Tolga, Norway
Tolga Municipality
Tolga kommune | |
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Tolgen herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 62°24′5″N 11°1′20″E / 62.40139°N 11.02222°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Innlandet |
District | Østerdalen |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1966 |
• Succeeded by | Tolga-Os Municipality |
Re-established | 1 Jan 1976 |
• Preceded by | Tolga-Os Municipality |
Administrative centre | Tolga |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019) | Bjørnar Tollan Jordet (SV) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,122.61 km2 (433.44 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,097.24 km2 (423.65 sq mi) |
• Water | 25.32 km2 (9.78 sq mi) 2.3% |
• Rank | #99 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,555 |
• Rank | #300 in Norway |
• Density | 1.4/km2 (4/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −7.5% |
Demonym | Tolging[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-3426[3] |
Website | Official website |
Tolga is a
The 1,123-square-kilometre (434 sq mi) municipality is the 99th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tolga is the 300th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,555. The municipality's population density is 1.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.6/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 7.5% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]
General information
The parish of Tolgen was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1911, the new municipality of Engerdal was established. The southeastern portion of Tolga (population: 201) was separated from Tolga and merged with portions of neighboring Øvre Rendal, Ytre Rendal, and Trysil to create this new municipality. On 1 July 1926, the northern parish of Os (population: 1,936) was separated to become the new municipality of Os. This left Tolga with 1,917 residents. In 1927, a small part of Tolga (population: 18) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of Os.[6]
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1966, the neighboring municipalities of Tolga (population: 1,944) and Os (population: 2,015) were merged to form the new municipality of Tolga-Os. This merger was not well received by the residents and soon after the merger, they began working towards separating once again. On 1 January 1976, the municipality of Tolga-Os was divided into the municipalities of Tolga (population: 1,865) and Os (population: 1,859), using their historic borders from before 1966.[6]
Name
The municipality (originally the
Coat of arms
The
Churches
The
Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
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Hodalen | Hodalen Church | Hodalen | 1934 |
Holøydalen | Holøydalen Church | Øversjødalen | 1908 |
Tolga | Tolga Church | Tolga | 1840 |
Vingelen | Vingelen Church | Vingelen | 1880 |
Government
Tolga Municipality is responsible for
Municipal council
The
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 7 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 15 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 5 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 15 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 15 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 15 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 8 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
Free Voters (Frie Velgere) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 15 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 6 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Free Voters (Frie Velgere) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 15 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 8 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 FFFF | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 10 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Free Voters (Frie Velgere) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 10 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Free Voters (Frie Velgere) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 6 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 10 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
Free Voters (Frie Velgere) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 19 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 11 | |
Free Voters (Frie Velgere) | 5 | |
Total number of members: | 19 | |
Note: On 1 January 1976, the municipality of Tolga-Os was divided into the two municipalities of Tolga and Os. |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 10 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 17 | |
Note: On 1 January 1966, the neighboring municipalities of Tolga and Os were merged to form the new municipality of Tolga-Os. |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 10 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 10 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 11 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 11 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 4 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 6 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 9 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 16 | |
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 Tolga:[32]
- 1838-1839: Svend Stenersen
- 1840-1843: John Simensen Grue
- 1843-1847: Thore N. Røe
- 1847-1855: John Simensen Grue
- 1855-1859: Thore N. Røe
- 1859-1863: John Simensen Grue
- 1863-1867: Thore N. Røe
- 1867-1879: J. Estensen
- 1879-1893: O.I. Strand
- 1893-1896: Elias Gjelten
- 1896-1899: Martinus Gjelten
- 1899-1902: Iver O. Sagbakken
- 1902-1908: Anders Urset
- 1908-1914: Iver O. Sagbakken
- 1914-1926: Tore Hummelvoll
- 1926-1931: Per Aaseng
- 1932-1934: O.I. Sagbakken
- 1935-1937: Embret Nygård
- 1938-1941: Nils Bakken
- 1941-1944: Lars Eide (NS)
- 1945-1945: Esten P. Moen[33]
- 1946-1948: Erling Aas-Eng, Sr. (Bp)[34]
- 1949-1951: Jon Hulbækdal
- 1952-1965: Erling Aas-Eng, Sr. (Bp)
- (1966-1975: Part of Tolga-Os Municipality)
- 1976–1985: Anders Johnsgård (Sp)
- 1985–1986: Jon Vingelen (Sp)
- 1986–1999: Lars Buttingsrud (Sp)
- 1999–2007: Marit Gilleberg (Ap)
- 2007–2011: Erling Aas-Eng (Sp)
- 2011–2019: Ragnhild Aashaug (Sp)
- 2019–present: Bjørnar Tollan Jordet (SV)
Geography
Tolga lies in the northeastern part of
Notable people
- Kaleb Nytrøen (1905 in Tolga – 1994), a police officer who helped develop the Norwegian Police Security Service
- Egil Storbekken (1911 in Tolga – 2002), a folk musician and composer
- Arnljot Eggen (1923 in Tolga – 2009), a journalist and teacher who wrote poetry, plays and children's books
- Olav Jordet (born 1939 in Tolga), a former Norwegian biathlete, bronze medallist at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and team silver medallist in the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Hans Fredrik Jacobsen (born 1954), a Norwegian musician and composer who is based in Tolga
- Tone Hulbækmo (born 1957 in Tolga), a Norwegian singer and musician
- NBC
- Hans Hulbækmo (born 1989 in Tolga), a composer and musician on drums and percussion
- Alf Hulbækmo (born 1992 in Tolga), a composer, singer, and musician on piano, keyboards, harmonica and saxophone
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External links
- The dictionary definition of Tolga at Wiktionary
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)
- Weather forecast for Haugan in Tolga