Sør-Odal
Sør-Odal Municipality
Sør-Odal kommune | |
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Glomma River in Skarnes | |
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Area | |
• Total | 516.74 km2 (199.51 sq mi) |
• Land | 479.04 km2 (184.96 sq mi) |
• Water | 37.70 km2 (14.56 sq mi) 7.3% |
• Rank | #207 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 8,069 |
• Rank | #132 in Norway |
• Density | 16.8/km2 (44/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +3.4% |
Demonym | Sør-ødøling[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-3415[3] |
Website | Official website |
Sør-Odal is a
The 517-square-kilometre (200 sq mi) municipality is the 207th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sør-Odal is the 132nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,069. The municipality's population density is 16.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (44/sq mi) and its population has increased by 3.4% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]
General information
The parish of Søndre Odalen was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The borders of the municipality have not changed since that time.[6]
Name
The municipality was originally named Søndre Odalen (later Sør-Odal), after the valley in which it is located. The first element in the name is the word
Coat of arms
The
Churches
The
Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
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Oppstad | Oppstad Church | Oppstad | 1725 |
Strøm | Strøm Church | Strøm | 1857 |
Ullern | Ullern Church | Ullern | 1868 |
Geography
The municipality is a rural area in the
Government
Sør-Odal Municipality is responsible for
Municipal council
The
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 6 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
Industry and Business Party (Industri‑ og Næringspartiet) | 2 | |
Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) | 2 | |
Red Party (Rødt) |
2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Sør-Odal Local List (Sør-Odal Bygdeliste) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 27 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) | 1 | |
Red Party (Rødt) |
1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Sør-Odal Local list (Sør-Odal Bygdeliste) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 27 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 11 | |
Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Sør-Odal Local list (Sør-Odal Bygdeliste) | 5 | |
Total number of members: | 27 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 7 | |
Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 27 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 15 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 27 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 17 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 27 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 17 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 27 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
Sør-Odal local list (Sør-Odal bygdeliste) | 7 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 19 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 4 | |
Cross-party local list (Tverrpolitisk Bygdeliste) | 5 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 22 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 24 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 22 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 22 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 24 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 24 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 23 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 22 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 22 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 33 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 21 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 5 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 32 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 21 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 6 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 3 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 32 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 21 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 7 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 32 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 25 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 32 | |
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. |
Mayors
The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Sør-Odal (incomplete list):
Economy
Ancestry | Number |
---|---|
Poland | 101 |
Sweden | 49 |
Thailand | 46 |
Eritrea | 45 |
Lithuania | 37 |
Germany | 37 |
Romania | 34 |
Denmark | 22 |
The economy is based on a mix of
Notable people
- Hans Glad Bloch (1791 in Sør-Odal – 1865), a Norwegian military officer and government official
- Peder Sather (1810 in Odal – 1886), an American banker and philanthropist; eponym of the Sather Tower & Sather Gate at UC Berkeley
- Magnhild Haalke (1885–1984), a Norwegian novelist and teacher for 30 years in Sør-Odal
- Kåre Tveter (1922 in Sør-Odal – 2012), a Norwegian painter and illustrator
- Ole A. Stang Jr. (1923 in Sør-Odal – 1998), a businessman who owned and ran Maarud AS
- Øystein Sunde (born 1947), a folk singer, guitarist, and songwriter who was brought up in Skarnes
- Martin Linnes (born 1991 in Sander), a footballer with over 240 club caps and 27 for Norway
- Kent Håvard Eriksen (born 1991 in Skarnes), a footballer with over 250 club caps
- Magnus Gullerud (born 1991 in Skarnes), a handball player for Kolstad Håndball and the Norwegian national team.
Sister cities
Sør-Odal has
- Länsi-Suomi, Finland
Media gallery
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Ulleren kirke
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Oppstadåa i Sør-Odal
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Sør-Odal
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Maarud Airport
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External links
- Media related to Sør-Odal at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)