Kongsvinger Municipality
Kongsvinger Municipality
Kongsvinger kommune | |
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View of the town (September 2009) | |
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Coat of arms | |
Innlandet within Norway | |
Kongsvinger within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates: 60°14′35″N 12°13′32″E / 60.24306°N 12.22556°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Glåmdal |
| Established | 7 February 1855 |
| • Preceded by | Vinger Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kongsvinger |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Elin Såheim Bjørkli (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,036.45 km2 (400.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 952.79 km2 (367.87 sq mi) |
| • Water | 83.66 km2 (32.30 sq mi) 8.1% |
| • Rank | #111 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 576.95 m (1,892.9 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 18,109 |
| • Rank | #73 in Norway |
| • Density | 17.5/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +1.3% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3401 |
| Website | Official website |
Kongsvinger (ⓘ) is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Glåmdal (or historically Vinger). The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger. Other settlements in the municipality include Austmarka, Brandval, Lundersæter, and Roverud.
The 1,036-square-kilometre (400 sq mi) municipality is the 111th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Kongsvinger Municipality is the 73rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 18,109. The municipality's population density is 17.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (45/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.3% over the previous 10-year period. Kongsvinger's eastern municipal boundary is the Norway–Sweden border.