Editing Eidskog

{{short description|Municipality in Innlandet, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Eidskog
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Eidskogen herred
|image_skyline          = Magnor view.jpg
|image_caption          = View of Magnor
|idnumber               = 3416
|county                 = Innlandet
|district               = [[Vinger]] / [[Glåmdal]]
|capital                = [[Skotterud]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1864
|preceded               = [[Vinger Municipality]]
|demonym                = Eidskoging
|language               = Bokmål
|coatofarms             = Eidskog komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.eidskog.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Kamilla Thue 
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2015
|area_rank              = 181
|area_total_km2         = 640.40
|area_land_km2          = 603.37
|area_water_km2         = 37.02
|area_water_percent     = 5.8
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 158
|population_total       = 6028
|population_density_km2 = 10
|population_increase    = -4
|coordinates            = {{coord|59|59|53|N|12|3|38|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 33W | utm_northing = 6654860 | utm_easting = 0336077 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Eidskog''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Innlandet]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Vinger]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Skotterud]]. Other villages in the municipality include [[Magnor]], [[Matrand]], and [[Åbogen]].

The {{convert|640|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 181st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Eidskog is the 155th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,032. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|10|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 4.1% 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==
The municipality was established on 1 January 1864 when the old [[Vinger Municipality]] was divided in two: [[Vinger (municipality)|Vinger]] (population: 6,226) in the north and Eidskog (population: 6,920) in the south. On 1 January 1986, the northern part of the [[Åbogen]] area (population: 14) was transferred from [[Kongsvinger Municipality]] to Eidskog Municipality.<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 is named ''Eidskog'' ({{langx|non|Eiðaskógr}}) since it was an old name for the area. The first element is the [[plural]] [[genitive case]] of {{wikt-lang|non|eið}} which means "[[isthmus]]" or in this situation, a "path between two lakes". The first element is {{wikt-lang|non|skógr}} which means "[[wood]]s" or "[[forest]]". Thus the name means "the woods with the many {{lang|non|eiðs}}". (In historical times, people traveled in small boats on the lakes and the rivers, but they had to drag the boats over the {{lang|non|eids}}.)<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 |pages=218 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Eidskogen''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Eidskog'', removing the [[Definite article|definite form]] ending ''-en''.<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 12 September 1986. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Argent]], a grouse [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]] [[regardant]] crested [[gules]]"'' ({{langx|no|I sølv en svart orrhane med hodet vendt bakover}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) 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 [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[black grouse]] with a red [[Comb (anatomy)|comb]]. The design was chosen since this type of bird is a common inhabitant of the many [[forest]]s in the municipality. [[Forestry]] is also one of the main sources of income in the area. The arms were designed by Stein Davidsen. 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=NAME_NAME |access-date=2023-04-23 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eidskog, Hedmark (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-04-20.html |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-09-12 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1986-09-12-1840 |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Eidskog. It is part of the [[Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Hamar]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Eidskog'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Eidskog||[[Eidskog Church]]||[[Matrand]]||1665
|-
|[[Magnor Church]]||[[Magnor]]||1923
|-
|rowspan="1"|Vestmarka||[[Vestmarka Church]]||[[Vestmarka, Innlandet|Vestmarka]]||1883
|}

==Geography==
The municipality is located in the southeastern part of [[Innlandet]] county. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of [[Kongsvinger]] (in Innlandet) and in the west by [[Aurskog-Høland]], [[Nes, Akershus|Nes]] (both in [[Akershus]] and [[Sør-Odal]] (in Innlandet). Eidskog also borders [[Sweden]], both to the east and south.

The lakes [[Digeren]], [[Mangen]], and [[Skjervangen]] are all located in Eidskog.

