Gran Municipality

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Template:Audio is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hadeland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Jaren. Other villages in Gran include Bjoneroa, Brandbu, Egge, Gran, and Ringstad.

The Template:Convert municipality is the 148th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Gran Municipality is the 89th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 13,660. The municipality's population density is Template:Convert and its population has decreased by 0.1% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="ssb area">Template:Cite web</ref>

General information

Replica of Dynna Runestone at Hadeland Folkemuseum
The Sister Churches
Old Tingelstad Church

The prestegjeld of Gran was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1874, an unpopulated area of Gran Municipality was transferred to the neighboring Jevnaker Municipality. On 1 January 1897, the municipality was divided into two. The northern part of the municipality (population: 4,719) became the new Brandbu Municipality and the southern part of the municipality (population: 3,897) remained as Gran Municipality.<ref name="Dag">Template:Cite web</ref>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, the Furulund area of Gran Municipality on the west side of the lake Randsfjorden (population: 180) was transferred to the neighboring Jevnaker Municipality. Also on that date, the remaining part of Gran Municipality (population: 5,249) was merged with Brandbu Municipality (population: 6,477) to form a new, larger Gran Municipality. On 1 January 1964, the part of Gran Municipality located at the south end of the lake Einavatnet (population: 12) was transferred to the neighboring Vestre Toten Municipality.<ref name="Dag" />

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Gran farm (Template:Langx). The name is identical with the word Template:Wikt-lang which means "spruce tree".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 11 December 1987. The official blazon is "Gules, two piles reversed from each emerges a cross bottony Or" (Template:Langx). This means the arms have a red field (background) and the charge is two triangles stretching upwards with a bottony cross on the tip of each triangle. The charge has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The triangles and crosses were meant to represent the spires of the medieval Sister Churches which are located in the municipality. The arms were designed by Kari Ruud Flem from Jevnaker. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Churches

The Church of Norway has four parishes (Template:Lang) within Gran Municipality. It is part of the Hadeland og Land prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

Churches in Gran Municipality
Parish (Template:Lang) Church name Location of the church Year built
Bjoneroa Sørum Church Bjoneroa 1861
Brandbu Nes Church Røykenvik 1730
Gran/Tingelstad Grymyr Church Grymyr 2003
St. Mary's Church Granavollen c. 1150
St. Nicholas' Church Granavollen c. 1150
Tingelstad Church Tingelstad 1866
Old Tingelstad Church Tingelstad c. 1220
Moen/Ål Moen Church Jaren 1914
Ål Church Gran 1929

History

Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Gran by country of origin in 2015
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Granavollen is the site of the Sister Churches (Template:Langx). These two stone churches are from the Middle Ages and were constructed side by side. The smaller and older is the Mariakirke, a single nave church built in the Romanesque style, built sometime before 1150. The neighbouring Nikolaikirke is a three-aisled basilica, probably inspired by the construction of the St. Halvardskirke in Oslo. It was built sometime between 1150 and 1200. According to local folklore, the churches were built by two sisters. These two detested each other so much they could not share the same church. A more likely explanation however, is that the Mariakirke was built for the local congregation, while the Nikolaikirke was the main church for Hadeland parish. The Granavollen stone is located behind the Nikolaikirken.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>

The Old Tingelstad Church (Tingelstad St.Petri Kirke) is another medieval stone church. It is a Romanesque stone church, dated to the 12th century and dedicated to St.Peter. This church has survived even though it has not been in regular use for some 140 years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

This is also the location of Hadeland Folkemuseum with a collection of buildings from the area, farm implements, a grave mound from the Viking Age, and a replica of the 11th century Dynna Runestone (Dynnasteinen). It also holds an archive of photographs and documents.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Economy

In 2002, the economy of the municipality was Template:NOK in free income per inhabitant, and the net debt per inhabitant was Template:NOK (also municipal economy, not private). Health care spending represents about one-third of the total municipal budget, which is 7.5% higher than the average for Norway. The Norwegian National Road 4 runs through the most populated parts of Gran, bringing lots of transportation traffic.

Geography

View of Brandbukampen in Gran municipality

Gran Municipality is part of the Hadeland region. It is bordered to the north by Søndre Land Municipality and Vestre Toten Municipality (in Innlandet county), to the east by Hurdal Municipality and Nannestad Municipality (both in Akershus county), to the south by Lunner Municipality and Jevnaker Municipality (both in Akershus county), and to the west by Ringerike Municipality (in Buskerud county). There are several lakes in Gran Municipality including Øyangen, Randsfjorden, and Vestre Bjonevatnet. The highest point in the municipality is the Template:Convert tall mountain Lushaugen, located on the border with Hurdal Municipality.<ref name="elev" />

Government

Gran Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">Template:Cite SNL</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Vestoppland og Valdres District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

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Mayors

Template:Incomplete list The mayor (Template:Langx) of Gran Municipality is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position: Template:Div col

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Sister cities

Gran has sister city agreements with the following places:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Notable people

Kirsten Langbo, 1964

Sport

References

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