Hedmark

Hedmark was a county in Norway before 1 January 2020, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar.
Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged into Innlandet county on 1 January 2020, when Norway's former 19 counties became 10 bigger counties / regions
Hedmark made up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It had a long border with Sweden to the east (Dalarna County and Värmland County). The largest lakes were Femunden and Mjøsa, the largest lake in Norway. Parts of Glomma, Norway's longest river, flowed through Hedmark. Geographically,
Hedmark was traditionally divided into: Hedemarken (east of the lake Mjøsa), Østerdalen ("East Valley" north of the town Elverum), and Solør / Glåmdalen (south of Elverum) and Odal in the very south. Hedmark and Oppland were the only Norwegian counties with no coastline. Hedmark also hosted some events of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games.
Hamar, Kongsvinger, Elverum and Tynset were cities in the county. Hedmark was one of the less urbanized areas in Norway; about half of the inhabitants lived on rural land. The population was mainly concentrated in the rich agricultural district adjoining Mjøsa to the southeast. The county's extensive forests supplied much of Norway's timber; at one time, logs were floated down Glomma to the coast but are now transported by truck and train.
The Hedmark municipality of Engerdal had the distinction of marking the current southernmost border in Norway of Sápmi, the traditional region of the Sami people.
The county was divided into three traditional districts. Those were Hedmarken, Østerdalen and Solør (with Odalen and Vinger).
Hedmark was originally a part of the large Akershus amt, but in 1757 Oplandenes amt was separated from it. Some years later, in 1781, this was divided into Kristians amt (now Oppland) and Hedemarkens amt. Until 1919, the county was called Hedemarkens amt.
Etymology
The Old Norse form of the name was Heiðmǫrk. The first element is heiðnir, the name of an old Germanic tribe and is related to the word heið, which means moorland. The last element is mǫrk 'woodland, borderland, march'. (See also Telemark and Finnmark.)
Coat of arms
The coat of arms is from modern times (1987). It shows three barkespader (adzes used to remove bark from timber logs).
Politics
Every four years the inhabitants of Hedmark elected 33 representatives to the Hedmark Fylkesting, the Hedmark County Assembly. After the elections of September 2007, the majority of the seats of the assembly were held by a three-party coalition consisting of the Labour Party (14 seats), the Centre Party (5 seats) and the Socialist Left Party (2 seats). Eight parties were represented in the assembly, the remaining 5 being the Progress Party (4 seats), the Conservative Party (4), the Liberal Party (2), the Christian Democratic Party (1) and the Pensioners Party (1). The assembly was headed by the county mayor (Norwegian: Fylkesordfører). From 2007 to 2011, the county mayor was Arnfinn Nergård, representing the Centre Party. In 2003, a parliamentary system was established, which meant that the county assembly elected a political administration or council to hold executive power. This county council reflected the majority of the county assembly and included the three parties holding the majority of the assembly seats, i.e., the Labour Party, the Center Party and the Socialist Left Party. The council was led by Siv Tørudbakken, a member of the Labour Party.
Municipalities
Districts
Glåmdal
Hedmarken
Østerdalen
Solør
Vinger
Cities
Hamar
Kongsvinger
Brumunddal
Elverum
Parishes
Alvdal
Austmarka (Østmark)
Brandval
Brøttum
Deset
Drevsjø (Drevsjøhytte)
Eidskog
Elverum
Engerdal
Finnskog
Folldal
Furnes
Gjesås
Grue
Hamar
Helgøy Kapell
Hof
Innset
Kongsvinger
Kvikne
Lundersæter
Løten
Mo
Nes
Nord-Odal
Nordre-Osen
Opstad
Os (Dalsbygda)
Ottestad
Rendal
Rendalen
Revholt
Ringsaker
Romedal
Sand
Sollia
Stange
Stavsjø (Ballishol)
Stor Elvdal
Strand
Strøm
Sør-Odal
Sør Osen
Tangen
Tolga
Trysil
Tylldal
Tynset
Ulleren
Vallset (Tomter)
Vang
Veldre
Vestmarka
Vingelen
Vinger
Våler
Ytre Rendal
Øvre Engerdal
Øvre Rendal
Åmot
Åsnes
Odalen Branch (LDS, 1857-1873)
Trysil Frimenighet, (1859-1891)
Villages
Atna
Bergesida
Bergset
Braskereidfoss
Brumunddal
Disenå
Drevsjø
Espa
Flisa
Furnes
Fådalen
Fåset
Galterud
Grinder
Hanestad
Hekne
Heimdal
Heradsbygd
Hjellum
Hodalen
Ilseng
Ingeberg
Innbygda
Kirkenær
Kjellmyra
Knapper
Koppang
Kvål
Kylstad
Lundersæter
Magnor
Matrand
Mesnali
Mo (Gardvik)
Moelv
Namnå
Nybergsund
Os i Østerdalen
Otnes
Ottestad
Plassmoen
Rena
Ridabu
Risberget
Rotberget
Roverud
Rudshøgda
Sand (Sagstua)
Sander
Sandvika
Sinnerud
Sjølisand
Skarnes
Skasenden
Skotterud
Slettmoen
Sorken
Starhellinga
Svullrya
Tangen
Telneset
Tylldalen
Tørberget
Unset
Vangsås/Slemsrud
Våler
Østby
Øversjødalen
Åbogen
Ådalsbruk
Åkre
Åkrestrømmen
Åsta
Former municipalities
Brandval
Furnes
Hof
Kvikne
Nes
Rendal
Romedal
Sollia
Tolga-Os
Vang
Vinger
Ytre Rendal
Øvre Rendal
Åsnes og Våler
References
External links
Official homepage
Former counties of Norway
History of Innlandet
2020 disestablishments in Norway
Petty kingdoms of Norway
States and territories disestablished in 2020