Furnes Municipality
Furnes Municipality
Furnes herred | |
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View of the Myrvoll farm in Furnes | |
Hedmark within Norway | |
Furnes within Hedmark | |
| Coordinates: 60°50′30″N 11°01′19″E / 60.841565°N 11.0218620°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hedmark |
| District | Hedmarken |
| Established | 1891 |
| • Preceded by | Vang Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Ringsaker Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Furnes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1959–1963) | Peder Esbjørnsen (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 370 km2 (140 sq mi) |
| • Land | 200.5 km2 (77.4 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 950 m (3,120 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 7,169 |
| • Rank | #111 in Norway |
| • Density | 35.8/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +17.6% |
| Demonym | Furnesing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0413 |
Furnes is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 200.5-square-kilometre (77.4 sq mi) municipality existed from 1891 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Ringsaker Municipality in the traditional district of Hedmarken. The administrative centre was the village of Furnes where the Furnes Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 200.5-square-kilometre (77.4 sq mi) municipality was the 370th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Furnes Municipality was the 111th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 7,169. The municipality's population density was 35.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (93/sq mi) and its population had increased by 17.6% over the previous 10-year period.