Eidsvoll Municipality Eidsvoll kommune | |
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 Sundet, the municipal center, with the old bridge | |
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 Akershus within Norway | |
 Eidsvoll within Akershus | |
| Coordinates:60°21′N11°15′E / 60.350°N 11.250°E /60.350; 11.250 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Akershus |
| District | Romerike |
| Administrative centre | Sundet |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2023) | Nina Kristengård (Høyre) |
| Area | |
• Total | 457 km2 (176 sq mi) |
| • Land | 385 km2 (149 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #222 in Norway |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 24,647 |
| • Rank | #46 in Norway |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Change(10 years) |  +9.4% |
| Demonym | Eidsvolling[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3240[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Eidsvoll (pronounced[ˈæ̀ɪdsvɔɫ]ⓘ; sometimes written asEidsvold) is amunicipality inAkershuscounty, Norway. It is part of theRomeriketraditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village ofSundet.
The first element is thegenitive case of the wordeid (Old Norse:eið) and the last element isvoll (Old Norse:vǫllr) which means "meadow" or "field". The meaning of the wordeid in this case is "a road passing around a waterfall". People from the districts around the lake (Mjøsa) who were sailing down the riverVorma, and people from Romerike sailing up the same river, both had to enter this area by passing theSundfossenwaterfall. Because of this, the site became an important meeting place long before the introduction ofChristianity. Prior to 1918, the name was spelled "Eidsvold". The town ofEidsvold inQueensland, Australia andEidsvold Township, Lyon County, Minnesota, United States still use this old spelling.
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Eidsvoll Church (Eidsvoll Kirke) is acruciform church from approx 1200. It is part of the Norwegian Church and belongs to Øvre Romerike deanery in theDiocese of Borg. The Romanesque building is in stone. Eidsvoll church is repeatedly burned and rebuilt. The old church records were lost in a fire. The altarpiece in Eidsvoll church is from 1765. It is a wooden structure with three floors, decreasing towards the top, where each floor concludes with gilded pilasters with capitals and rococo decor on each side of a painting. The altarpiece was restored after a fire in 1883, the next restoration occurred in 1915 and a third restoration occurred late 1960s. Access to the church is a well traveled tourist destination is via Rv181 and Fv502 / Rv177. Pilegrimsleden goes through Eidsvoll. Eidsvoll church is one of the more prominent stops along the path, which was officially opened on 16 June 2002.[4]
Thecoat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 20 November 1987. The arms show abalance as a symbol ofjustice. In the earlyMiddle Ages a localcourt was established in Eidsvoll.[5]
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The parish ofEidsvold was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (seeformannskapsdistrikt). The municipality ofFeiring was merged with Eidsvoll on 1 January 1964.
Eidsvoll is mentioned in Old Norse manuscripts. In the 11th century, it became the site of court andassembly (ting) for eastern parts of Norway, replacingVang, now a part ofHamar inHedmark. Because of its access to the riverVorma and the lakeMjøsa, Eidsvoll has long provided a thoroughfare to northern parts of inland Norway. Historically the main industry of Eidsvoll wasagriculture, though the soil is rich in clay. Eastern parts of Eidsvoll were for a short time the site of a minorgold rush whengold was found in 1758, and these areas are still known asGullverket.
Eidsvoll Verk was opened tosmeltiron ore by KingChristian IV of Denmark in 1624, relying on the excellent water power from theAndelva river. In 1688, it was owned by the director of theKongsberg Silver Mines,Schlanbusch, and remained in his family until 1781.Carsten Anker came into possession of works in 1794, at which time it was in decay since many of the surroundingforests required forcharcoal had been depleted. He restored it and set up the production of stoves and similar iron goods. He also took residence in Eidsvoll in 1811, rebuilding the manor house which is now theEidsvollsbygningen, the site where theconstitutional assembly met todraft and sign theConstitution of Norway on 17 May 1814. Eidsvollsbygningen is today a famous museum.[7]
In 1854, Eidsvoll became the end point for the firstrailroad line in Norway fromOslo. This became the transit point for travel with thesteamshipSkibladner toHamar,Gjøvik, andLillehammer on the lakeMjøsa. In addition to the historic Eidsvoll Church, Eidsvoll is the site of the Langset Church (Langset kirke) which dates to 1859 and the Feiring Church (Feiring Kirke) which dates to 1875.[8][9]
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Eidsvoll Municipality is located inAkershus county, along the border withInnlandet county to the north and east. It is bordered on the north byØstre Toten Municipality (inInnlandet county on the west side of lakeMjøsa) and byStange Municipality (on the east side of the lake) and to the east byNord-Odal Municipality (both in Innlandet county). To the southeast liesNes Municipality, to the south liesUllensaker Municipality, and to the west liesNannestad Municipality andHurdal Municipality (all in Akershus county).
In addition to being acommuter town forOslo, it also has agriculture andforestry industries. The main population and commercial centres are Sundet andRåholt.
The following cities aretwinned with Eidsvoll:[15]
-Egilsstaðir,Iceland -Skara,Västra Götaland County, Sweden -Sorø,Region Sjælland, Denmark
-Suolahti,Länsi-Suomi,Finland
Akershus travel guide from Wikivoyage
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