Romedal Municipality
Romedal Municipality
Romedal herred | |
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View of the Romedal area | |
Hedmark within Norway | |
Romedal within Hedmark | |
| Coordinates: 60°44′14″N 11°17′29″E / 60.73715°N 11.29146°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hedmark |
| District | Hedemarken |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Stange Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Romedal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1948-1964) | Jens K. Nybruket (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 385.3 km2 (148.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #236 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 642.63 m (2,108.4 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 6,497 |
| • Rank | #125 in Norway |
| • Density | 16.9/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −1% |
| Demonym | Romedøl |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0416 |
Romedal is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 385-square-kilometre (149 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Stange Municipality in the traditional district of Hedmarken. The administrative centre was the village of Romedal where Romedal Church is located. Other villages in Romedal included Ilseng and Starhellinga. The municipality centered around the agriculture and forestry industries.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 385.3-square-kilometre (148.8 sq mi) municipality was the 236th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Romedal Municipality was the 125th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 6,497. The municipality's population density was 16.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (44/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 1% over the previous 10-year period.