Trysil Municipality

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Trysil is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Innbygda. Other villages in the municipality include Nybergsund, Østby, Plassen, and Tørberget.<ref name="snl">Template:Cite SNL</ref>

The Template:Convert municipality is the 15th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Trysil Municipality is the 152nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,542. The municipality's population density is Template:Convert and its population has decreased by 0.8% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="ssb area">Template:Cite web</ref>

General information

On 1 January 1838, the prestegjeld of Trysil was established as a civil municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1880, the Osneset area in the western part of Trysil Municipality (population: 302) was transferred to the neighboring Åmot Municipality. On 1 January 1911, the northern part of the municipality (population: 291) was separated to join the new Engerdal Municipality. There were also some minor boundary adjustments west of the lake Osensjøen in 1943 and again in 1964 when some areas were transferred from Elverum Municipality to Trysil Municipality.<ref name="snl" /><ref name="Dag">Template:Cite book</ref>

Historically, the municipality was part of Hedmark county. On 1 January 2020, the municipality became a part of the newly-formed Innlandet county (after Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged).<ref>Template:Cite SNL</ref>

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Trysil farm which was most likely the original name of the current Template:Lang ("the vicarage"), where the first Trysil Church was built. The first element possibly comes from the name of a local river, Template:Lang. The meaning of the river name is unknown. The last element is Template:Lang which means "quiet stretch of a river". Prior to 1906, the name was spelled Template:Lang.<ref name="snl" /><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 21 October 1991. The official blazon is "Azure, two ski poles issuant from the base pointing up" (Template:Langx). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is two vertical ski poles pointing upwards. The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The design is meant to symbolize Trysil in the past, present, and future since skiing has long been an important way of transportation over the years (including the legend of Trysil-Knut), but has more recently become a major tourist attraction. The arms were designed by Bjørn Ellefsæter. 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> Template:See also

Churches

The Church of Norway has seven parishes (Template:Lang) within Trysil Municipality. It is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

**Churches in Trysil**
Parish (Template:Lang)	Church name	Location of the church	Year built
Ljørdalen	Ljørdalen Church	Ljørdalen	1872
Nordre Trysil	Nordre Trysil Church	Jordet	2000
Søre Trysil	Plassen Church	Plassen	1907
Søre Osen	Søre Osen Church	Søre Osen	1882
Trysil	Trysil Church	Innbygda	1861
Tørberget	Tørberget Church	Tørberget	1922
Østby	Østby Church	Østby	1940

History

Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Trysil by country of origin in 2017<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ancestry	Number
Template:Flag	180
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Template:Flag	28
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One of the first-known, organized ski races was held here 22 January 1862.<ref name="skimuseum1">Template:Cite web</ref> Roland Huntford, author of Two Planks and a Passion, describes this race as, "the first truly modern ski race."<ref name="skimuseum1" /> The famous Norwegian skier Halvard Morgedal won all the competitions that year. The Trysilgutten ski club, founded in 1861, is one of the world's oldest ski clubs. See also the Kiandra snow shoe club and Onion Valley snow shoe club.

The small village of Nybergsund was bombed by German aviators during World War II on 11 April 1940, when King Haakon VII and Crown Prince Olav were there.

Economy

Farming and logging are traditionally the most important occupations in the municipality, and there are many wood related industries. The Trysilelva river was the last river in Norway with traditional timber floating. There is extensive wildlife, including a large moose population.

Trysilfjellet is the largest winter sports centre in Norway with 65 prepared slopes.

Government

Trysil 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 Hedmarken og Østerdal District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

Mayors

The mayor (Template:Langx) of Trysil 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:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Div col

1838–1839: Paul Irgens Dybdahl
1839–1841: Arne Arnesen
1841–1843: Jo Jonsen Lunde
1843–1845: Paul D. Gleditsch
1845–1847: Halvor E. Lunde
1847–1853: Ole Nyhuus, Sr.
1853–1859: Halvor Strandvold
1859–1863: Ola Nyhuus, Jr.
1863–1867: Johan Landgraff
1867–1867: Albert Balchen
1867–1871: Erik Johnsen Kveen
1871–1875: Johan Landgraff
1875–1879: Hans Nysæter
1879–1881: Johan Rønningen (V)
1881–1889: Per Galaasen (V)
1889–1891: Johan Rønningen (V)
1891–1893: Bernhard Holt (V)
1893–1895: Otto Rundfloen (V)
1895–1898: Johan Rønningen (V)
1899–1901: Bernhard Holt (V)
1902–1904: Martin Nyhuus (V)
1905–1919: Halvor Lunde (ArbDem)
1920–1922: Kristian Ingmar Moe (Ap)
1923–1925: John G. Østby (V)
1926–1931: August Aastad (Ap)
1932–1934: John G. Østby (V)
1935–1937: August Aastad (Ap)
1938–1940: Harald Løbak (Ap)
1941–1945: Harald Lunde (NS)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1945–1955: Harald Løbak (Ap)
1956–1963: Engebret Sørli (Ap)
1964–1971: Harald Berget (Ap)
1972–1999: Arvid Nyberg<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (Ap)
1999–2015: Ole Martin Norderhaug (Ap)
2015–2023: Erik Sletten (Sp)
2023–present: Turid Backe-Viken (Ap)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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Geography

