Editing Eidsvoll (section)

==General information==

===Etymology===
The first element is the [[genitive case]] of the word ''eid'' ([[Old Norse]]: ''eið'') and the last element is ''voll'' (Old Norse: ''vǫllr'') which means "[[meadow]]" or "[[field (agriculture)|field]]". The meaning of the word ''eid'' in this case is "a road passing around a waterfall". People from the districts around the lake ([[Mjøsa]]) who were sailing down the river [[Vorma]], and people from Romerike sailing up the same river, both had to enter this area by passing the [[Sundfossen]] [[waterfall]]. Because of this, the site became an important meeting place long before the introduction of [[Christianity]]. Prior to 1918, the name was spelled "Eidsvold". The town of [[Eidsvold, Queensland|Eidsvold]] in [[Queensland]], Australia and [[Eidsvold Township, Lyon County, Minnesota]], United States still use this old spelling.
[[File:Eidsvoll(01).JPG|thumb|left|Eidsvoll Church]]

===Eidsvoll Church=== 
[[Eidsvoll Church]] (''Eidsvoll Kirke'') is a [[cruciform]] church from approx 1200. It is part of the Norwegian Church and belongs to Øvre Romerike deanery in the [[Diocese of Borg]]. The Romanesque building is in stone.  Eidsvoll church is repeatedly burned and rebuilt. The old church records were lost in a fire. The altarpiece in Eidsvoll church is from 1765. It is a wooden structure with three floors, decreasing towards the top, where each floor concludes with gilded pilasters with capitals and rococo decor on each side of a painting. The altarpiece was restored after a fire in 1883, the next restoration occurred in 1915 and a third restoration occurred late 1960s. Access to the church is a well traveled tourist destination is via Rv181 and Fv502 / Rv177. Pilegrimsleden goes through Eidsvoll. Eidsvoll church is one of the more prominent stops along the path, which was officially opened on 16 June 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.norgeskirker.no/wiki/Eidsvoll_kirke|title= Eidsvoll kirke|publisher= Norges Kirker|author= Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie|access-date= October 1, 2016|archive-date= March 24, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160324041653/http://norgeskirker.no/wiki/Eidsvoll_kirke|url-status= live}}</ref>

===Coat-of-arms===
The [[Coat of arms|coat-of-arms]] is from modern times.  They were granted on 20 November 1987.  The arms show a [[Weighing scale|balance]] as a symbol of [[justice]]. In the early [[Middle Ages]] a local [[court]] was established in Eidsvoll.<ref>{{cite web|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|year=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/e/eidsvoll.htm|access-date=2008-12-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005064243/http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/e/eidsvoll.htm|archive-date=2012-10-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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|+ Ethnic minorities (1st and 2nd generation) by country of origin, 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |publisher=ssb.no |access-date=29 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date=2 July 2015 }}</ref>
 
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[[File:Grunnlovsstatue fra 1814 ved Eidsvoll.jpg|thumb|left|Memorial statue to the constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814]]