Stor-Elvdal is a municipality

Municipalities of Norway

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 in 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...

 county

Counties of Norway

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, Norway

Norway

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. It is part of the traditional region

Districts of Norway

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 of Østerdalen

Østerdalen

Østerdalen is a valley and traditional district in Hedmark County, in Eastern Norway. It consisting of the municipalities Rendalen, Alvdal, Folldal,Tynset, Tolga and Os in the north, Elverum, Stor-Elvdal, Engerdal, Trysil and Åmot in the south.-Geography:...

. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Koppang

Koppang

is a Norwegian town, the administrative centre of Stor-Elvdal municipality....

.

The parish

Parish

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 of Store Elvedalen was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt

Formannskapsdistrikt

Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...

). The neighboring municipality of Sollia

Sollia

Sollia is a former municipality in Norway.Solliden with 386 inhabitants became a discrete municipality in Kristians amt, when separated from Ringebu in 1864. It was moved to Hedemarkens amt January 1, 1891. An uninhabited part of Ringebu was moved to Sollia January 1, 1899...

 was merged with Stor-Elvdal on 1 January 1965.

Name

The Old Norse

Old Norse

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 form of the name was Elfardalr. The first element is the genitive case

Genitive case

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 of elfr which means "river

River

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" (here the Glomma

Glomma

The Glomma or Glåma is the longest and largest river in Norway. The long river has a drainage basin that covers a full 13% of Norway's area, all in the southern part of Norway.-Geography:...

 river) and the last element is dalr which means "valley

Valley

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" or "dale".

The first element Stor- (meaning "big") was later added to distinguish it from the municipality of Lille Elvedalen (now called Alvdal

Alvdal

Alvdal is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Alvdal....

). (In the late Middle Ages

Middle Ages

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 the two districts was distinguished by ytre [meaning "outer"] and øvre [meaning "upper"].)

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms

Coat of arms

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 is from modern times (1988). The arms show two silver-colored two-man saw

Two-man saw

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s on a green background.

Geography

Stor-Elvdal is bordered on the north by the municipalities of Folldal

Folldal

Folldal is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Dovre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Folldal. The new municipality of Folldal was separated from Alvdal in 1914.-Name:...

 and Alvdal

Alvdal

Alvdal is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Alvdal....

, on the east by Rendalen

Rendalen

Rendalen is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bergset.-Name:...

, in the south by Åmot

Åmot

Åmot is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rena...

 and Ringsaker

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...

, in the west by Øyer

Øyer

Øyer is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tingberg....

 and Ringebu

Ringebu

is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vålebru.The municipality of Ringebu was established on 1 January 1838...

, and in the northwest by Sør-Fron

Sør-Fron

Sør-Fron is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hundorp....

.

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned

Town twinning

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 with Stor-Elvdal: - Sõmeru Parish

Sõmeru Parish

Sõmeru Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 3,885 and an area of 168.29 km².-Settlements:...

, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia

Estonia

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External links

• Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
  Statistics Norway
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