Editing Alvdal (section)

==General information==
In 1864, the parish of ''Lille-Elvdal'' (later renamed "Alvdal") was separated from [[Tynset Municipality]] to become a separate municipality of its own. Initially, the new municipality had a population of 3,216. On 1 January 1914, the western part of Alvdal (population: 2,284) was separated to become the new [[Folldal Municipality]]. This left Alvdal with 2,135 residents.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

===Name===
The area was historically known as Elvdalen or Øvre Elvdalen ({{langx|non|(øfri) Elfardalr}}). The first element is {{wikt-lang|non|øfri}} meaning "upper", the next part is the [[genitive case]] of {{wikt-lang|non|elfr}} which means "[[river]]", and the last element is {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}} which means "[[valley]]" or "dale". Thus the name means "(upper) river [[valley]]", referring to the upper part of the [[Glåma]] river valley. When the municipality was established in 1864, it was named ''Lille Elvdalen'', which meant "Little" Elvdalen in order to distinguish it from the nearby [[Stor-Elvdal|Store Elvedalen]] municipality ("the large Elvedalen").<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SZMOAAAAYAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Hedmarkens amt |date=1900 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=3 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=376 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Alvdal'', to better represent the local pronunciation of the name.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057–1065}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 25 November 1988. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], two skis [[in bend]] issuant from base [[Sinister and dexter|sinister]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått to skrått framvoksende sølv ski}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of two diagonal [[ski]]s. The charge 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 design symbolizes the history and importance of [[skiing]] in the area. One of the oldest pairs of skis discovered by archeologists in Norway was found in Alvdal. The skis were dated to about 500 AD. The arms were designed by Helge Ness from Alvdal. 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=Alvdal |access-date=2023-04-27 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alvdal, Hedmark (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-04-38.html |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1988-11-25 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1988-11-25-955 |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alvdals kommunevåpen |url=https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/wiki/Alvdals_kommunev%C3%A5pen |access-date=2022-02-17 |website=LokalHistorieWiki.no}}</ref><ref name="snl" /> {{see also-text|the coats of arms of [[Skien#Coat of arms|Skien]] and [[Trysil#Coat of arms|Trysil]].}}

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Alvdal. It is part of the [[Nord-Østerdal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Hamar]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Alvdal'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Alvdal||[[Alvdal Church]]||[[Alvdal (village)|Alvdal]]||1861
|}