Innlandet County Innlandet fylke | |
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 Innlandet within Norway | |
  Innlandet County  Innlandet County | |
| Coordinates:61°30′00″N10°40′00″E / 61.5°N 10.666667°E /61.5; 10.666667 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Eastern Norway |
| Established | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Preceded by | Oppland andHedmark |
| Administrative centre | Hamar |
| Government | |
| • Body | Innlandet County Municipality |
| • Governor(2019) | Knut Storberget (Ap) |
| • County mayor (2023) | Thomas Breen (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 52,072 km2 (20,105 sq mi) |
| • Land | 49,391 km2 (19,070 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2,681 km2 (1,035 sq mi) 5.1% |
| • Rank | #1 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 2,469 m (8,100 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 370,603 |
| • Rank | #7 in Norway |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Change(10 years) |  +2.2% |
| Demonym | Innlending[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-34[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Innlandet is acounty inNorway.[4] It was created on 1 January 2020[5] with the merger of the old counties ofOppland andHedmark (the municipalities ofJevnaker andLunner were transferred to the neighboring county ofViken on the same date). The new county has an area of 52,113 square kilometres (20,121 sq mi), making it the largest county in Norway afterTroms og Finnmark was split up in 2024.[6]
The region was known asOpplandene orOpplanda since the middle ages. Historically part ofAkershus, Oplandene County existed from 1757 to 1781, when it was divided into Christians County and Hedemarken County, also known as Western and Eastern Oplandene. In 1919 the two counties were renamedOppland andHedmark, and in 2020 they were again merged under the name Innlandet (with the exception ofJevnaker andLunner municipalities, which went to the new county ofViken). This present name is a newly constructed name with no historical basis as a subdivision name and was recommended not to be used bythe Norwegian Language Council.[7] It translates to "The Inland". The county covers approximately 17% of the total area of the mainland area of Norway. It stretches fromAkershus,Buskerud and theOslo region in the south toTrøndelag county in the north. In the northwest, the county bordersMøre og Romsdal and theVestland county in the west. To the east the county borders theSwedish counties ofJämtland,Värmland andDalarna.
The northern and western areas of the county are dominated by the mountainous areasRondane,Dovrefjell andJotunheimen. TheGaldhøpiggen mountain is located within the Innlandet part of Jotunheimen and at 2,469 m (8,100 ft) it is the tallest mountain in Norway. The eastern and southern areas of the county are mainly made up of forests and agricultural land.Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake, is located in the southern end of Innlandet, andGlomma the longest river in Norway also flows through the county.
Agriculture and forestry are two important industries in the county with approximately 20% of Norway's agricultural production[8] and about 40% of timber.[9]
The1994 Winter Olympics were held atLillehammer, the second-largest city in Innlandet county.
