Ytre Rendal

Ytre Rendal is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 1,350-square-kilometre (520 sq mi) municipality existed from 1880 until its dissolution in 1965 when it was merged with the neighboring municipality of Øvre Rendal to form the new Rendalen Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Otnes where Ytre Rendal Church is located.

Ytre Rendal Municipality
Ytre Rendal herred
Ytre Rendalen herred  (historic name)
View of the local Ytre Rendal Church
Hedmark within Norway
Ytre Rendal within Hedmark
Coordinates: 61°46′06″N 11°10′26″E
CountryNorway
CountyHedmark
DistrictØsterdalen
Established1 Jan 1880
  Preceded byRendal Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1965
  Succeeded byRendalen Municipality
Administrative centreOtnes
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total1,350 km2 (520 sq mi)
Population
 (1965)
  Total1,913
  Density1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi)
DemonymRendøl
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0432
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