Stange

Stangeⓘ is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stangebyen. Other villages include Bekkelaget, Espa, Bottenfjellet, Ilseng, Ottestad, Sandvika, Sinnerud, Starhellinga, Tangen, and Romedal.

This article is about the municipality in Innlandet, Norway. For other uses, see Stange (disambiguation).
Stange kommune
Municipality
View of the village of Stangebyen
View of the village of Stangebyen
Flag of Stange kommune
Flag
Coat of arms of Stange kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Stange kommune
Innlandet within
Norway
Stange within Innlandet
Stange within Innlandet
Coordinates: 60°42′57″N 11°11′25″E
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictHedmarken
Established1 January 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreStangebyen
Government
 • Mayor (2022)Bjarne Christiansen (Ap)
Area
 • Total724.28 km2 (279.65 sq mi)
 • Land640.98 km2 (247.48 sq mi)
 • Water83.30 km2 (32.16 sq mi)  11.5%
 • Rank#157 in Norway
Population
 (2022)
 • Total21,156
 • Rank#59 in Norway
 • Density33/km2 (90/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +10.2%
DemonymStangesokning[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3413
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

The 724-square-kilometre (280 sq mi) municipality is the 157th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Stange is the 59th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 21,156. The municipality's population density is 33 inhabitants per square kilometre (85/sq mi) and its population has increased by 10.2% over the previous 10-year period.[3][4]

General information
Stange Church
Romedal Church
Just a few kilometers away, the craggy, forested side of Stange

The parish of Stange was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Romedal (population: 6,441) and Stange (population: 9,734) were merged to form a new, larger municipality of Stange with a population of 16,175 residents. On 13 July 1956, a small part of the municipality of Vang (population: 24) was transferred to Stange municipality.[5]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Stange farm (Old Norse: Stangir) since the first Stange Church was built there. The name is the plural form of stǫng which means "bar", "pole", or "rod". (The farm is lying on a long hill, and this is probably the background for the name.)[6]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 20 June 1986. The official blazon is "Vert, a plough argent" (Norwegian: I grønt en sølv ard). This means the arms have a green field (background) and the charge is a medieval plough called an ard. The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The design symbolizes this historic importance of agriculture in the area; originally the growing of grains and then later growing potatoes. The arms were designed by Arne Løvstad. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[7][8][9][10]

Churches

The Church of Norway has five parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Stange. It is part of the Hamar domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

Churches in Stange
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
OttestadOttestad ChurchOttestad1731
RomedalRomedal ChurchRomedal1887
StangeStange ChurchStangebyenc. 1250
TangenStrandlykkja ChurchStrandlykkja1915
Tangen ChurchTangen1861
VallsetVallset ChurchVallset1850

Media

The newspaper Stangeavisa has been published in Stange since 2004.[11]

History

Archeological finds indicate agricultural settlements in the area well before the Viking Age. Since the shortest route from the south to Hamar went through the area, there have also been trade and hospitality there since time immemorial. Stange has its own historical association that publishes articles, short research topics, as well as authoritative works on the area's history.

Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Stange by country of origin in 2017[12]
AncestryNumber
 Poland243
 Eritrea182
 Germany134
 Sweden99
 Afghanistan97
 Somalia92
 Lithuania91
 Kosovo79
 Vietnam68
 Thailand66

Stange Church is located in Stangebyen. The church is mentioned in 1225 in Håkon Håkonsen's saga and the current church building was constructed around the year 1250.

The Atlungstad Distillery was established in Stange in 1855.

Geography

The municipality is situated on the east side of the lake Mjøsa. It borders the municipalities of Hamar on the north; Løten, Våler, and Åsnes to the east; Nord-Odal to the south; and Eidsvoll to the west.

The municipality can be roughly divided into two areas: the northern area, with rich and fertile agricultural land; and a southern area with craggy, forested area (the Stange Commons). As a result, the northern section is dominated by large, prosperous farms; the southern part by small, marginal farms. The rivers Lageråa and Svartelva both run through the municipality.

