Kongsvinger
Kongsvinger Municipality
Kongsvinger kommune | |
---|---|
Vinger Municipality | |
Administrative centre | Kongsvinger |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Elin Såheim Bjørkli (Ap) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,036.44 km2 (400.17 sq mi) |
• Land | 952.83 km2 (367.89 sq mi) |
• Water | 83.62 km2 (32.29 sq mi) 8.1% |
• Rank | #111 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 17,966 |
• Rank | #72 in Norway |
• Density | 18.9/km2 (49/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +1.9% |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-3401[2] |
Website | Official website |
Kongsvinger (
The 1,036-square-kilometre (400 sq mi) municipality is the 111th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kongsvinger is the 72nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 17,966. The municipality's population density is 18.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (49/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.9% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5] Kongsvinger's eastern municipal boundary is the Norway–Sweden border.
General information
In 1854, the King designated the market town of Kongsvinger as a
Name
The whole region where Kongsvinger is located was historically called
Coat of arms
The
Churches
The
Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
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Austmarka | Austmarka Church | Austmarka | 1858 |
Brandval | Brandval Church | Brandval | 1651 |
Lundersæter Church | Lundersæter | 1868 | |
Roverud Church | Roverud | 1969 | |
Vinger | Vinger Church | Kongsvinger | 1699 |
History
The area was historically a part of the
The rural, eastern parts of Kongsvinger and its neighboring municipalities to the north and south were populated at the end of the 17th century by Finnish emigrants who came across the Swedish border. The area is called Finnskogen which means "The Finnish forest".
Kongsvinger played an important part in the Norwegian resistance force against the Nazis being a gateway to Sweden. Norway's highest decorated citizen, Gunnar Sønsteby frequently passed through Kongsvinger in his work to sabotage the Nazis' installations in Norway. Some of the busiest escape routes for refugees also went through Kongsvinger to Sweden.
From 1983 to 1999, and again in 2010, Kongsvinger's
Government
Kongsvinger Municipality is responsible for
Municipal council
The
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 7 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) | 4 | |
Red Party (Rødt) |
1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) | 3 | |
Red Party (Rødt) |
1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 8 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 16 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 11 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 6 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 11 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 5 | |
Town and local list (By- og bygdelista) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 37 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 19 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 9 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 5 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Free Democrats (Fridemokratene) | 1 | |
Kongsvinger town and local list (Kongsvinger by og bygdeliste) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 45 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 20 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 9 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Kongsvinger town and local list (Kongsvinger by og bygdeliste) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 45 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 27 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 45 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 28 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 45 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 27 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 8 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 45 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 28 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 45 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 31 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 45 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 30 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 45 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 32 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 45 | |
