Trysil
| Trysil kommune | |||
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| Coordinates (city): 61°18′36″N 12°18′54″E / 61.31°N 12.315°E / 61.31; 12.315Coordinates: 61°18′36″N 12°18′54″E / 61.31°N 12.315°E / 61.31; 12.315 | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hedmark | ||
| District | Østerdalen | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0428 | ||
| Administrative centre | Innbygda | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Ole Martin Norderhaug (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 13 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 3,014 km2 (1,163.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 2,940 km2 (1,135.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 6,955 | ||
| - Density | 2/km2 (5.2/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -4.6 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 141 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Norwegian demonym | Trysling[1] | ||
| Website | www.trysil.kommune.no | ||
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Trysil is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Innbygda. The municipality of Trysil was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
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General information
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is probably named after an old farm - and this was most likely the original name of Prestgarden ("the vicarage"), where the first church was built. The meaning of the first element is unknown (maybe an old river name), the last element is sil which means "quiet stretch of a river". Prior to 1906, the name was spelled "Tryssil".[2]
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 21 October 1991. The arms show two silver ski poles on a blue background. It is meant to symbolize Trysil in the past, present, and future. It was designed by Bjørn Ellefsæter.[3]
History
The world’s first official skiing competition was held here in 1855. 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.
A small village in Trysil, 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 elk population.
Trysilfjellet is the largest winter sports centre in Norway with 65 prepared slopes.
Geography
Trysil is bordered in the north by the municipalities of Engerdal and Rendalen, in the west by Åmot, and in the southwest by Elverum and Våler. 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.
Notable residents
- Jan Axel Blomberg, a.k.a. Hellhammer, drummer for the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem
- Hallgeir Brenden, skier
- Halvor Floden, children's writer
- Tormod Haugen, children's writer author and winner of the H.C. Andersen prize
- Sigmund Løvåsen, author, and winner of the Tarjei Vesaas Prize in 2003
- Anita Moen, skier
- Sven Moren, author
- Halvard Morgedal, winner of the first official ski competition in 1855
- Gjermund Muruåsen, skier
- Einar Skjæraasen, author
- Axel Smith, priest and topographer
- Johan Sætre, ski jumper
- Trysil-Knut, a character of saga, with unique qualities as a skier
- Halldis Moren Vesaas, author
- Jarl-André Storbæk, footballplayer for Vålerenga
- Håvard Storbæk, fotballplayer for Odd Grenland
Nature
Trysil is a great place to explore the Norwegian nature, and have various different outdoor activities including a mountain with Norway's largest ski resort, which offer some of Norway's absolute best downhill and slalom slops.
Sister cities
The following cities are twinned with Trysil:[4]
- Holbæk, Region Sjælland, Denmark
- Kil, Värmland County, Sweden
- Laihia, Länsi-Suomi, Finland
References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskriving_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1900). Norske gaardnavne: Hedmarkens amt (3 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 329. http://books.google.com/books?id=SZMOAAAAYAAJ. (Norwegian)
- ^ "Kommunevåpen". Trysil kommune. http://www.trysil.kommune.no/Modules/theme.aspx?Category.ID=4784&ObjectType=Article&ElementID=7021&Category.Name=%22Kommunev%C3%A5pen%22. Retrieved 2008-12-30. (Norwegian)
- ^ "Vennskapskommuner". Trysil kommune. http://www.trysil.kommune.no/Modules/theme.aspx?Category.ID=3138&ObjectType=Article&ElementID=6653&Category.Name=%22Vennskapskommuner%22. Retrieved 2008-12-30. (Norwegian)
External links
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Look up Trysil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
- Municipal website (Norwegian)
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