Nord-Odal
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| Nord-Odal kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hedmark | ||
| District | Odal, Norway | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0418 | ||
| Administrative centre | Sand | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2007) | Asgeir Østli (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 206 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 508 km² (196.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 475 km² (183.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - Total | 5,073 | ||
| - Density | 11/km² (28.5/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -1.8 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 190 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
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| Website: www.nord-odal.kommune.no | |||
Nord-Odal is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway.
Nord-Odal was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
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[edit] The name
The meaning of the name is 'northern Odal'. (See Sør-Odal).
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1992. It shows two lifting tongs, representing the tradition of forestry in the municipality.
(See also the coat-of-arms of Rømskog.)
[edit] Geography
Nord-Odal is situated around the northern edge of the lake Storsjøen, bordered to the north by Stange, to the east by Åsnes and Grue, to the south by Sør-Odal and Nes, and to the west by Eidsvoll.
[edit] Famous people from Nord-Odal
- Sigurd Hoel, writer
- Jan Werner Danielsen, singer
- Lasse Sætre, olympic bronze-medalist in the 2002 winter olympics (speed skating)
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