Åsnes og Våler
Åsnes og Våler is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1849 until 1854 when it was divided into the present-day municipalities of Åsnes and Våler. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Flisa, where Åsnes Church was located.
Åsnes og Våler herred
Aasnes og Vaaler (historic spelling) | |
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 Hedmark within Norway | |
 Åsnes og Våler within Hedmark | |
| Coordinates: 60°38′2.91″N 11°54′42.93″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hedmark |
| District | Østerdalen |
| Established | 1849 |
| Disestablished | 1854 |
| Administrative centre | Flisa |
| Population (1854) | |
| • Total | 7,087 |
| Demonym(s) | Åsnessokning Vålsokning[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0425 |
| Preceded by | Hof in 1849 |
| Succeeded by | Åsnes and Våler in 1854 |
History
The municipality of Åsnes og Våler was established in 1849 when the municipality of Hof was divided (see formannskapsdistrikt law). Initially, Åsnes og Våler had a population of 7,087. In 1854, the municipality of Åsnes og Våler was divided to create two new municipalities: Åsnes with a population of 3,677 and Våler with a population of 3,410. Both municipalities still exist.[2]
References
- "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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