Stange

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Stange

is a municipality

Municipalities of Norway

||}Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called county , and 430 municipality . The capital city Oslo is considered both a county and a municipality....
in Hedmark

Hedmark

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering S?r-Tr?ndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of ?stlandet, the southeastern part of the country....
county

Counties of Norway

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, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
. It is part of the traditional region

Districts of Norway

Norway is divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties of Norway and municipalities of Norway....
of Hedmarken

Hedmarken

Hedmarken , but also called Hedemarken) is a Districts of Norway in the county of Hedmark in ?stlandet, consisting of the municipalities of Stange, Hamar, L?ten, and Ringsaker....
. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stangebyen.

municipality (originally the parish

Parish

A parish is a local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican, United Methodist, and Presbyterianism churches....
) is named after the old Stange farm (Old Norse

Old Norse

Old Norse is a North Germanic languages that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
: Stangir), since the first church was built here.

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Name

The municipality (originally the parish

Parish

Old Norse

Plural

Plural is a grammatical number, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers....
form of strong which means "bar, pole, rod". (The farm is lying on a long hill, and this is probably the background for the name.)

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms

Coat of arms

A coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person and used by them in a wide variety of ways....
is from modern times. They were granted on 20 June 1986. The arms show a silver-colored medieval plough called an ard on a green background. It symbolizes this historic importance of agriculture

Agriculture

Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
in the area; originally the growing of grains

Cereal

Cereals, or cereal grains, are mostly Poaceae cultivated for their edible brans or fruit seeds . Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more energy worldwide than any other type of crop; they are therefore staple foods....
and then later growing potato

Potato

The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial plant Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family. The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well....
es. The arms were designed by Arne Løvstad.

History

Archeological finds indicate agricultural settlements in the area well before the Viking Age

Viking Age

Viking Age is the term for the period in European history, especially Northern European and Scandinavian history, spanning the eighth to eleventh centuries....
. Since the shortest route from the south to Hamar

Hamar

is a List of cities in Norway and Municipalities of Norway in Hedmark Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Hedmarken....
went through the area, there have also been trade and hospitality there since time immemorial. Stange has its own historical association that publishes articles, short research topics, as well as authoritative works on the area's history.

Stange church is located here and it is one of the oldest medieval

Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
churches in Norway. It is mentioned in 1225 in Håkon Håkonsen

Haakon IV of Norway

Haakon Haakonsson , also called Haakon the Old, was List of Norwegian monarchs of Norway from 1217 to 1263. Under his rule, medieval Norway reached its peak....
's saga

Saga

Saga may refer to:...
.

The municipality of Stange was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt

Formannskapsdistrikt

Formannskaps-distrikt was the name for a Norway local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Charles XIV John of Sweden on 14 January 1837....
). The neighboring municipality of Romedal

Romedal

Romedal is a former municipality in Hedmark county, NorwayRomedal was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . It was merged with Stange January 1, 1964....
was merged with Stange on 1 January 1964.

Geography

The municipality is situated on the east side of the lake Mjøsa

Mjøsa

Mj?sa is Norway's largest lake, as well as the one of the List_of_lakes_in_Norway#Deepest_lakes in Norway and in Europe as a whole, after Hornindalsvatnet....
. It borders the municipalities of Hamar

Hamar

is a List of cities in Norway and Municipalities of Norway in Hedmark Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Hedmarken....
on the north; Løten

Løten

L?ten is a Municipalities of Norway in Hedmark Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of L?ten....
, Våler

Våler, Hedmark

V?ler is a Municipalities of Norway in Hedmark Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Sol?r. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of V?ler i Hedmark....
, and Åsnes

Åsnes

?snes is a Municipalities of Norway in Hedmark Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Sol?r. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Flisa, which is also the largest town in the municipality with around 2,100 people....
to the east; Nord-Odal

Nord-Odal

Nord-Odal is a Municipalities of Norway in Hedmark Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Odal, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sand, Hedmark....
to the south; and Eidsvoll

Eidsvoll

is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Romerike Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet....
to the west.

Stange consists of several areas that were previously distinct, including Vallset, Romedal

Romedal

Romedal is a former municipality in Hedmark county, NorwayRomedal was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . It was merged with Stange January 1, 1964....
, Espa, Åsbygda, Tangen, and Stange itself. The municipality can be roughly divided into two areas: the northern area, with rich and fertile agricultural land; and a southern area with craggy, forest

Forest

File:Stara planina suma.jpgA forest is an area with a high density of trees. There are many definitions of a forest, based on various criteria....
ed area (the Stange Commons

Stange Commons

Stange Commons is a municipal commons in the south of Stange municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. The common area stretched from tha lake Mj?sa eastward to the Districts of Norway of Odal, Norway ....
). As a result, the northern section is dominated by large, prosperous farms; the southern part by small, marginal farms.

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned

Town twinning

Town twinning, also known as sister cities, is a concept whereby towns or city in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links between their inhabitants....
with Stange: - Botkyrka

Botkyrka Municipality

Botkyrka Municipality is a municipalities of Sweden in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, not far from the capital Stockholm. Its seat is located in the town of Tumba, Sweden....
, Stockholm County

Stockholm County

Stockholm County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala County and S?dermanland County....
, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
- Brøndby, Region Hovedstaden

Region Hovedstaden

Region Hovedstaden is an administrative Regions of Denmark of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties of Denmark with five larger regions....
, Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
- Montalegre

Montalegre

Montalegre is a town and a Municipalities of Portugal in Portugal, located in the Vila Real district in the north of the country. The municipality has a total area of 805,8 km?, a total population of 12.150 inhabitants and is composed of 36 parishes....
, Região Norte

Norte, Portugal

Regi?o Norte , is a region in the northern part of Portugal. It is a land of dense vegetation and profound historic and cultural wealth. Its capital is the city of Porto....
, Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....

External links

from Statistics Norway
Statistics Norway

Statistics Norway is the Norway statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.Relying on a staff of about 1000, Statistics Norway releases more than 800 Norwegian statistical publications every year on its web site....