Vinger

Vinger is a traditional district and a former municipality in Hedmark, Norway. It was formed in 1837.

February 7, 1855 Kongsvinger was separated from Vinger to form a distinct municipality. After this partition Vinger had a population of 10 947 whereas Kongsvinger had 472. In 1864 Eidskog was separated from Vinger, resulting in a population of 6 226. January 1, 1876 a part of Vinger containing 209 inhabitants was transferred to Kongsvinger.

On January 1, 1964 Vinger finally ceased to exist as it, together with Brandval, was merged with Kongsvinger municipality. As this took place Vinger had a population of 6 257.

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