Hedmark

Hedmark fylke
County

Coat of arms

Hedmark within Norway
Country Norway
County Hedmark
Region Østlandet
County ID NO-04
Administrative centre Hamar
Government
 • Governor Sigbjørn Johnsen
  Arbeiderpartiet
  (1997-2009–present)
 • County mayor Arnfinn Nergård
  Senterpartiet
  (2007–present)
Area
 • Total 27,397 km2 (10,578 sq mi)
 • Land 26,082 km2 (10,070 sq mi)
Area rank #3 in Norway, 8.57% of Norway's land area
Population (2014)
 • Total 194.236
 • Rank 11 (4.11% of country)
 • Density 7/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) 0.5 %
Demonym(s) Hedmarking
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)
Official language form Neutral
Income (per capita) 132,200 NOK
GDP (per capita) 204,205 NOK (2001)
GDP national rank 11 (2.52% of country)
Website www.hedmark.org
Data from Statistics Norway
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1951173,167—    
1961177,324+2.4%
1971179,204+1.1%
1981187,223+4.5%
1991187,314+0.0%
2001187,999+0.4%
2011191,622+1.9%
2021?204,065+6.5%
2031?216,105+5.9%
Source: Statistics Norway.[1]
Religion in Hedmark[2][3]
religion percent
Christianity
  
 89.10%
Islam
  
 0.75%
Buddhism
  
 0.18%
Other
  
 9.97%

Hedmark [ˈheːdˈmɑrk]  ( listen) is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west and Akershus to the south. The county administration is in Hamar.

Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It has a long border with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The largest lakes are Femunden and Mjøsa, the largest lake in Norway. Parts of Glomma, Norway's longest river, flow through Hedmark. Geographically, Hedmark is traditionally divided into: Hedemarken, east of Mjøsa, Østerdalen, north of Elverum, and Glåmdalen, south of Elverum. Hedmark and Oppland are the only Norwegian counties with no coastline. Hedmark also hosted some events of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games.

Hamar, Kongsvinger, Elverum and Tynset are cities in the county. Hedmark is one of the less urbanized areas in Norway; about half of the inhabitants live on rural land. The population is mainly concentrated in the rich agricultural district adjoining Mjøsa to the southeast. The county's extensive forests supply 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 has the distinction of marking the current southernmost border in Norway of Sápmi, the traditional region of the Sami people.

The county is divided into three traditional districts. These are 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.)[4]

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 elect 33 representatives to 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 are 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 is headed by the county mayor (Norwegian: Fylkesordfører). As of the 2007 elections the county mayor is Arnfinn Nergård. He represents the Centre Party. In 2003 a parliamentary system was established, which means that the county assembly elects a political administration or council to hold executive power. This county council reflects the majority of the county assembly and includes 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 is led by Siv Tørudbakken, a member of the Labour Party.

Municipalities

Municipalities of Hedmark
Rank Name Inhabitants Area km²
1 Ringsaker 32,524 1,125
2 Hamar 28,344 339
3 Elverum 19,838 1,221
4 Stange 19,104 642
5 Kongsvinger 17,377 965
6 Sør-Odal 7,791 487
7 Åsnes 7,607 1,015
8 Løten 7,272 363
9 Trysil 6,763 2,957
10 Eidskog 6,327 604
11 Tynset 5,490 1,831
12 Nord-Odal 5,118 476
13 Grue 5,078 787
14 Åmot 4,285 1,306
15 Våler 3,870 685
16 Stor-Elvdal 2,679 2,144
17 Alvdal 2,441 927
18 Os 2,033 1,013
19 Rendalen 1,998 3,073
20 Tolga 1,671 1,101
21 Folldal 1,669 1,266
22 Engerdal 1,434 1,921
Total Hedmark 190,709 27,388

References

  1. ↑ Projected population - Statistics Norway
  2. ↑ Statistics Norway - Church of Norway.
  3. ↑ Statistics Norway - Members of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway, by religion/life stance. County. 2006-2010
  4. ↑ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Hedmark". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 July 2015.

Coordinates: 60°50′00″N 11°40′00″E / 60.83333°N 11.66667°E / 60.83333; 11.66667

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