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Åmot

This article is about the municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. For other uses, see Åmot (disambiguation).

Åmot 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 Rena. Other villages in the municipality include Åsta, Osneset, and Snippen.[4]

Åmot Municipality
Åmot kommune
Municipality
Aamot herred  (historic name)
View of the Old Nordre Osen Church
View of the Old Nordre Osen Church
Flag of Åmot Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Åmot Municipality
Coat of arms
Innlandet within Norway
Innlandet within Norway
Åmot within Innlandet
Åmot within Innlandet
Coordinates: 61°8′47″N 11°24′57″E / 61.14639°N 11.41583°E / 61.14639; 11.41583
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictØsterdalen
Established1 January 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreRena
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Ole Erik Hørstad (H)
Area
 • Total
1,339.93 km2 (517.35 sq mi)
 • Land1,293.32 km2 (499.35 sq mi)
 • Water46.59 km2 (17.99 sq mi)  3.5%
 • Rank#72 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
4,213
 • Rank#197 in Norway
 • Density3.3/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −4%
DemonymÅmoting[1]
Official language
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 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC 01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3422[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

The 1,340-square-kilometre (520 sq mi) municipality is the 72nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Åmot is the 197th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,213. The municipality's population density is 3.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.5/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 4% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

General information

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Painting of Åmot from 1810
 
View of the centre of Rena
 
Bergerloftet museum

The parish of Aamot (later spelled Åmot) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1880, the Nordre Osen area of Trysil (population: 302) was transferred into Åmot municipality.[7]

Name

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Åmot farm (Old Norse: Ámót) since the first Åmot Church was built there. The first element is á which means "river". The last element is mót which means "meeting" or "joint". Thus the name means the meeting of the rivers; in this case it is referring to the confluence of the rivers Glomma and Rena.[8] On 21 December 1917, a royal resolution enacted the 1917 Norwegian language reforms. Prior to this change, the name was spelled Aamot with the digraph "Aa", and after this reform, the name was spelled Åmot, using the letter Å instead.[9][10]

Coat of arms

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The coat of arms was granted on 26 February 1988. The official blazon is "Vert, three axes palewise Or" (Norwegian: I grønt tre opprette gull økser, 2-1). This means the arms have a green field (background) and the charge is a set of three axes. 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 design symbolizes the importance and history of the logging industry in the area. For hundreds of years, forestry, together with agriculture, has been the most important source of income in the municipality. The ax that is in the design is called a running axe or narrow axe. It was used by log drivers when they had to chain logs together for transport. The arms were designed by John Digernes. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[11][12][13][14][15]

Churches

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The Church of Norway has three parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Åmot. It is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

Churches in Åmot
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Deset Deset Church Deset 1867
Nordre Osen Nordre Osen Church Osneset 1923
Old Nordre Osen Church Osneset 1777
Åmot Åmot Church Rena 1901

Education

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Åmot has four schools: Åmot Ungdomsskole (Åmot Lower secondary school), Rena Barneskole, Deset Oppvekstsenter, and Osen Oppvekstsenter.

Government

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Åmot 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.[16] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Østre Innlandet District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

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The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Åmot is made up of 19 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

Åmot kommunestyre 2023–2027 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 8
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
Total number of members:19
Åmot kommunestyre 2019–2023 [18]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
Total number of members:19
Åmot kommunestyre 2015–2019 [19][20]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 9
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
Total number of members:19
Åmot kommunestyre 2011–2015 [21]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:23
Åmot kommunestyre 2007–2011 [20]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:17
Åmot kommunestyre 2003–2007 [20]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 3
Total number of members:17
Åmot kommunestyre 1999–2003 [20]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 4
Total number of members:23
Åmot kommunestyre 1995–1999 [22]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 10
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 3
Total number of members:23
Åmot kommunestyre 1991–1995 [23]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 6
Total number of members:23
Åmot kommunestyre 1987–1991 [24]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Joint list of the Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) and the Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 6
Total number of members:23
Åmot kommunestyre 1983–1987 [25]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 5
Total number of members:23
Åmot kommunestyre 1979–1983 [26]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 5
Total number of members:23
Åmot kommunestyre 1975–1979 [27]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 6
Total number of members:23
Åmot kommunestyre 1971–1975 [28]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
 Socialist common list (Venstresosialistiske felleslister)6
Total number of members:23
Åmot kommunestyre 1967–1971 [29]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:23
Åmot kommunestyre 1963–1967 [30]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 6
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
Total number of members:23
Åmot herredsstyre 1959–1963 [31]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 8
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
Total number of members:23
Åmot herredsstyre 1955–1959 [32]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 9
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
Total number of members:23
Åmot herredsstyre 1951–1955 [33]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 8
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
Total number of members:20
Åmot herredsstyre 1947–1951 [34]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 7
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 5
Total number of members:20
Åmot herredsstyre 1945–1947 [35]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 9
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 4
Total number of members:20
Åmot herredsstyre 1937–1941* [36]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 7
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 5
Total number of members:20
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

Mayor

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Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Åmot by country of origin in 2017[37]
Ancestry Number
  Lithuania 60
  Poland 29
  Germany 28
  Eritrea 24
  Sweden 23

The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Åmot (incomplete list):

Geography

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Åmot is located in the east-central part of Innlandet county. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Rendalen, to the east by Trysil, to the south by Elverum, to the southwest by Hamar and Ringsaker, and in the west by Stor-Elvdal.

The Renaelva and Julussa rivers are both tributaries of the large river Glomma, all three of which flow through Åmot. The Kjøllsæter Bridge crosses the river Renaelva, just north of its confluence with the Julussa river. The Julussdalen valley follows the river Julussa through the municipality.

 
Vilhelm Uchermann

Notable people

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References

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