Editing Løten (section)

==History==
There has been traffic from east to west through Løten, throughout all recorded periods of history and [[archeology|archeological]] evidence supports earlier trade along this route. The old village center was formed around the [[Løten Church]], which was built during the 13th century.

When King [[Christian IV of Denmark]] prohibited the importation of [[Germany|German]] [[beer]] in the early 17th Century, [[distillation]] began in Norway. In 1624, [[Distillation|distilled]] [[ethanol|alcohol]] was prohibited at weddings, and by 1638 King Christian forbade the [[clergy]] the right to distill in their own homes. The corn-growing districts of Løten, [[Vang, Hedmark|Vang]] (the former municipality in Hedmark), and [[Romedal]] all became famous for their distilleries. "Gamle Løiten" from [[Løiten Brænderi]], which was established in 1855, was a highly prized "[[akvavit]]" produced in Løten.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Stagg |first=Frank Noel |url=https://archive.org/details/eastnorwayitsfro00stag |title=East Norway and its Frontier |publisher=George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. |year=1956}}</ref>

When the [[Rail transport|railway]] was opened in 1862, [[Løten Station]] became the new centre of trade and management. The area around the new station grew up as the present village of [[Løten (village)|Løten]].