Vinger Municipality
Vinger Municipality
Vinger herred | |
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View of Vinger Church | |
Hedmark within Norway | |
Vinger within Hedmark | |
| Coordinates: 60°11′42″N 12°00′38″E / 60.19488°N 12.01049°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hedmark |
| District | Vinger |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Kongsvinger Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kongsvinger |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1952–1963) | Einar Tjernsberg |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 499.2 km2 (192.7 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #201 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 6,228 |
| • Rank | #132 in Norway |
| • Density | 12.5/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +7.8% |
| Demonym | Vingersokning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0421 |
Vinger is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 499-square-kilometre (193 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Kongsvinger Municipality in the traditional district of Vinger in the southern part of the county, along the border with Sweden. The administrative centre of Vinger was located in the town of Kongsvinger where Vinger Church is located (the town was not actually part of the municipality, but this was where the councils met). Some villages in Vinger included Granli, Austmarka, and Skinnarbøl
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 499.2-square-kilometre (192.7 sq mi) municipality was the 201st largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Vinger Municipality was the 132nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 6,228. The municipality's population density was 12.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (32/sq mi) and its population had increased by 7.8% over the previous 10-year period.