Gjøvik
| Gjøvik kommune | |||
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Central Gjøvik
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 Gjøvik within Oppland |
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| Coordinates: 60°47′36.3″N 10°41′42.9″E / 60.793417°N 10.695250°ECoordinates: 60°47′36.3″N 10°41′42.9″E / 60.793417°N 10.695250°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Oppland | ||
| District | Vest-Oppland | ||
| Administrative centre | Gjøvik | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2014) | Bjørn Iddberg | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 672 km2 (259 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 630 km2 (240 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 165 in Norway | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 30,063 | ||
| • Rank | 28 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 2.8 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Gjøvikenser Gjøvikensar |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0502 | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Website | www |
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Gjøvik is a town and a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Gjøvik.
In 1861, the village of Gjøvik in the municipality of Vardal was granted town status and was separated from Vardal to form a separate municipality. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring rural municipalities of Biri, Snertingdal, and Vardal were all merged into the municipality of Gjøvik.
The town is named after the old Gjøvik farm (Old Norse: Djúpvík), consisting of the elements djúpr "deep" and vík "inlet".
The coat of arms were granted on 2 September 1960. The arms show a white swan (Cygnus cygnus).
The former coat of arms, adopted in 1922, was a linden tree, with the statement Vis et voluntas (meaning "Force and will") on the lower part of the shield. The following design was a so-called "potpourri" vase, the most significant design of the glassworks that was the funding industry of the town.
Along with Hamar, Lillehammer, Brumunddal and Moelv, Gjøvik is one of the many towns bordering Norway's biggest lake, Mjøsa. The town administration of Gjøvik also covers the suburb area Hunndalen and the rural districts of Biri, Snertingdal, and Vardal. The municipal population is 28,807 (2010). About 16,000 people live in the urban area proper.
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