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28-465: Elverum [ˈɛ⁠lvərɵm] is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway . It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen . The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Elverum . Other settlements in the municipality include Heradsbygd , Sørskogbygda , and Neverlia . Elverum lies at an important crossroads, with the town of Hamar to the west, the town of Kongsvinger to

56-473: A garrison . The area of population east of the river called Leiret (literally the camp ) adjacent to Christiansfjeld Fortress was built up by soldiers as well as the merchants and craftsmen who settled nearby. The central areas of the town of Elverum on the east side of the river is referred to as Leiret. In 1878, Terningmoen at Elverum became the home base for the Oppland Regiment and an infantry school

84-545: A small group of municipalities in the Hardanger region of Western Norway still use the name herad such as Voss herad , Ulvik herad , and Kvam herad . Ullensvang Municipality used the name herad until 2020. Norway also has some municipalities that are bilingual or trilingual due to the presence of many native Sami people living there. In Northern Sámi , there are two words for a municipality: suohkan and gielda . Both are loan words from Scandinavian languages,

112-503: A vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Østre Innlandet District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal . The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Elverum is made up of 35 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Elverum: During

140-479: Is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. Law enforcement and church services are provided at a national level in Norway. Municipalities are undergoing continuous change by dividing, consolidating, and adjusting boundaries. In 1930, there were 747 municipalities in Norway. As of 2024, there are 357 municipalities. See

168-508: Is loaned from the French word commune , which ultimately derives from Latin word communia , communis ("common"). The Kven equivalent is kommuuni . Historically, the word herred   ( Bokmål ) or herad   ( Nynorsk ) was used in Norway as the name for municipalities. That word derived from the old hundred that was used all over northern Europe. Since the 1960s, that name has fallen out of use across Norway, although

196-463: Is that municipalities should only merge voluntarily, and studies are underway to identify potential gains. There are two different writing standards in Norway: Bokmål and Nynorsk . Norwegian municipalities are named kommuner   ( Bokmål ) or kommunar   ( Nynorsk ) (plural) or kommune (the singular form is the same in both Bokmål and Nynorsk). The Norwegian word kommune

224-599: The Gyldenløve War as Hammersberg Skanse . It was renamed Christiansfjeld Fortress in 1685 by King Christian V of Denmark during his visit to Hammersberg Skanse on June 14. Although the fortress was manned through the Great Northern War , the village was spared major battles. In 1742, Christiansfjeld Fortress was closed. A Norwegian infantry regiment, the Oppland Regiment , was formed in 1657 and Elverum became

252-737: The Nordic Seven Years' War (1563–1570), Swedish troops invaded Norway in a number of locations, including a number of incursions into Østerdalen . In 1563, Norwegian troops stopped the Swedish advance at Elverum, which provided a strategic point since it lay on both north–south and east–west trade and travel routes. The parishes of Idre and Särna originally belonged to the prestegjeld of Elverum, but they were occupied by Swedish troops in 1644, and since then they were lost to Sweden. Construction of fortifications in Elverum started in 1673 during

280-503: The list of former municipalities of Norway for further details about municipal mergers. The consolidation effort has been underway since the work of the Schei Committee in the 1960s. This work has been complicated by a number of factors. Since block grants are made by the national government to the municipalities based on an assessment of need, there is little incentive for the municipalities to lose local autonomy. The national policy

308-416: The municipal council ( kommunestyre ). The mayor is the executive leader. The municipal council is the deliberative and legislative body of the municipality and it is the highest governing body in the municipality. The members of the municipal council are elected for a four-year term . A subdivision of the full council is the executive council ( formannskap ), composed of five members. Historically,

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336-539: The parish ) is named after the old Elverum farm ( Old Norse : Alfarheimr ) since the first Elverum Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of elfr which means "river" (referring to the Glomma river). The last element is heimr which means " home " or "farm". The coat of arms was granted on 9 December 1988. The official blazon is " Gules , an owl displayed Or " ( Norwegian : I rødt ei gull ugle med utslåtte vinger ). This means

364-438: The 57th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 21,568. The municipality's population density is 17.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (46/sq mi) and its population has increased by 6% over the previous 10-year period. The parish of Elverum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The borders have not changed since that time. The municipality (originally

392-548: The Glomma river valley. The exhibition includes a library with numerous books, including handwritten medieval manuscripts. Elverum has sister city agreements with the following places: List of municipalities of Norway Municipalities are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality

420-690: The Norwegian history and economy. From the eastern side of the Glomma river (the Museum of Norwegian Forestry – Skogmuseet ), a pedestrian bridge across the Klokkerfoss waterfall to Prestøya, and then a bridge across the Prestfossen falls leads to the Glomdal Museum, one of the largest Norwegian outdoor museums, with numerous houses from the mountain parishes of Østerdalen and the lowland districts of Solør on

