Vang Municipality (Hedmark)
Vang Municipality
Vang kommune | |
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View of the local Vang Church | |
Hedmark within Norway | |
Vang within Hedmark | |
| Coordinates: 60°48′17″N 11°06′28″E / 60.8048°N 11.1078°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hedmark |
| District | Hedmarken |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1992 |
| • Succeeded by | Hamar Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Fredvang |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1988-1991) | Odd Aspeli (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 326.5 km2 (126.1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #264 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 931.67 m (3,056.7 ft) |
| Population (1991) | |
• Total | 9,103 |
| • Rank | #110 in Norway |
| • Density | 27.9/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +2.9% |
| Demonym | Vangssokning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0414 |
Vang is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 326.5-square-kilometre (126.1 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1992. The area is now part of Hamar Municipality in the traditional district of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality was at Fredvang. This site, however became part of the town of Hamar in 1946, so after that time, the municipal administration was actually located outside of Vang Municipality in the neighboring Hamar Municipality. The main church for the municipality was Vang Church in the village of Ridabu.
Prior to its dissolution in 1992, the 326.5-square-kilometre (126.1 sq mi) municipality was the 264th largest by area out of the 448 municipalities in Norway. Vang Municipality was the 110th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 9,103. The municipality's population density was 27.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (72/sq mi) and its population had increased by 2.9% over the previous 10-year period.
Gåsbu Ski Center lies in the Vang commons (a rural area in the northern part of the municipality). It has served as the backup venue for the Holmenkollrennene. This arena has been described as the cradle of all Nordic ski competition, with more than 112 years of international ski competition. The national cross-country skiing championship was last held here in 2002.