Innlandet is a county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (Jevnaker Municipality and Lunner Municipality were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken on the same date). The new county has an area of , making it the largest county in Norway after the division of the old Troms og Finnmark county in 2024.
The region was known as Opplandene or Opplanda since the middle ages. Historically part of Akershus, Oplandene County existed from 1757 to 1781, when it was divided into Christians County and Hedemarken County, also known as Western and Eastern Oplandene. In 1919 the two counties were renamed Oppland and Hedmark, and in 2020 they were again merged under the name Innlandet (with the exception of Jevnaker Municipality and Lunner Municipality, which went to the new county of Viken). This present name is a newly constructed name with no historical basis as a subdivision name and was recommended not to be used by the Norwegian Language Council. It translates to "The Inland". The county covers approximately 17% of the total area of the mainland area of Norway. It stretches from Akershus, Buskerud, and the Oslo region in the south to Trøndelag county in the north. In the northwest, the county borders Møre og Romsdal and the Vestland county in the west. To the east the county borders the Swedish counties of Jämtland, Värmland and Dalarna.
The northern and western areas of the county are dominated by the mountainous areas Rondane, Dovrefjell and Jotunheimen. The Galdhøpiggen mountain is located within the Innlandet part of Jotunheimen and at it is the tallest mountain in Norway. The eastern and southern areas of the county are mainly made up of forests and agricultural land. Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake, is located in the southern end of Innlandet, and Glomma the longest river in Norway also flows through the county.
Agriculture and forestry are two important industries in the county with approximately 20% of Norway's agricultural production and about 40% of timber.
The 1994 Winter Olympics were held at Lillehammer, the second-largest city in Innlandet county.
Municipalities
Innlandet County has a total of 46 municipalities:List of Norwegian municipality numbers (Norwegian)List of municipality numbers of Norway (English)
No. Municipality No. Name Former Municipality No. Former County 13428Alvdal0438 AlvdalHedmark 23431Dovre0511 DovreOppland 33416Eidskog0420 EidskogHedmark 43420Elverum0427 ElverumHedmark 53425Engerdal0434 EngerdalHedmark 63450Etnedal0541 EtnedalOppland 73429Folldal0439 FolldalHedmark 83441Gausdal0522 GausdalOppland 93407Gjøvik0502 GjøvikOppland 103446 Gran0534 GranOppland 113417 Grue0423 GrueHedmark 123403Hamar0403 HamarHedmark 133401Kongsvinger0402 KongsvingerHedmark 143432Lesja0512 LesjaOppland 153405Lillehammer0501 LillehammerOppland 163434 Lom0514 LomOppland 173412Løten0415 LøtenHedmark 183451Nord-Aurdal0542 Nord-AurdalOppland 193436Nord-Fron0516 Nord-FronOppland 203414Nord-Odal0418 Nord-OdalHedmark 213448 Nordre Land0538 Nordre LandOppland 223430 Os0441 OsHedmark 233424Rendalen0432 RendalenHedmark 243439Ringebu0520 RingebuOppland 253411Ringsaker0412 RingsakerHedmark 263437Sel0517 SelOppland 273433Skjåk0513 SkjåkOppland 283413Stange0417 StangeHedmark 293423Stor-Elvdal0430 Stor-ElvdalHedmark 303447 Søndre Land0536 Søndre LandOppland 313449Sør-Aurdal0540 Sør-AurdalOppland 323438Sør-Fron0519 Sør-FronOppland 333415Sør-Odal0419 Sør-OdalHedmark 343426 Tolga0436 TolgaHedmark 353421Trysil0428 TrysilHedmark 363427Tynset0437 TynsetHedmark 373454 Vang0545 VangOppland 383452 Vestre Slidre0543 Vestre SlidreOppland 393443 Vestre Toten0529 Vestre TotenOppland 403435Vågå0515 VågåOppland 413419 Våler0426 VålerHedmark 423442 Østre Toten0528 Østre TotenOppland 433440Øyer0521 ØyerOppland 443453 Øystre Slidre0544 Øystre SlidreOppland 453422Åmot0429 ÅmotHedmark 463418Åsnes0425 ÅsnesHedmark
Settlements
Most of the settlements in Innlandet are fairly small. As of 1 January 2020 Hamar is the largest with a population of 28,434. Lillehammer, Gjøvik, Elverum, Kongsvinger and Brumunddal are the only other cities with populations above 10,000. However, Raufoss, Moelv, Vinstra, Fagernes and Otta also have city status.
Churches and parishes
The Church of Norway Diocese of Hamar is composed of the entirety of Innlandet county plus Lunner Municipality in neighboring Akershus county.
Geography Mountains Galdhøpiggen Blåkampen Høgvagltindene Mjellknapp Røykeskardhøi Søndre Svarthåmåren Søndre Kjølhaugen Sørhellhøi Sørhellhøin Søverhøi Steinahøfjellet Svånåtindene, mountain range
Government
A county () is the chief local administrative area in Norway. The whole country is divided into 11 counties. A county is also an election area, with popular votes taking place every 4 years. In Innlandet, the government of the county is the Innlandet County Municipality. It includes 57 members who are elected to form a county council (). Heading the is the county mayor (). Since 2020, the Innlandet County Municipality has been led by Even Aleksander Hagen, the county mayor. The county also has a County Governor () who is the representative of the King and Government of Norway. Knut Storberget is the current County Governor of Innlandet. The offices for the county governor are located in Lillehammer.
See also Districts in Innlandet Former municipalities in Innlandet Lakes in Innlandet Rivers in Innlandet Towns and Cities in Innlandet Valleys in Innlandet Villages in Innlandet
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