# Ytre Rendal

Ytre Rendal is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 1,350-square-kilometre (520 sq mi) municipality existed from 1880 until its dissolution in 1965 when it was merged with the neighboring municipality of Øvre Rendal to form the new Rendalen Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Otnes where Ytre Rendal Church is located.

## History

On 1 January 1838, the large municipality of Rendal was established. This municipality spanned 4,201 square kilometres (1,622 sq mi) from the Østerdalen valley to the border with Sweden. During the 1870s, discussions began on dividing the large municipality. On 1 January 1880, the municipality of Rendal was split in two to create the municipalities of Ytre Rendal (population: 1,661) and Øvre Rendal (population: 1,868). The new municipality of Ytre Rendal had an area of 1,680 square kilometres (650 sq mi). On 1 January 1911, the new municipality of Engerdal was established to the east of Ytre Rendal. This new municipality was created by taking 330 square kilometres (130 sq mi) of eastern Ytre Rendal, plus area from the neighboring municipalities of Øvre Rendal, Tolga, and Trysil. This portion of Ytre Rendal that became part of Engerdal had 311 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the new municipality of Rendalen was created by merging Ytre Rendal (population: 1,913) and Øvre Rendal (population: 1,629).

### Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Rendalen valley (Old Norse: Reindalr). In 1880, the large municipality of Rendal was divided to create two new municipalities. Both municipalities were named after the old municipality and to distinguish between the two, an additional word was added to the name. The word ytre was added to this name and the word øvre was added to the other municipality. The word ytre means "outer" (while øvre means "upper"). The first element of Rendal is rein which means "reindeer". The last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale". The river Rena runs through the valley and it is not known if the valley was named after the river or if the river was named after the valley. A nearby mountain Renafjellet also has a similar name. Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Ytre Rendalen. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Ytre Rendal, removing the definite form ending -en.

## Government

During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.

### Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Ytre Rendal was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
Ytre Rendal herredsstyre 1964 :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 |
| | Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 |
| | Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 |
| | Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) | 1 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 17 |
Ytre Rendal herredsstyre 1960–1963 :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 13 |
| | Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 |
| | Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 17 |
Ytre Rendal herredsstyre 1956–1959 :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 |
| | Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 |
| | Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 4 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 17 |
Ytre Rendal herredsstyre 1952–1955 :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 |
| | Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 |
| | Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 3 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 16 |
Ytre Rendal herredsstyre 1948–1951 :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 |
| | Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 2 |
| | Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 2 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 16 |
Ytre Rendal herredsstyre 1945–1947 :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 |
| | Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 2 |
| | Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 2 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 16 |
Ytre Rendal herredsstyre 1938–1941* :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 13 |
| | Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 3 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 16 |
| Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945. |||

### Mayors

The mayors of Ytre Rendal:
* 1880–1882: Ola Balstad
* 1883–1891: Karl Kværness
* 1891–1893: Melchior Kværnes
* 1893–1894: Simon Sjølie (V)
* 1895–1898: Sæming Hole
* 1899–1904: Karl Akre (V)
* 1905–1907: Hans Grindal
* 1908–1913: Karl Akre(H)
* 1914–1934: Peder Edvard Vorum (ArbDem)
* 1935–1941: Helge Berger (Ap)
* 1941–1941: Peder Edvard Vorum (NS)
* 1941–1944: Ola Hole (NS)
* 1945–1945: Johannes Misterosen (NS)
* 1945–1955: Helge Berger (Ap)
* 1955–1964: Erik Husfloen (Ap)