Editing Alvdal

{{short description|Municipality in Innlandet, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Innlandet, Norway||}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Alvdal
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Lille Elvdalen herred
|image_skyline          = Alvdal1.jpg
|image_caption          = Aerial view of the village of Alvdal
|idnumber               = 3428
|county                 = Innlandet
|district               = Østerdalen
|capital                = [[Alvdal (village)|Alvdal]]
|established            = 1864
|preceded               = [[Tynset Municipality]]
|demonym                = Alvdøl
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Alvdal komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.alvdal.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Mona Murud 
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2019
|area_rank              = 124
|area_total_km2         = 942.15
|area_land_km2          = 919.08
|area_water_km2         = 23.07
|area_water_percent     = 2.4
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 253
|population_total       = 2493
|population_density_km2 = 2.7
|population_increase    = 1.8
|coordinates            = {{coord|62|4|18|N|10|30|27|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6883088 | utm_easting = 0578773 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Alvdal''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Innlandet]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Østerdalen]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the [[Alvdal (village)|village of Alvdal]]. Other villages include [[Barkald]], [[Plassmoen]], and [[Strømmen, Innlandet|Strømmen]]. The municipality is located to the south of [[Tynset]], north and west of [[Rendalen]], north of [[Stor-Elvdal]], and east of [[Folldal]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Alvdal |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Alvdal |date=2021-09-08 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2022-02-17}}</ref>

The [[Røros Line|Rørosbane]] [[Rail transport|railway]] and the [[Norwegian National Road 3]] both pass through Alvdal.

The {{convert|942|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 124th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Alvdal is the 253rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,493. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|2.7|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 1.8% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==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
|}

==Geography==
Alvdal is bordered by [[Tynset]] to the north, [[Rendalen]] to the east and south, [[Stor-Elvdal]] to the south, and [[Folldal]] to the west. The highest mountain in the municipality is [[Storsølnkletten]] at {{convert|1827|m|ft|0}} tall. Another mountain in Alvdal is [[Tronfjell]]. The lake [[Savalen]] is partially located in Alvdal. The rivers [[Sivilla]] and [[Glåma]] both flow through the municipality. The [[Jutulhogget (Østerdalen)|Jutulhogget]] canyon is located in this municipality as well.<ref name="snl" />

==Economy==
Agriculture and forestry are the most important industries in Alvdal.<ref name="snl" /> The municipality rented public land to a [[bitcoin mining]] operation. In 2022, the municipality decided not to continue renting land to this company since no jobs were created from that enterprise, although one local company did some service work on occasion at the site.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Alvdal sier nei til russisk bitcoinfabrikk |url=https://direkte.vg.no/nyhetsdognet/news/alvdal-sier-nei-til-russisk-bitcoin.9g7muHyTK |work=[[Verdens Gang]] |language=no}}</ref><ref name="VG">{{Cite news |last=Wegner |first=Lars Christian |title=Bitcoinfabrikk forsvant |url=https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/gEE0l5/bitcoinfabrikk-forsvant |access-date=2022-10-15 |work=[[Verdens Gang]] |language=no}}</ref> In 2023, the municipality was sued for {{NOK|4 million|link=yes}} by the operator of the former [[bitcoin mining|bitcoin mining facility]] (on municipal property).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wegner |first=Lars Christian |title=Kryptobedrift tvangsoppløst |url=https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/XbWMdn/kryptobedrift-tvangsopploest |access-date=2023-02-09 |work=[[Verdens Gang]] |language=no}}</ref><ref name="VG" />

