Brandval Municipality
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Brandval Municipality
Brandval herred | |
|---|---|
 View of the local Brandval Church | |
 Hedmark within Norway | |
 Brandval within Hedmark | |
| Coordinates: 60°19′N 12°02′E / 60.317°N 12.033°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hedmark |
| District | Solør |
| Established | 1 Jan 1867 |
| • Preceded by | Grue Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Kongsvinger Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Brandval |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1948–1963) | John Ruud |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 528.9 km2 (204.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #190 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 577 m (1,893 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 4,445 |
| • Rank | #197 in Norway |
| • Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  −5.5% |
| Demonym | Brandvalsokning[2] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0422[5] |
Brandval is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 529-square-kilometre (204 sq mi) municipality existed from 1867 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Kongsvinger Municipality in the traditional district of Solør. The administrative centre was the village of Brandval where Brandval Church is located. Other villages in the municipality included Lundersæter and Roverud.[6]
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 529-square-kilometre (204 sq mi) municipality was the 190th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Brandval Municipality was the 197th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 4,445. The municipality's population density was 8.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (22/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 5.5% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]
Name
Historically, Brandval was part of the large parish of Grue. On 1 January 1838, when municipalities were established in Norway, Brandval was part of Grue Municipality, making up the southern part of the municipality. On 1 January 1867, the Brandval area (population: 3,946) was separated from Grue to become the new Brandval Municipality. This left Grue Municipality with 6,464 residents. In 1941 a small part of Grue Municipality (population: 68) was transferred to Brandval Municipality.[9]
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, a large municipal merger took place which merged the following areas to form a new, larger Kongsvinger Municipality which had a total population of 12,990 residents.[9]
- Brandval Municipality (population: 4,384)
- Vinger Municipality (population: 6,257)
- the town of Kongsvinger (population: 2,349)
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Brandval farm (Old Norse: Brandváll) since the first Brandval Church was built there. The first element is brandr which means "fire" or "burning". The last element is váll which means "land that is cleared by burning". Thus the name likely refers to a forested area that was cleared by burning.[10]
Churches
The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Brandval Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Brandval prestegjeld and the Solør prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.[8]
| Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandval | Brandval Church | Brandval | 1651 |
| Lundersæter Chapel | Lundersæter | 1868 |
Geography
The municipality included the populated Glomma river valley in the west and the more sparsely populated Finnskogen forest area in the east. The highest point in the municipality was the 577-metre (1,893 ft) tall mountain Rafjellet, just south of the border with Grue Municipality.[1] Grue Municipality was located to the north, Sør-Odal Municipality was located to the west, and Vinger Municipality was located to the south. To the east of Brandval Municipality was Fryksände Municipality (present-day Torsby Municipality) in Sweden.
