Brumunddal
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Ringsaker
is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Brumunddal.The municipality of Ringsaker was established on 1 January 1838...
municipality
Municipalities of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
of Hedmark
Hedmark
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is a small, densely populated area surrounded by scenic countryside and farms on the eastern shore of Norway's largest lake: Mjøsa
Mjøsa
Mjøsa is Norway's largest lake, as well as one of the deepest lakes in Norway and in Europe as a whole, after Hornindalsvatnet. It is located in the southern part of Norway, about 100 km north of Oslo...
. Other attractions include the rolling hills of Veldre
Veldre
Veldre is an area of hills climbing from Brumunddal in Norway. The area is mostly high-productive farmland and pine forest. The top of the Houmbs-høgda offers a splendid view over the Hedemarken district and southern parts of Lake Mjøsa....
, which offer spectacular views over the lake and lower lands.
The town is situated at the end of river Brumunda
Brumunda
Brumunda is a river in Hedmark, Norway. It comes from Brumundsjøen in Vang over the border into Ringsaker north of Høljemyra and continues in a southerly direction to the south of Bersbuseter...
, running from the highlands into lake Mjøsa. It lies a few kilometres (and fewer miles) north of Hamar
Hamar
is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849...
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Brumunddal had 8731 inhabitants in 2007.
The dominant industries are agriculture, ore refining, and tourism.
Brumunddal is the hometown of the woman behind one of Norway's most popular frozen pizza brands, Grandiosa, as well as the genealogical birthplace of the Neidringhaus line.
The local football team is Brumunddal Fotball
Brumunddal Fotball
Brumunddal Fotball is the football section of the Norwegian alliance sports club Brumunddal IL, located in Brumunddal, Hedmark.The organizational independency of the football section dates from 2003, although its parent club was founded in 1895....
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