448-517: The Parliament was meeting to issue the Elverum Authorization, authorizing the exiled government until the Parliament could again convene. On April 11, shortly after the government's refusal to submit to German terms, the central part of the town of Elverum was reduced to ashes. The Norwegian Forest Museum is a national museum recognizing the importance of forestry , hunting , and fishing to

476-457: The arms have a red field (background) and the charge is an owl . The owl has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. This design is a symbol for wisdom and teaching, since Elverum has a number of schools in it. Most owls are forest birds, and the owl can also represent wild animals and birds, and thus symbolize the forest and wilderness areas in and around Elverum. Finally,

504-479: The council has been known as a herredstrye , using the old name for a municipality. H Rokosj%C3%B8en Rokosjøen is a lake in Løten Municipality (and a very small part crossing into Elverum Municipality ) in Innlandet county, Norway . The 4-square-kilometre (1.5 sq mi) lake lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of the village of Løten . There is a camping facility on

532-472: The east end of the lake. Oset Chapel is located beside the campground facility. The Rokoberget church ruins ( Rokoberget kirkeruin ) stand on a ridge south of the lake Rokosjøen. Rokoberget Church was dedicated to Saint Michael and mentioned in a papal letter from 1254. It is believed that the church was not used after the Protestant Reformation . The ruin was excavated in 1906–1907. The ruin

560-431: The first of which is related to the Norwegian words sokn and sogn (a parish). The second term is related to the Norwegian word gjeld ( prestegjeld ). Lule Sámi likewise has two words for municipalities: suohkan and giellda . The Southern Sámi word is tjïelte . Each municipality has its own governmental leaders: the mayor ( ordfører   ( Bokmål ) or ordførar   ( Nynorsk ) ) and

588-400: The municipality. Elverum Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by

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616-524: The need. It is recorded as existing in the 17th century, and in 1765 the owner of Gaarder obtained special market privileges from the king, to take place six miles north of the population center of Elverum on his estate. By 1767, it was described as Norway's largest and most famous market. In the first week of March, for almost 300 years, the folks of the district met to trade and to celebrate. People from Gudbrandsdal , Oslo , Trøndelag , and Sweden also regularly came to Grundsetmart'n . The Grundset market

644-529: The owl has lifted wings and claws out which symbolize a determined defense and the fighting spirit of Norwegians. In 1940, when Norway was under attack from the German forces, the government fled to Elverum where King Haakon VII received the power from the Storting to govern the country in exile without the Parliament during the war ( Elverum Authorization ). The arms were designed by Arvid Sveen. The municipal flag has

672-563: The same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway has five parishes ( sokn ) within the municipality of Elverum. It is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Hamar . Sagtjernet is a lake in the northern parts of Elverum where lots of residents visit in the summer. It is a lake formed by the last ice age . Rokosjøen is another lake in the municipality. The rivers Julussa , Glomma , and Flisa flow through

700-450: The south, and village of Innbygda and the Swedish border to the northeast. It is bordered on the north by Åmot municipality, in the northeast by Trysil municipality, in the southeast by Våler municipality, and in the west by Løten municipality. The 1,229-square-kilometre (475 sq mi) municipality is the 87th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Elverum is

728-492: Was finally abandoned in 1901, when pressures of the railroad and other markets made it superfluous. The railway connecting Oslo and Trondheim passed through Elverum in 1877. Elverum municipality served as a temporary capital of Norway during the World War II German invasion. On 9 April 1940 Norwegian troops prevented German parachute troops from capturing Norway's King Haakon , Crown Prince , and Parliament while

756-613: Was founded here in 1896. The Oppland Regiment had a history which included courageous involvement in combat from the Swedish wars of the 17th century through the German invasion of Norway in 1940. As part of the general restructuring, the unit was disbanded in 2002. Today, Terningmoen hosts several sub units within the Norwegian army and the Home guard . In the Danish-Norwegian period, Elverum

784-751: Was the location for a bailiff ( fogd ), a judge ( sorenskriver ), a church provost ( prost ), and numerous military officers. It became important as a market town as well. In 1570 Hamar Cathedral in Hamar was burned and Hamarhus castle was destroyed by the Swedish armies during the Seven Years' War with Sweden. Hamar lost its city status, leaving no kjøpstad , or official market city, between Christiania and Trondheim . Eastern Norway needed an organized market for trading goods. The Grundset market ( Grundsetmart'n ) in Elverum municipality grew to meet

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