Note: On 1 January 1964, the town of Kongsvinger was merged with Brandval and Vinger to make a much larger municipality. |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 11 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 20 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 9 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 2 | |
Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 20 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 11 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 | |
Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 20 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 5 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 8 | |
Total number of members: | 20 | |
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945. |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 5 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 8 | |
Total number of members: | 20 |
Mayors
The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Kongsvinger:[33][34]
- 1855-1856: Jacob N. Hygen
- 1857-1859: S. Christian Strøm
- 1859-1859: Sigvald Rynning
- 1860-1860: Christian Kruse
- 1861-1877: Hans Hansen
- 1877-1880: C.F. Heidenreich
- 1881-1884: A. Knagenhjelm Blix
- 1885-1888: Lorentzo Rynning
- 1889-1898: Carl Henriksen
- 1899-1907: O.A. Herud
- 1908-1910: Otto Aamodt
- 1911-1913: O.A. Herud
- 1914-1914: Kristian Walby
- 1915-1919: Axel Engebretsen
- 1920-1920: Sigvald Olsen
- 1921-1922: Eiler Baanerud
- 1923-1925: Jacob Forseth
- 1926-1928: Thomas Johnsen
- 1929-1931: Eiler Baanerud
- 1932-1932: Christian Voss
- 1933-1933: H. Wallerud
- 1934-1934: Christian Voss
- 1935-1940: Eiler Baanerud
- 1940-1941: R. Talhaug (NS)
- 1942-1943: Erling Huseby (NS)
- 1944-1945: Johan Nitteberg (NS)
- 1945-1945: Eiler Baanerud
- 1946-1964: Aasmund Grimstad
- 1964-1975: Norvald Strand (Ap)
- 1975-1984: Odd Finsrud (Ap)
- 1984-1993: Terje Pedersen (Ap)
- 1994-1995: Jan K. Kristiansen (SV)
- 1995-1995: Johanne Wetterhus (H)
- 1995-1999: Trond Hansen (Ap)
- 1999-2011: Arve Bones (Ap)
- 2011-2015: Øystein Østgaard (H)
- 2015-2019: Sjur Strand (Ap)
- 2019-2021: Margrethe Haarr (Sp)
- 2021-2023: Eli Wathne (H)
- 2023-present: Elin Såheim Bjørkli (Ap)[35]
Geography
Kongsvinger is situated on both sides of the river Glomma, where the south-flowing river takes a sharp northwestward turn. The Kongsvinger Fortress is the main landmark, situated on a hill west and north of the river. Kongsvinger is a regional center of the Glåmdal region, which is made up of the southern parts of Innlandet county. Kongsvinger municipality is bordered to the west by the municipality of Sør-Odal, to the north by Grue, and to the south by Eidskog. To the east it borders Eda and Torsby municipalities in Sweden. Kongsvinger is about 110 kilometres (68 mi) from Oslo and 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen.
The Holtbergmasta, a 163-metre (535 ft) tall guyed mast for FM-/TV-broadcasting on Holtberget at 60.167602 N 11.994356 E was built in 1967.
Transportation
Ancestry | Number |
---|---|
Sweden | 198 |
Iraq | 186 |
Poland | 186 |
Afghanistan | 147 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | 142 |
Vietnam | 123 |
Iran | 94 |
Eritrea | 80 |
Syria | 71 |
Thailand | 65 |
Travel to and from Kongsvinger:
- Several daily train services to Oslo
- Twice daily train services to Stockholm, Sweden
- Five daily train services to Karlstad, Sweden
- Several daily bus services to Elverum, Hamar, and Charlottenberg, Sweden
- Suburban bus services running throughout the town of Kongsvinger
- Four lane highway between Kongsvinger and Oslo is under construction.
Distances
The following are road distances to Kongsvinger from various locations:
Starting location | Distance to Kongsvinger |
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Oslo | 94 km (58 mi) |
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen | 74 km (46 mi) |
Hamar | 100 km (62 mi) |
Elverum | 95 km (59 mi) |
Trondheim |
450 km (280 mi) |
Bergen |
545 km (339 mi) |
Tromsø | 1,600 km (990 mi) |
Charlottenberg (Sweden) | 44 km (27 mi) |
Arvika (Sweden) | 79 km (49 mi) |
Karlstad (Sweden) | 150 km (93 mi) |
Stockholm (Sweden) | 455 km (283 mi) |
Copenhagen (Denmark) | 636 km (395 mi) |
Economy
There are 1,530 businesses including forestry and farming, and 245 of these are retail outlets. There are 25,000 square metres (269,098 sq ft) of mall situated in the downtown area. As well as downtown shopping streets, there are also glass domed pedestrian shopping streets. The governmental regional Kongsvinger Hospital is also situated in Kongsvinger.