Trysil is bordered in the north by Engerdal Municipality and Rendalen Municipality, in the west by Åmot Municipality, and in the southwest by Elverum Municipality and Våler Municipality. The eastern border of the municipality is bordered in the north, east and south by Sweden. The main village in Trysil is Innbygda, which often is referred to as Trysil. The highest point in the municipality is the Template:Convert tall mountain Tverrfjellet, located on the northern border with Engerdal Municipality.<ref name="elev" />

Climate

Trysil has a boreal climate (subarctic climate) (Köppen Dfc) with cold winters and warm summers. Due to its inland location, Trysil has comfortably warm summer highs, but colder winters than most other populated places in Southern Norway. Winter temperatures are often lower in Trysil than they are in coastal areas of Northern Norway above the Arctic Circle.

Mean temperature in January is Template:Convert and in July Template:Convert. The all-time highest temperature is Template:Convert recorded 26 July 2008. On 2 March 2005 a low of Template:Convert was recorded, and 13 February 2011 saw a low of Template:Convert. Late winter and spring is the driest season while late summer and autumn is wettest season. The weather station started operating in 1993 and is located near Mosanden Næringspark, about Template:Convert south of Innbygda.

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Nature

Trysil is a great place to explore the Norwegian nature and participating in various outdoor activities like guided trips, river fishing, dog sledge driving, elk safari, night photography, stargazing. This includes a mountain at Norway's largest ski resort, which offers many of the country's most widely acclaimed downhill and slalom slopes.

Notable people

Axel Smith (1744–1823), a priest and topographer
Haakon Nyhuus (1866–1913), a librarian and encyclopedist
Sven Moren (1871–1938), a farmer, poet, playwright, children's writer and politician
Olaf L. Olsen (1881–1958), an American legislator and politician
Halvor Floden (1884–1956), a schoolteacher, children's writer, novelist, poet and playwright
Einar Skjæraasen (1900–1966), an author, poet and political candidate
Halldis Moren Vesaas (1907–1995), a poet, translator and writer of children's books
Sigmund Moren (1913–1996), a philologist, literary critic, theatre critic and children's writer
Tormod Haugen (1945–2008), a writer of children's books and translator, winner of the H.C. Andersen prize
Jan Axel Blomberg (born 1969), a heavy metal drummer, stage name Hellhammer

Sport

Karl Magnus Satre (1904–1955) & Paul Ottar Satre (1908–1984), a pair of American ski jumpers and cross-country skiers who competed for the US at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Kåre Hatten (1908–1983), a cross-country skier, lumberjack and farmer; competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics
Hallgeir Brenden (1929–2007), a cross-country skier and steeplechase runner, twice individual gold medallist at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics and twice team silver medallist at the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics
Johan Sætre (born 1952), a former ski jumper; participated in the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics
Arnfinn Engerbakk (born 1964), a footballer who played 12 seasons in Eliteserien for Kongsvinger; capped four times for Norway
Anita Moen (born 1967), a cross-country skier; five time medalist at the Winter Olympics, three silvers in 1994, 1998, 2002 and two bronzes in 1998 & 2002
Jarl-André Storbæk (born 1978), a footballer who played 11 seasons in Eliteserien (league champion in 2013); capped 17 times for Norway
Håvard Storbæk (born 1986), a footballer who played 10 seasons in Eliteserien for three different clubs; cousin of Jarl-André Storbæk
Kim-Rune Hansen (born 1988), a professional snowboarder for Burton Snowboards

Sister cities

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

Template:Flagicon Sweden: Kil in Värmland County
Template:Flagicon Finland: Laihia in Länsi-Suomi

Media gallery

Aurora Borealis in Trysil
Milky Way galaxy in Trysil
The rare conjunction of Venus, Jupiter created stunning night skies in Trysil
Aurora Borealis in Trysil

References

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External links

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