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, and Snippen. The municipality is the 72nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Åmot is the 196th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,338. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 0.5% over the previous 10-year period. General information. The parish of "Aamot" (later spelled "Åmot") was established as a  municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1880, the Nordre Osen area of Trysil (population: 302) was transferred to Åmot municipality. Name. The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old "Åmot" farm (), since the first Åmot Church was built here. The first element is which means "river" and the last element is meaning "meeting". Thus the name means the meeting of the rivers (the confluence of the rivers Glomma and Rena is in Åmot). Prior to 1921, the name was written "Aamot". Coat of arms. The coat of arms was granted on 26 February 1988. The  arms show three gold or yellow timber axes on a green background. They symbolize the importance and history of the logging industry in the area. Churches. The Church of Norway has three parishes () within the municipality of Åmot. It is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. Education. Åmot has four schools: Åmot Ungdomsskole (Åmot Lower secondary school), Rena Barneskole, Deset Oppvekstsenter, and Osen Oppvekstsenter. Government. All municipalities in Norway, including Åmot, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and  municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elects a mayor. The municipality falls under the Østre Innlandet District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal. Municipal council. The municipal council of Åmot is made up of 19 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows: Mayor. The mayors of Åmot (incomplete list): Geography. Åmot is located in the east-central part of Innlandet county. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Rendalen, to the east by Trysil, to the  south by Elverum, to the southwest by Hamar and Ringsaker, and in the west by Stor-Elvdal. The Renaelva and Julussa rivers are both tributaries of the large river Glomma, all three of which flow through Åmot. The Kjøllsæter Bridge crosses the river Renaelva, just north of its confluence with the Julussa river. The Julussdalen valley follows the river Julussa through the municipality.