==Government==
Alvdal Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Østre Innlandet District Court]] and the [[Eidsivating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Alvdal is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/innlandet/alvdal#seats |access-date=2024-01-14 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|SV/R                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/innlandet/alvdal#seats |access-date=2022-02-17 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Hedmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/hedmark/alvdal#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref><ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Hedmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/hedmark/alvdal#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Local list for Alvdal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista i Alvdal
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Local list for Alvdal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista i Alvdal
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|otherparty                = Free Voters
|otherparty_no             = Frie velgere
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|otherparty                = Free Voters
|otherparty_no             = Frie Velger
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Alvdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 3
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Alvdal:
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1864-1865: Fritz Emil Aas
*1866-1873: Morten Mortensen
*1874-1881: Fritz Emil Aas 
*1882-1883: Johan Steien 
*1884-1891: Morten Mortensen
*1892-1893: Johan Steien
*1894-1895: Morten Sandvold 
*1896-1898: P. Randmæl
*1899-1901: Jacob Stamoen
*1902-1904: P. Randmæl
*1905-1907: Haldo Müller 
*1908-1910: P. Randmæl 
*1911-1916: Per Hoel
*1917-1919: P. Randmæl 
*1920-1922: Per Hoel 
*1923-1925: Arne Mellesmo
*1926-1931: Per Hoel 
*1932-1934: Martin Müller
*1935-1942: Olav Nyeggen<ref name="HR">{{Cite book |last=Reinertsen |first=Harald |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014070708136 |title=Den lange vegen mellom to vårer: daglig liv og sivile og militære motstandsbevegelser i Alvdals-området 1940-1945 |publisher=Alvdal kommune |year=1988 |isbn=8299179718 |location=Alvdal |pages=92–93 |language=no}}</ref>
*1942-1945: [[Embret Mellesmo]]<ref name="HR" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=1944-12-28 |title=Styret i kommunene. Oppnevnelse av ordførere og varaordførere |work=Aftenposten morgen |page=3 |issue=600}}</ref>
*1946-1955: Harald Reinertsen
*1956-1963: Eivind Kveberg 
*1963-1967: [[Lars Holen]] 
*1968-1969: Oddgeir Skarpsno  
*1970-1971: Asmund Westgård 
*1972-1979: Kåre Blystad 
*1980-1983: Per Arnfinn Bergebakken ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1984-1991: Sverre Dalen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1991-1995: Sverre Sørbø ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]) 
*1995-1999: [[Per Hvamstad]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1999-2007: [[Svein Borkhus]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2007-2011: [[Olov Grøtting]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2011-2015: [[Svein Borkhus]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2015-2019: [[Johnny Hagen]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2019–present: [[Mona Murud]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
{{div col end}}

== Notable people ==
[[File:Kjell Aukrust - 1965.jpg|thumb|Kjell Aukrust, 1965]]
* [[Ivar Mortensson-Egnund]] (1857–1934), a Norwegian author, journalist, theologian, researcher, translator, writer, philosopher, and advocate of [[nynorsk]]
* [[Lars Olsen Aukrust]] (1886–1965), a Norwegian farmer and politician
* [[Arvid Nilssen]] (1913–1976), a Norwegian actor, revue artist, singer, and comedian<ref>{{IMDb name|0632141|name=Arvid Nilssen}}. Retrieved 19 November 2020.</ref>
* [[Kjell Aukrust]] (1920–2002), a Norwegian author, humourist, poet, and artist; the [[:no:Huset Aukrust|Huset Aukrust, (Norwegian Wiki)]] is dedicated to him and he is famous for creating the fictional Norwegian village of ''[[The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix|Flåklypa]]'' and its cast of idiosyncratic characters
* [[Ola Jonsmoen]] (born 1932), a Norwegian educator, poet, novelist, and children's writer
* [[Svein Borkhus]] (born 1955), a Norwegian politician and Mayor of Alvdal from 1999 to 2007
* [[Olov Grøtting]] (born 1960), a Norwegian politician and Mayor of Alvdal from 2007 to 2011
* [[Anne Nørdsti]] (born 1977), a Norwegian [[dansband]] singer who was influenced by country music

=== Sport ===
* [[Per Samuelshaug]] (1905–1990), a Norwegian cross-country skier who participated at the [[1936 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Kristian Bjørn]] (1919–1993), a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed at the [[1948 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Torgeir Bjørn]] (born 1964), a retired Norwegian cross-country skier who competed at the [[1988 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Harald Stormoen (footballer)|Harald Stormoen]] (born 1980), a retired Norwegian footballer with over 200 club caps

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/alvdal Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}

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