Editing Elverum (section)

==General information==
[[File:FV553 Elverum kirke.jpg|thumb|left|[[Elverum Church]]]]
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Elverum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see {{Lang|no|[[formannskapsdistrikt]]}} law). The borders have not changed since that time.<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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=3 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003043344/http://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Elverum'' farm ({{langx|non|Alfarheimr}}) since the first [[Elverum Church]] was built there. The first element is the [[genitive case]] of {{wikt-lang|non|elfr}} which means "river" (referring to the [[Glomma]] river). The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|heimr}} which means "[[home]]" or "farm".<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=306 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 9 December 1988. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], an owl [[Attitude (heraldry)|displayed]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|I rødt ei gull ugle med utslåtte vinger}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is an [[owl]]. The owl has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. This design is a symbol for wisdom and teaching, since Elverum has a number of schools in it. Most owls are forest birds, and the owl can also represent wild animals and birds, and thus symbolize the forest and wilderness areas in and around Elverum. Finally, the owl has lifted wings and claws out which symbolize a determined defense and the fighting spirit of Norwegians. In 1940, when [[Norwegian Campaign|Norway was under attack]] from the German forces, the government fled to Elverum where [[Haakon VII of Norway|King Haakon VII]] received the power from the [[Storting]] to govern the country in exile without the Parliament during the war ([[Elverum Authorization]]). The arms were designed by Arvid Sveen. 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=Elverum |access-date=2023-04-27 |publisher=Heraldry of the World |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307034236/https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Elverum |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Elverum, Hedmark (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-04-27.html |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Flags of the World |archive-date=20 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520120810/https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-04-27.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1988-12-09 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1988-12-09-977 |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no |archive-date=19 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419093401/https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1988-12-09-977 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Elverum'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Elverum||[[Elverum Church]]||[[Elverum (town)|Elverum]]||1736
|-
|rowspan="1"|Heradsbygd||[[Heradsbygd Church]]||[[Heradsbygd]]||1895
|-
|rowspan="1"|Hernes||[[Hernes Church]]||[[Hernes, Innlandet|Hernes]]||1935
|-
|rowspan="1"|Nordskogbygda||[[Nordskogbygda Church]]||[[Nordskogbygda]]||1873
|-
|rowspan="1"|Sørskogbygda||[[Sørskogbygda Church]]||[[Sørskogbygda]]||1873
|}