Rendalen
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| County | Hedmark | |
| District | Østerdalen | |
| Municipality | ||
| Administrative centre | Bergset | |
| Mayor (2003) | Erling Myhre (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 3,180 Square kilometre>km² 3,061 km² 0.98 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2004>2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 332 2,146 0.05 % -11.8 % 1/km² | |
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| [www.rendalen.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
Geography
Rendalen is bordered on the northwest by Alvdal and Tynset, in the north by Tolga, in the east by Engerdal, in the south by Trysil and Åmot, and in the west by Stor-Elvdal.Rendalen municipality encompasses most of the Rendalen valley, a side valley of the Østerdalen. In addition the municipality encompasses the northern part of Storsjøen, a mountainous area in the east of Rendalen and a small part of Østerdalen itself.
The municipality, at 3,180 km², is the largest in southern Norway.
History
The municipality was created as Rendal formannskapsdistrikt i 1837. In 1880 Rendal had a population of 3 529.The same year Rendal was split in two, to create the municipalities of Ytre- and Øvre Rendal. The two were reunited on January 1 1965 and took the name Rendalen.
Economy
The primary occupations are in farming and lumbering, but tourism is also important. The Renåfjellet mountain area provides for excellent alpine hiking.
| Municipalities of Hedmark |
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| Alvdal | Eidskog | Elverum | Engerdal | Folldal | Grue | Hamar | Kongsvinger | Løten | Nord-Odal | Os | Rendalen | Ringsaker | Stange | Stor-Elvdal | Sør-Odal | Tolga | Trysil | Tynset | Våler | Åmot | Åsnes | |
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