Editing Østre Toten (section)

==General information==
[[File:Slagsvold ved Kraby på Østre Toten august 2018 02.jpg|thumb|left|Agricultural area in Østre Toten]]
[[File:Hoff Kirke, Østre Toten.jpg|thumb|left|[[Hoff Church]]]]
The parish of Østre Toten was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1875, there was a border change between [[Vestre Toten Municipality]] and Østre Toten Municipality. On 1 January 1896, a small area of Østre Toten (population: 49) was transferred to the neighboring [[Vardal|Vardal Municipality]]. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring [[Kolbu (municipality)|Kolbu Municipality]] (population: 2,909) was merged with Østre Toten to form a new, larger Østre Toten Municipality.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

===Etymology===
The municipality is named ''Østre Toten'' after the district of [[Toten]] ({{langx|non|Þótn}}). The name is identical with the word {{lang|non|Þótn}} which has an uncertain meaning, but it might be from the word {{lang|non|þóttr}} which means "the pleasant district" or "something one likes". The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Toten was divided into two parts (eastern and western) in 1825 and the first word, {{wikt-lang|no|østre}} was added to signify that this was the "eastern" part, thus the name was ''Østre Toten'' which means "(the) eastern (part of) Toten".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toten |url=https://snl.no/Toten |access-date=22 June 2015 |website=[[store norske leksikon|snl.no]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jJMOAAAAYAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt (anden halvdel) |date=1902 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=4-2 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=49 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> {{See also|Vestre Toten#Name}}

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 27 March 1987. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]], a potato plant [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|I grønt en sølv potetplante}}). This means the arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[potato plant]]. The potato plant has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The green color in the field symbolizes the importance of agriculture in the municipality and the potato was chosen since that is a particularly important crop that is grown in the municipality. The arms were designed by Arne Løvstand. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Østre_Toten |access-date=2023-04-23 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ostre Toten, Oppland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-05-28.html |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-03-27 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-03-27-215 |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has five parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Østre Toten. It is part of the [[Toten prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Hamar]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Østre Toten'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Balke||[[Balke Church]]||[[Skreia]]||1170
|-
|[[Totenviken Church]]||[[Totenvika]]||1896
|-
|rowspan="1"|Hoff||[[Hoff Church]]||[[Kraby]]||c. 1175
|-
|rowspan="1"|Kapp||[[Kapp Church]]||[[Kapp, Norway|Kapp]]||1939
|-
|rowspan="1"|Kolbu||[[Kolbu Church]]||[[Kolbu]]||1730
|-
|rowspan="1"|Nordlien||[[Nordlien Church]]||[[Nordlia]]||1901
|}