Major businesses
- InfoCare Computer service and logistics
- Eidsiva Energi customer service unit (energy)
- Ibas (IT)
- Thales (IT)
- Metso Minerals (conveyor belts)
- Schütz Nordic (plastic)
- Statistics Norway
- Telenor customer service unit (telecommunications)
- TI Automotive (fuel systems)
Education
In the town of Kongsvinger: | Elsewhere in the municipality |
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Notable people
Public service & public thinking
- Cathrine Dahl (1855—1906), first female lawyer in Norway
- Christen Schmidt (1727 in Kongsvinger – 1804), the Bishop of the Diocese of Oslo in 1773
- Georg Ræder (1814 in Kongsvinger – 1898), a military officer, railway pioneer, and politician
- Hans Georg Jacob Stang (1830–1907), a Norwegian attorney and Norway's Prime Minister from 1888–1889; established his legal practice in Kongsvinger in 1859
- Anna Stang (1834–1901), a feminist, liberal politician, president of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights, and wife of Jacob Stang who ran a private school in Kongsvinger for 17 years
- Carl Wille Schnitler (1879 in Brandval – 1926), a Norwegian art historian
- Rudolf Falck Ræder (1881 in Kongsvinger – 1951), a military officer, engineer, and politician
- Åse Wisløff Nilssen (born 1945 in Kongsvinger), a Norwegian politician
- Tove Strand (born 1946 in Kongsvinger), a Norwegian politician
- Per Hjalmar Nakstad (born 1946 in Kongsvinger), radiologist
- Monica Kristensen Solås (born 1950), a glaciologist, polar explorer, and crime novelist; brought up in Kongsvinger
- Socialist Left Party
The Arts
- Maren Elisabeth Bang (1797 in Skansgården – 1884), a writer who wrote the first printed Norwegian cookbook
- Erika Nissen (1845 in Kongsvinger – 1903), a Norwegian pianist
- Erik Werenskiold (1855 in Eidskog – 1938), a Norwegian painter and illustrator
- Dagny Juel (1867 in Kongsvinger – 1901), a Norwegian writer who was famous for her liaisons with various prominent artists and for the dramatic circumstances of her death
- Borghild Langaard (1883 in Kongsvinger – 1939), a Norwegian operatic soprano
- Eva Lund Haugen (1907 in Kongsvinger – 1996), an American author, editor, and translator
- Pål Refsdal (born 1963 in Kongsvinger), a freelance journalist, photographer, and filmmaker
- Roy Lønhøiden (born 1964 in Kongsvinger), a country music composer and singer-songwriter
- Levi Henriksen (born 1964 in Kongsvinger), a novelist, short story writer, and singer-songwriter
- Håvard Gimse (born 1966 in Kongsvinger), a Norwegian classical pianist
- Hildegunn Øiseth (1966 in Kongsvinger), a jazz musician on trumpet, flugelhorn, and bukkehorn
- Runar Søgaard (born 1967 in Kongsvinger), a leadership trainer, life-coach, and motivational speaker
- Thomas Cappelen Malling (born 1970 in Kongsvinger), a Norwegian author, and director[40]
- Andreas Ulvo (born 1983 in Kongsvinger), a jazz pianist, organist, composer, and photographer
- Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir (born 1990), an Icelandic singer at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 who is known by the stage name Yohanna, lives in Kongsvinger
Sport
- Sverre Strandli (1925 in Brandval – 1985), a Norwegian hammer thrower who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Bjørge Stensbøl (born 1947 in Kongsvinger), a former chief of top-level athletics Olympiatoppen
- Even Pellerud (born 1953 in Kongsvinger), a former football player with 180 club caps and coach
- Øivind Tomteberget (born 1953 in Kongsvinger), a retired football midfielder who played 660 games for Kongsvinger IL
- Espen Nystuen (born 1981 in Kongsvinger), a former footballer with over 300 club caps
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg, grew up in Kongsvinger), a footballer playing for Luxembourg.
- Ole Christian Veiby (born 1996 in Kongsvinger), a rally driver
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Kongsvinger has
- Arvika, Värmland County, Sweden
- Skive, Denmark
- Länsi-Suomi, Finland
In popular culture
Kongsvinger is referenced within the title (and indirectly within the lyrics) of the song "A Sentence Of Sorts In Kongsvinger" by the American rock band Of Montreal on the 2007 album Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?.
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External links
- Media related to Kongsvinger at Wikimedia Commons
- The dictionary definition of Kongsvinger at Wiktionary
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)
- Byen vår (cultural organisation) (in Norwegian)
- Glåmdalen local newspaper (in Norwegian)
- Go Norway Norwegian Tourism - Kongsvinger (in Norwegian)