Elverum (town)

Coordinates: 60°52′55″N 11°33′44″E / 60.88191°N 11.56231°E / 60.88191; 11.56231
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Elverum
Elverum Municipality
Established as 
By (town)1 Jan 1996
Area
[1]
 • Total11.72 km2 (4.53 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total15,301
 • Density1,306/km2 (3,380/sq mi)
DemonymElverumsing
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
2414 Elverum

Elverum

Elverum Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality. It is located in the western part of the municipality along the river Glomma, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the town of Hamar. The town is the regional centre for commerce and industry for the middle Østerdalen valley and the northern part of Solør. The old village of Elverum has grown over the years and in 1996, the municipal council granted Elverum town status.[3]

The 11.72-square-kilometre (2,900-acre) town has a population (2021) of 15,301 and a population density of 1,306 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,380/sq mi).[1]

The town is located on both sides of the river Glomma. The eastern side of the river is referred to as Leiret. This is where the main commercial area is as well as

Solørbanen railway lines meet.[3]

History

Military ties

During the

Nordic Seven Years' War (1563–1570), Swedish troops invaded Norway in a number of locations, including a number of incursions into Østerdalen
. In 1563, Norwegian troops stopped the Swedish advance at Elverum, which provided a strategic point since it lay on both north-south and east–west trade and travel routes.

Construction of

Great Northern War
, the city was spared major battles. In 1742, Christiansfjeld Fortress was closed.

A Norwegian infantry regiment, the Oppland Regiment, was formed in 1657 and Elverum became a garrison. The area of population east of the river called Leiret (literally 'the camp') adjacent to Christiansfjeld Fortress was built up by soldiers as well as the merchants and craftsmen who settled nearby. Even to this day the area of Elverum central areas east of the river is referred to as Leiret.[3]

In 1878, Terningmoen at Elverum became the home base for the Oppland Regiment and an infantry school was founded here in 1896.

The Oppland Regiment had a history which included courageous involvement in combat from the Swedish wars of the 17th century through the German invasion of Norway in 1940. As part of the general restructuring, the unit was disbanded in 2002.[3]

Regional town

View of the west side of the river Glomma from Gammelbrua

In the

Danish-Norwegian period, Elverum was the location for a bailiff (fogd), a judge (sorenskriver), a church provost
(prost), and numerous military officers.

It became important as a

railroad and other markets made it superfluous.[3]

Elverum Church

Main article: Elverum Church

Elverum Church (Elverum kirke) is a cruciform church. The church was built in 1736 and inaugurated in 1738. The edifice is of wood and has 700 seats. The church was greatly changed in 1878 under the leadership of architect Henrik Thrap-Meyer. In 1937–1938, the interior from the 1700s was restored with the windows and entrance doors returned to the original shape. The decorative leaf decor in the chancel was completed and galleries reconstructed.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2021). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Elverum, Elverum (Innlandet)". yr.no. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ^
    Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    . Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Elverum Kirke". Den norske kirke. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

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