Innlandet County has a total of 46 municipalities:[10][11]
| No. | Municipality No. | Name | Former Municipality No. | Former County |
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| 1 | 3428 | Alvdal | 0438 Alvdal | Hedmark |
| 2 | 3431 | Dovre | 0511 Dovre | Oppland |
| 3 | 3416 | Eidskog | 0420 Eidskog | Hedmark |
| 4 | 3420 | Elverum | 0427 Elverum | Hedmark |
| 5 | 3425 | Engerdal | 0434 Engerdal | Hedmark |
| 6 | 3450 | Etnedal | 0541 Etnedal | Oppland |
| 7 | 3429 | Folldal | 0439 Folldal | Hedmark |
| 8 | 3441 | Gausdal | 0522 Gausdal | Oppland |
| 9 | 3407 | Gjøvik | 0502 Gjøvik | Oppland |
| 10 | 3446 | Gran | 0534 Gran | Oppland |
| 11 | 3417 | Grue | 0423 Grue | Hedmark |
| 12 | 3403 | Hamar | 0403 Hamar | Hedmark |
| 13 | 3401 | Kongsvinger | 0402 Kongsvinger | Hedmark |
| 14 | 3432 | Lesja | 0512 Lesja | Oppland |
| 15 | 3405 | Lillehammer | 0501 Lillehammer | Oppland |
| 16 | 3434 | Lom | 0514 Lom | Oppland |
| 17 | 3412 | Løten | 0415 Løten | Hedmark |
| 18 | 3451 | Nord-Aurdal | 0542 Nord-Aurdal | Oppland |
| 19 | 3436 | Nord-Fron | 0516 Nord-Fron | Oppland |
| 20 | 3414 | Nord-Odal | 0418 Nord-Odal | Hedmark |
| 21 | 3448 | Nordre Land | 0538 Nordre Land | Oppland |
| 22 | 3430 | Os | 0441 Os | Hedmark |
| 23 | 3424 | Rendalen | 0432 Rendalen | Hedmark |
| 24 | 3439 | Ringebu | 0520 Ringebu | Oppland |
| 25 | 3411 | Ringsaker | 0412 Ringsaker | Hedmark |
| 26 | 3437 | Sel | 0517 Sel | Oppland |
| 27 | 3433 | Skjåk | 0513 Skjåk | Oppland |
| 28 | 3413 | Stange | 0417 Stange | Hedmark |
| 29 | 3423 | Stor-Elvdal | 0430 Stor-Elvdal | Hedmark |
| 30 | 3447 | Søndre Land | 0536 Søndre Land | Oppland |
| 31 | 3449 | Sør-Aurdal | 0540 Sør-Aurdal | Oppland |
| 32 | 3438 | Sør-Fron | 0519 Sør-Fron | Oppland |
| 33 | 3415 | Sør-Odal | 0419 Sør-Odal | Hedmark |
| 34 | 3426 | Tolga | 0436 Tolga | Hedmark |
| 35 | 3421 | Trysil | 0428 Trysil | Hedmark |
| 36 | 3427 | Tynset | 0437 Tynset | Hedmark |
| 37 | 3454 | Vang | 0545 Vang | Oppland |
| 38 | 3452 | Vestre Slidre | 0543 Vestre Slidre | Oppland |
| 39 | 3443 | Vestre Toten | 0529 Vestre Toten | Oppland |
| 40 | 3435 | Vågå | 0515 Vågå | Oppland |
| 41 | 3419 | Våler | 0426 Våler | Hedmark |
| 42 | 3442 | Østre Toten | 0528 Østre Toten | Oppland |
| 43 | 3440 | Øyer | 0521 Øyer | Oppland |
| 44 | 3453 | Øystre Slidre | 0544 Øystre Slidre | Oppland |
| 45 | 3422 | Åmot | 0429 Åmot | Hedmark |
| 46 | 3418 | Åsnes | 0425 Åsnes | Hedmark |
Most of the settlements in Innlandet are fairly small. As of 1 January 2020Hamar is the largest with a population of 28,434.[12]Lillehammer,Gjøvik,Elverum,Kongsvinger andBrumunddal are the only other cities with populations above 10,000. However,Raufoss,Moelv,Vinstra,Fagernes andOtta also have city status.
TheChurch of NorwayDiocese of Hamar is composed of the entirety of Innlandet plusJevnaker andLunner in neighboringAkershus county.
A county (fylke) is the chief local administrative area inNorway. The whole country is divided into 11 counties. A county is also an election area, with popular votes taking place every 4 years. In Innlandet, the government of the county is theInnlandet County Municipality. It includes 57 members who are elected to form acounty council (Fylkesting). Heading theFylkesting is the county mayor (fylkesordfører). Since 2020, theInnlandet County Municipality has been led byEven Aleksander Hagen, the county mayor. The county also has aCounty Governor (Statsforvalteren) who is the representative of theKing andGovernment of Norway.Knut Storberget is the currentCounty Governor of Innlandet. The offices for the county governor are located inLillehammer.[13][6]
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