Romedal

Romedal is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 385-square-kilometre (149 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964 when it became part of Stange Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Romedal where Romedal Church is located. Other villages in Romedal included Ilseng and Starhellinga. The municipality centered around the agriculture and forestry industries.

This article is about the former municipality in Norway (1838-1964). For the village in Stange, Norway, see Romedal (village).
Romedal Municipality
Romedal herred
Former municipality
View of the Romedal area
Hedmark within Norway
Romedal within Hedmark
Coordinates: 60°44′14″N 11°17′29″E
CountryNorway
CountyHedmark
DistrictHedemarken
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byStange Municipality
Administrative centreRomedal
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Land385 km2 (149 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total6,441
DemonymRomedøl
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0416
Data from Statistics Norway
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