Sør-Odal
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| Sør-Odal kommune | |||
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| Coordinates: 60°14′12″N 11°44′44″E / 60.23667°N 11.74556°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
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| County | Hedmark | ||
| District | Odal, Norway | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0419 | ||
| Administrative centre | Skarnes | ||
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| - Mayor (2007) | Knut Hvithammer (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 203 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 517 km2 (199.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 479 km2 (184.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 7,589 | ||
| - Density | 16/km2 (41.4/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 3.4 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 129 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Demonym | Odøling [1] | ||
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| Website | www.sor-odal.kommune.no | ||
Sør-Odal is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Odalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skarnes.
The parish of Søndre Odalen was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
The municipality is a rural community situated along the river Glåma and around the southern side of the lake Storsjøen. It is bordered by the municipalities of Eidskog in the south, by Kongsvinger in the east, and by Nord-Odal and Grue in the north. The terrain is dominated by rolling hills, lakes, and pine forests.
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[edit] General information
[edit] Name
The last element is the old district name Odal (Old Norse: Ódalr). The first element of this is ó, a sideform of á which means "river" (here the Glåma river). The last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale".
The first element Sør- (meaning "southern") was added after 1819 when the parish of Odal was divided in two. (See Nord-Odal.)
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 10 January 1992. The arms show three gold keys on a red background. They represent the three parishes of Oppstad, Strøm, and Ulleren and the three local bodies of water: Glomma, Oppstadåa, and Storsjøen. The key symbolizes justice, knowledge, and positive ideals. The arms were designed by Harald Hallstensen.[2]
[edit] Economy
The economy is based on a mix of manufacturing, farming, and services. Skarnes has a train connection to Oslo.
[edit] Notable residents
Øystein Sunde, a great Norwegian songwriter and entertainer is from Skarnes
[edit] Sister cities
The following cities are twinned with Sør-Odal:[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskriving_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn.
- ^ "Kommunevåpen for Sør-Odal kommmune". Sør-Odal kommmune. http://www.sor-odal.kommune.no/so/kultur_og_fritid/kommunevaapenet. Retrieved on 2008-12-29. (Norwegian)
- ^ "Sør-Odal - en kommune med mangfold i kulturtilbudet". Sør-Odal kommune. http://www.sor-odal.kommune.no/so/kultur_og_fritid. Retrieved on 2008-12-29. (Norwegian)
[edit] External links
Media related to Sør-Odal at Wikimedia Commons- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
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