Engerdal
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| Engerdal kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hedmark | ||
| District | Østerdalen | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0434 | ||
| Administrative centre | Engerdal | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2007) | Reidar Åsgård (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 24 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 2,197 km² (848.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 1,916 km² (739.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 1,503 | ||
| - Density | 1/km² (2.6/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -17.1 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 368 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Demonym | Engerdøl[1] | ||
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| Website: www.engerdal.kommune.no | |||
Engerdal is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway.
Engerdal was created as a new municipality January 1, 1911 - from parts of Tolga, Trysil, Ytre Rendal and Øvre Rendal.
The municipality is bordered by Sweden to the east, Trysil to the south, Rendalen to the west, and Os and Tolga to the north.
The greater part of Lake Femunden and roughly half of the Femundsmarka National Park also lie within the boundaries of the municipality.
The residents live widely spread out.
[edit] The name
The first element is the rivername Engera, the last element is dal m 'valley, dale'. The rivername is derivated from the name of the lake Engeren, and this is probably derivated from the Norse word ongr 'narrow'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1991). It shows a hame.
[edit] External links
- | Information about Femundsmarka National Park (in English)
- | Information about Femundsmarka National Park (in Norwegian)
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