Vang, Hedmark
Vang is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 327-square-kilometre (126 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1992 when it became part of Hamar Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was at Fredvang. This site, however became part of the town of Hamar in 1946, so after that time, the municipal administration was actually located outside the municipal borders in the neighboring municipality. The main church for the municipality was Vang Church in the village of Ridabu.
Vang Municipality
Vang herred | |
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View of the local Vang Church | |
Hedmark within Norway | |
Vang within Hedmark | |
| Coordinates: 60°48′17″N 11°06′28″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hedmark |
| District | Hedmarken |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1992 |
| • Succeeded by | Hamar Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Ridabu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1988-1991) | Odd Aspeli (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 327 km2 (126 sq mi) |
| Population (1992) | |
| • Total | 9,103 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vangssokning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0414 |
Gåsbu Ski Center lies in Vang Almenning, and has served as the backup venue for the Holmenkollrennene. This arena has been described as the cradle of all Nordic ski competition, with more than 112 years of international ski competition. The national cross-country skiing championship was last held here in 2002.