Hedmark

	Number of minorities (1st and 2nd gen.); in Hedmark by country of origin in 2017
Poland	2,204
Sweden	1,421
Somalia	1,125
Lithuania	1,119
Eritrea	948
Germany	746
Iraq	721
Thailand	694
Afghanistan	620
Syria	608
Denmark	605
Vietnam	572
Bosnia-Herzegovina	539
Iran	503
Netherlands	418
Russia	418
Kosovo	416
Philippines	369

Hedmark fylke
Hedmark fylke
County
	AtnsjøenandRondanein June 2009
	Flag Coat of arms
	Hedmark within Norway
Country	Norway
County	Hedmark
Region	Østlandet
County ID	NO-04
Administrative centre	Hamar
Government
•Governor	Sigbjørn Johnsen; Arbeiderpartiet; (1997-2009–2019)
•County mayor	Arnfinn Nergård; Senterpartiet; (2007–2019)
Area
• Total	27,397 km2(10,578 sq mi)
• Land	26,084 km2(10,071 sq mi)
• Rank	#4 in Norway, 8.57% of Norway's land area
Population (30 September 2019)
• Total	197,831
• Rank	11 (3.72% of country)
• Density	7.5/km2(19/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	4.05 %
Demonym	Hedmarking
Time zone	UTC+01(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02(CEST)
Official language form	Neutral
Income (per capita)	132,200NOK
GDP(per capita)	204,205NOK(2001)
GDPnational rank	11 (2.52% of country)
Website	www.hedmark.org
	Data from Statistics Norway

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1951	173,167	—
1961	177,324	+2.4%
1971	179,204	+1.1%
1981	187,223	+4.5%
1991	187,314	+0.0%
2001	187,999	+0.4%
2011	191,622	+1.9%
2021?	204,065	+6.5%
2031?	216,105	+5.9%
Source:Statistics Norway.^[1]

Religion in Hedmark^[2]^[3]
religion			percent
Christianity			89.10%
Islam			0.75%
Buddhism			0.18%
Other			9.97%

Hedmark(Norwegian:[ˈhêːdmɑrk]^ⓘ) was acountyinNorwaybefore 1 January 2020,^[4]borderingTrøndelagto the north,Opplandto the west,Akershusto the south, andSwedento the east. The county administration is inHamar.

Hedmark andOpplandcounties were merged intoInnlandetcounty on 1 January 2020, when Norway's former 19 counties became 10 bigger counties / regions

Hedmark made up the northeastern part ofØstlandet,the southeastern part of the country. It had a long border withSwedento the east (Dalarna CountyandVärmland County). The largest lakes wereFemundenandMjøsa,the largest lake inNorway.Parts ofGlomma,Norway's longest river, flowed through Hedmark. Geographically,

Hedmark was traditionally divided into:Hedemarken(east of the lakeMjøsa),Østerdalen( "East Valley" north of the townElverum), andSolør/Glåmdalen(south of Elverum) andOdalin the very south. Hedmark andOpplandwere the only Norwegian counties with no coastline. Hedmark also hosted some events of the1994 Winter Olympic Games.

Hamar,Kongsvinger,ElverumandTynsetwere cities in the county. Hedmark was one of the less urbanized areas in Norway; about half of the inhabitants lived on rural land. The population was mainly concentrated in the rich agricultural district adjoiningMjøsato the southeast. The county's extensive forests supplied much of Norway's timber; at one time, logs were floated downGlommato the coast but are now transported by truck and train.

The Hedmark municipality ofEngerdalhad the distinction of marking the current southernmost border in Norway ofSápmi,the traditional region of theSami people.

The county was divided into three traditional districts. Those wereHedmarken,ØsterdalenandSolør(withOdalenandVinger).

Hedmark was originally a part of the largeAkershus amt,but in 1757Oplandenes amtwas separated from it. Some years later, in 1781, this was divided intoKristians amt(nowOppland) andHedemarkens amt.Until 1919, the county was calledHedemarkensamt.

Etymology[edit]

TheOld Norseform of the name wasHeiðmǫrk.The first element isheiðnir,the name of an oldGermanictribe and is related to the wordheið,which meansmoorland.The last element ismǫrk'woodland, borderland,march'. (See alsoTelemarkandFinnmark.)^[5]

Coat of arms[edit]

The coat of arms is from modern times (1987). It shows threebarkespader(adzes used to remove bark from timber logs).

Politics[edit]

Every four years the inhabitants of Hedmark elected 33 representatives to the Hedmark Fylkesting, the Hedmark County Assembly. After the elections of September 2007, the majority of the seats of the assembly were held by a three-party coalition consisting of theLabour Party(14 seats), theCentre Party(5 seats) and theSocialist Left Party(2 seats). Eight parties were represented in the assembly, the remaining 5 being theProgress Party(4 seats), theConservative Party(4), theLiberal Party(2), theChristian Democratic Party(1) and thePensioners Party(1). The assembly was headed by the county mayor (Norwegian: Fylkesordfører). From 2007 to 2011, the county mayor wasArnfinn Nergård,representing the Centre Party. In 2003, a parliamentary system was established, which meant that the county assembly elected a political administration or council to hold executive power. This county council reflected the majority of the county assembly and included the three parties holding the majority of the assembly seats, i.e., the Labour Party, the Center Party and the Socialist Left Party. The council was led bySiv Tørudbakken,a member of the Labour Party.

Municipalities[edit]

Rank	Name	Inhabitants	Area km²
1	Ringsaker	34,151	1,125
2	Hamar	30,930	339
3	Elverum	21,123	1,221
4	Stange	20,646	642
5	Kongsvinger	17,934	965
6	Sør-Odal	7,884	487
7	Løten	7,615	363
8	Åsnes	7,279	1,015
9	Trysil	6,567	2,957
10	Eidskog	6,142	604
11	Tynset	5,605	1,831
12	Nord-Odal	5,097	476
13	Grue	4,740	787
14	Åmot	4,480	1,306
15	Våler	3,680	685
16	Stor-Elvdal	2,490	2,144
17	Alvdal	2,424	927
18	Os	1,936	1,013
19	Rendalen	1,827	3,073
20	Folldal	1,569	1,266
21	Tolga	1,553	1,101
22	Engerdal	1,294	1,921
Total	Hedmark	196,966	27,388