Rendalen
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| Rendalen kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hedmark | ||
| District | Østerdalen | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0432 | ||
| Administrative centre | Bergset | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2007) | Norvald Illevold (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 11 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 3,180 km² (1,227.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 3,061 km² (1,181.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 2,146 | ||
| - Density | 1/km² (2.6/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -11.8 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 332 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
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| Website: www.rendalen.kommune.no | |||
Rendalen is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway.
Rendalen was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Rendalen was divided in Ytre Rendal and Øvre Rendal in the period 1880-1965.
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[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was Reindalr. The first element is the rivername Rein (now Rena), the last element is dalr m 'valley, dalr'. The meaning of the rivername is unknown. (Maybe the same meaning as the German rivername Rhine.)
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1989). It shows the heads of two reindeers.
(See also the coat-of-arms of Eidfjord, Porsanger, Tromsø, Vadsø and Vågå.)
[edit] Geography
Rendalen is bordered on the northwest by Alvdal and Tynset, in the north by Tolga, in the east by Engerdal, in the south by Trysil and Åmot, and in the west by Stor-Elvdal.
Rendalen municipality encompasses most of the Rendalen valley, a side valley of the Østerdalen. In addition the municipality encompasses the northern part of Storsjøen, a mountainous area in the east of Rendalen and a small part of Østerdalen itself.
The municipality, at 3,180 km², is the largest in southern Norway.
The highest mountain is Sølen (Midtre) at 1,755 m (5,758 ft)
[edit] History
The municipality was created as Rendal formannskapsdistrikt i 1837. In 1880 Rendal had a population of 3 529.
The same year Rendal was split in two, to create the municipalities of Ytre- and Øvre Rendal. The two were reunited on January 1, 1965 and took the name Rendalen.
[edit] Economy
The primary occupations are in farming and lumbering, but tourism is also important. The Renåfjellet mountain area provides for excellent alpine hiking.
[edit] Notables
- Jacob Breda Bull, writer
- Kjell Borgen, politician, former Minister of Transport and Communications.
- Guren Hagen, musician
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