Elverum
| Elverum kommune | |||
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Elverum in 2006
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 Elverum within Hedmark |
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| Coordinates: 60°55′39″N 11°42′55″E / 60.92750°N 11.71528°ECoordinates: 60°55′39″N 11°42′55″E / 60.92750°N 11.71528°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hedmark | ||
| District | Østerdalen | ||
| Administrative centre | Elverum | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2011) | Erik Hanstad (H) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,229 km2 (475 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,209 km2 (467 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 80 in Norway | ||
| Population (01.01.2016) | |||
| • Total | 21,030 | ||
| • Rank | 52 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 17.1/km2 (44/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 10.7 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Elverumsing Elverumsokning |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0427 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www |
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Elverum is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Elverum. The municipality of Elverum was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Elverum lies at an important crossroads, with Hamar to the west, Kongsvinger to the south, and Trysil on the Swedish border to the northeast. It is bordered on the north by Åmot municipality, in the northeast by Trysil municipality, in the southeast by Våler, and in the west by Løten.
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Elverum farm (Old Norse: Alfarheimr), since the first church was built here. The first element is the genitive case of elfr which means "river" (here the Glomma river) and the last element is heimr which means "home/homestead" or "farm".
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