 os is a municipality in hedmark county, norway. it is part of the traditional region of Ãsterdalen. the administrative centre of the municipality is the village of os i Ãsterdalen. the new municipality of os was separated from tolga on 1 july 1926. (tolga and os were also briefly merged from 1966-1976: see tolga-os.) the municipality is located to the west of the municipality of rÃ¸ros and to the south of midtre gauldal and holtÃ¥len in sÃ¸r-trÃ¸ndelag county. in hedmark county, os is east of tolga and north of engerdal. ==general information== ===name=== the municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old os farm (old norse: Ãss), since the first church was built here (in 1703). the name is identical with the word Ã³ss which means "mouth of a river" (here it is the vangrÃ¸fta river running out into the glomma river). ===coat-of-arms=== the coat-of-arms is from modern times. they were granted on 17 december 1992. the arms show three gold cow bells on a green background. it symbolizes the traditional and modern businesses in the municipality. ==geography== lakes in the region include flensjÃ¸en. ==references==  ==external links== * * *municipal fact sheet from statistics norway 
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