Government

All municipalities in Norway are 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.[13] The municipality falls under the Østre Innlandet District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Stange is made up of 35 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Stange kommunestyre 2020–2023 [14]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Red Party (Rødt) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 9
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
 Environment list Ottestad (Nærmiljølista Ottestad)3
 Local list in Stange (Bygdelista i Stange)1
Total number of members:35
Stange kommunestyre 2016–2019 [15][16]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 16
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
 Local list in Stange (Bygdelista i Stange)2
Total number of members:35
Stange kommunestyre 2012–2015 [17]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 18
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
 Local list for Stange (Bygdelista for Stange)1
Total number of members:35
Stange kommunestyre 2008–2011 [16]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 14
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
 Local list for Stange (Bygdelista for Stange)2
Total number of members:35
Stange kommunestyre 2004–2007 [16]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 18
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 5
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 6
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
 Local list for Stange (Bygdelista for Stange)2
Total number of members:43
Stange kommunestyre 2000–2003 [16]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 20
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
 Local list for Stange (Bygdelista for Stange)4
Total number of members:43
Stange kommunestyre 1996–1999 [18]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 23
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 4
Total number of members:43
Stange kommunestyre 1992–1995 [19]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 28
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 11
Total number of members:55
Stange kommunestyre 1988–1991 [20]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 37
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 4
Total number of members:55
Stange kommunestyre 1984–1987 [21]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 37
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 4
Total number of members:55
Stange kommunestyre 1980–1983 [22]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 36
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 3
Total number of members:55
Stange kommunestyre 1976–1979 [23]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 36
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 4
Total number of members:55
Stange kommunestyre 1972–1975 [24]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 37
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:55
Stange kommunestyre 1968–1971 [25]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 37
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:55
Stange kommunestyre 1964–1967 [26]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 37
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 6
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 2
Total number of members:55
Stange herredsstyre 1960–1963 [27]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 24
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
Total number of members:33
Stange herredsstyre 1956–1959 [28]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 24
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
Total number of members:33
Stange herredsstyre 1952–1955 [29]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 22
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
Total number of members:32
Stange herredsstyre 1948–1951 [30]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 22
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 7
Total number of members:32
Stange herredsstyre 1945–1947 [31]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 18
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 5
Total number of members:28
Stange herredsstyre 1938–1940* [32]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 21
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
Total number of members:28
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.

Mayors

The mayors of Stange:[33]

  • 1838–1840: Michel Andersen Saxlund
  • 1841–1842: Even Christensen Ringnes
  • 1843–1846: Ole Erichsen Frostad
  • 1847–1848: Martinus Hansen Lalum
  • 1849–1850: Severin Michelsen Saxlund
  • 1851–1854: Martinus Hansen Lalum
  • 1855–1856: Ole Nilsen
  • 1857–1859: Iver Jonsen Grimerud
  • 1859–1866: Severin Michelsen Saxlund
  • 1867–1870: Mons Olsen Hosmestad
  • 1871–1874: Anders Christophersen Musli
  • 1875–1882: Ludvig Anton Øwre
  • 1883-1884: Ole Nilsen Ringens
  • 1885-1888: Jakob Christophersen Gaustad
  • 1888-1888: Lars Christiansen Schjerden
  • 1889-1892: Jakob Christophersen Gaustad
  • 1893–1898: Carl Wedel-Jarlsberg
  • 1899-1901: Ole Nilsen Ringens
  • 1902-1904: O. Rostad
  • 1905-1907: Frantz Blehr
  • 1908–1916: Hans Helmersen Sørholte
  • 1917-1917: M. Hestnes
  • 1918–1919: Albert Sørlie
  • 1920–1922: Ebbe Carsten Morten Astrup
  • 1923-1926: Martin Hestnæs (Ap)
  • 1926–1941: Kristian Fjeld (Ap)
  • 1941-1942: Ottar Opsand (NS)
  • 1943-1945: E. Wollebæk (NS)
  • 1945–1945: Kristian Fjeld (Ap)
  • 1946–1951: Christian Stensbak (Ap)
  • 1952–1976: Arnljot Johnstad (Ap)
  • 1977–1983: Jens K. Nybruket (Ap)
  • 1984–2007: Jan Tyriberget (Ap)
  • 2007–2022: Nils A. Røhne (Ap)
  • 2022–present: Bjarne H. Christiansen (Ap)

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway

Stange has sister city agreements with the following places:[34]

Notable people
Otto Albert Blehr, 1917
Odvar Nordli, 1976

Sport

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