Editing Folldal (section)

==General information==
[[File:vinter SFG.jpg|thumb|left|Winter in Folldal.{{credit|Stiftelsen Folldal Gruver}}]]
Historically, the parish of Folldal was a part of [[Alvdal Municipality]] since 1838 (see [[Formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1914, the parish of Folldal was separated from Alvdal to become a separate municipality. Initially, Folldal had a population of 2,284. On 1 January 1970, the three western farms at Børgsungsætri (population: 11) were transferred from the neighboring [[Dovre Municipality]] (in [[Oppland]] county) to Folldal Municipality (in [[Hedmark]] county). On 28 September 1990, a small, unpopulated part of [[Sør-Fron Municipality]] (in [[Oppland]] county) was transferred to Folldal Municipality (in [[Hedmark]] county).<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 municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Folldal (village)|Folldal]]'' farm since the first [[Folldal Church]] was built there. The first element comes from the name of the local river {{lang|no|Folla}} which has an unknown meaning (perhaps something like "the broad one"). The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}} which means "[[valley]]" or "dale".<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=385 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Folldalen''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Folldal''.<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 21 September 1988. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], a pickaxe [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] [[in bend]] issuant from [[Sinister and dexter|base sinister]]"'' ({{langx|no|I rødt en skrått framvoksende gull hakke}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a diagonal [[pickaxe]]. The pickaxe 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 was chosen to represent the [[mining]] and [[agriculture]] industries in the municipality. The pickaxe was an important tool of miners and thus symbolizes the mining industry, which was the reason for Folldal municipality to be established in 1914. There was mining activity in the Folldal area from 1748 until 1993. The pickaxe also stands for farming as it was an essential tool in clearing the ground for farms in Folldal back when the area was first settled. The arms were designed by Sverre Morken. 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=Folldal |access-date=2023-04-29 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Folldal, Hedmark (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-04-39.html |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1988-02-23 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1988-12-23-1110 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nøkleby Brendryen |first=Åse |date=2019-01-08 |title=Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.folldal.kommune.no/tjenester/om-folldal/kommunevapen/ |access-date=2022-02-13 |publisher=Folldal kommune |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Folldal. 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 Folldal'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Folldal||[[Folldal Church]]||[[Folldal (village)|Folldal]]||1882
|-
|[[Egnund Chapel]]||[[Einabu]]||1975
|-
|rowspan="1"|Øvre Folldal||[[Dalen Church]]||[[Dalholen]]||1934
|}

The main [[Folldal Church]] was historically a satellite church of the nearby [[Lesja Church]], as was the church at the [[iron ore]] mines at [[Lesjaverk]] (Lesja Iron Works). Per Berg reports, <blockquote>"When the [[sexton (office)|sexton]] Ola Kring died in Lesja in 1751, Frederik Wiborg was appointed sexton there and was presented to the congregation on the third Sunday following Trinity. There certainly wasn't anything very special about being a teacher in [[Ringsaker]], if he was willing to change that for being a sexton. No house or land went with the post and the work was hard. In the Lesja parish there were three satellite churches - Lesjeverk, [[Dovre]], and Folldal. The travel distances were great and it could be very difficult in the winter."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Berg |first=Per |title=Ei Wiborg-ættegrein på Lesja 1751–1900 |language=no}}</ref></blockquote>