Tolga-Os Municipality
Tolga-Os Municipality
Tolga-Os kommune | |
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View of the village of Os | |
Hedmark within Norway | |
Tolga-Os within Hedmark | |
| Coordinates: 62°26′09″N 11°06′43″E / 62.4358°N 11.1120°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hedmark |
| District | Østerdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1966 |
| • Preceded by | Tolga Municipality and Os Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1976 |
| • Succeeded by | Tolga Municipality and Os Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Tolga |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1972-1975) | Lars Solbu (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 2,163.09 km2 (835.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,106 km2 (813 sq mi) |
| • Water | 57.09 km2 (22.04 sq mi) 2.6% |
| • Rank | #27 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,604.79 m (5,265.1 ft) |
| Population (1975) | |
• Total | 3,757 |
| • Rank | #254 in Norway |
| • Density | 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −5% |
| Demonyms | Tolging or Osing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0435 |
Tolga-Os is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 2,163-square-kilometre (835 sq mi) municipality existed from 1966 until its dissolution in 1976. The area is now part of Tolga Municipality and Os Municipality in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre was the village of Tolga. Other villages in the municipality included Dalsbygda, Hodalen, Narbuvoll, Os i Østerdalen, Tufsingdalen, Vingelen, and Øversjødalen.
Prior to its dissolution in 1976, the 2,163-square-kilometre (835 sq mi) municipality was the 27th largest by area out of the 460 municipalities in Norway. Tolga-Os Municipality was the 254th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,757. The municipality's population density was 1.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.4/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 5% over the previous 10-year period.