Rendal

Rendal is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 4,201-square-kilometre (1,622 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1880 when it was divided into Ytre Rendal and Øvre Rendal. The administrative centre was the village of Bergset where Øvre Rendal Church is located.

Rendal Municipality
Rendal herred
Hedmark within Norway
Rendal within Hedmark
Coordinates: 61°53′29″N 11°04′44″E
CountryNorway
CountyHedmark
DistrictØsterdalen
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1880
  Succeeded byYtre Rendal and
Øvre Rendal
Administrative centreBergset
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total4,201 km2 (1,622 sq mi)
Population
 (1880)
  Total3,529
  Density0.84/km2 (2.2/sq mi)
DemonymRendøl
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0432
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