 – 7 June 1993) was a Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, children's writer, and a magazine editor. He is particularly known for his long-term period as editor of the magazine ''Arbeidermagasinet'' / ' ...
(1908 in Ringsaker – 1993): novelist, writer of short stories and magazine editor
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Alf Prøysen (1914 in Ringsaker – 1970): author, poet, playwright, songwriter and musician
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Jon Balke
Jon Georg Balke (born 7 June 1955) is a Norwegian jazz pianist who leads the Magnetic North Orchestra. He is the younger brother of saxophonist Erik Balke.
Career
Balke started playing classical piano but switched to blues at 12, though he ...
(born 1955 in Furnes): jazz pianist, leads the
Magnetic North Orchestra
Magnetic North Orchestra established in Oslo, Norway (1992–2005) was a Norwegian jazz orchestra, created and led by Jon Balke. MNO was originally a jazz ensemble inspired by Oslo 13, put together with strings and percussion. As Olympic mu ...
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Helge Lien (born 1975 in Moelv): jazz pianist, composer, band leader and photographer
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Julia Schacht
Julia Elise Schacht (born 13 July 1982) is a Norwegian actress, born on the island of Helgøya in the lake Mjøsa.
Biography
Schacht was educated at Oslo National Academy of the Arts and Nordic Institute of Stage and Studio. She had her début ...
(born 1982 on Helgøya): actress
IMDb Database
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* Gaute Ormåsen (born 1983 in Brumunddal): singer
Sport
* Olivius Skymoen
The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were o ...
(1857 in Grefsheim – 1909): sports shooter, competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an International sport, international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. Th ...
* Kolbjørn Kvam (1865 in Nes – 1933): sports shooter, competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an International sport, international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. Th ...
* Ansten Samuelstuen
Ansten Samuelstuen (May 7, 1929 – August 18, 2012) was a Norwegian-born American ski jumper who competed in the early 1960s.
Life and career
Ansten Samuelstuen was born in Brøttum parish, in Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway. After immigrating to t ...
(1929 in Brøttum – 2012): Norwegian-American ski jumper, competed in the 1960
It is also known as the " Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
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and 1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label= Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr ...
* Ole Ellefsæter (born 1939 in Furnes): retired cross-country skier, won two gold medals at the 1968 Winter Olympics
* Mia Svele
Mia Svele (born 16 April 2001) is a Norwegian handball player for Storhamar HE.
She is a daughter of former handballer and handball commentator Bent Svele.
She also participated at the 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship, placing 11 ...
(born 2001 in Ringsaker): handball player
Gallery
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 ...
Municipal website
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Municipalities of Innlandet
1838 establishments in Norway