==History==
{| style="float: left; margin: 1em;" class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Eidskog by country of origin in 2017<ref>{{Cite web |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |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 |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 |access-date=29 June 2015 |publisher=ssb.no |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!Ancestry!!Number
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||138
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||33
|-
| {{flag|Thailand}}||29
|-
| {{flag|Syria}}||26
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||24
|-
| {{flag|Germany}}||23
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}||21
|}
The name ''Eidskog'' is ancient and was used for the southern part of [[Vinger]], the region between today's [[Kongsvinger]] in Norway and [[Arvika]] in Sweden. The [[Vinger Royal Road]] ({{langx|no|Eskoleia}}) historically traveled through Eidskog (and continues today as the [[Norwegian National Road 2]]). It was one of the most important traffic arteries between Norway and Sweden. The name Eidskog was already in use during the [[saga]] period and became, after the [[canonization]] of [[Olaf II of Norway|Saint Olaf]] and important pilgrim's route from [[Europe]] to [[Nidaros Cathedral]]. During the 12th century, the [[Eidskog Church]] was built. It was a [[stave church]] built in [[Matrand|Midtskog]] (which means {{langx|no|middle of the woods}}). The present [[Eidskog Church]] is built on the same site (now called [[Matrand]]) and this building was constructed in 1665.

The way through Eidskog was also militarily important and many times through history has been the point of Swedish strikes into [[Hedmark]]. To defend against these assaults, a number of [[List of Norwegian fortresses|fortifications]] were built in the vicinity, including ones at [[Magnor]] and Matrand, but the chief fortification was [[Kongsvinger Fortress]] (to the north).

The last Swedish attack through Eidskog was in 1814 when [[Major General]] [[Carl Pontus Gahn]] on July 31 crossed the border and marched against Kongsvinger. His forces were stopped at Lier outside Kongsvinger on 2 August 1814 by troops led by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Andreas Samuel Krebs]] (1769-1818) and retreated to Eidskog. On 4 August 1814, Krebs followed after to drive Swedish troops off Norwegian territory. The two forces met in the [[Battle of Matrand]] which was the bloodiest battle of the war and ended with a Norwegian victory.

Later in 1814, Norway was joined in union with Sweden and the confrontations at the Eidskog border ended.

The [[Soot Canal]], constructed in 1849, has Norway's oldest [[sluice]] gates. It was the work of [[Engebret Soot]] (1786–1859). It was built to allow timber to be transported (floated) to the [[Halden]] [[sawmill]]s. The canal was {{convert|1.5|km|mi|1}} long and had 16 [[Lock (water transport)|locks]] which extended from Lake [[Skjervangen]] at {{convert|185|m|ft|0}} above sea level up to Lake Mortsjølungen at {{convert|201|m|ft|0}} above sea level.

The route through Eidskog became an important connection between the two countries; this was strengthened with the opening of the ''Grenseban'' railway in 1862, which connected [[Oslo|Christiania]] to [[Stockholm]].

==Government==
Eidskog 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 [[Romerike og Glåmdal District Court]] and the [[Eidsivating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Eidskog is made up of 25 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                      = Eidskog
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/innlandet/eidskog#seats |access-date=2024-01-14 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/innlandet/eidskog#seats |access-date=2022-03-20 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Hedmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/hedmark/eidskog#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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Hedmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/hedmark/eidskog#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Høyre                     = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 20
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 20
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 21
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 20
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 22
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 21
|Høyre                     = 1
|NKP                       = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|Høyre                     = 2
|NKP                       = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|NKP                       = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|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                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|NKP                       = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|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                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|NKP                       = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|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                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|NKP                       = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Eidskog
|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                     = 28
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Eidskog:
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1864-1872: Henry T. Fearnley
*1872-1879: Haagen Pedersen Malmer
*1879-1895: Meldal Johnsen
*1895-1897: O. Løken
*1897-1905: Hans Taugbøl
*1905-1907: O. Løken
*1908-1913: Otto Pramm<ref>{{Cite news |date=1910-07-08 |title=Eidskog herredsstyre |url=http://www.nb.no/nbsok/nb/299c049c710688459ef6a3f0f9fe567a?index=7 |access-date=2015-12-16 |work=Hedemarkens Amtstidende}}</ref>
*1913-1915: Ole Syversen Fagernæs ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1915-1915: M. T. Huse
*1915-1916: Olof Nilsson<ref>{{Cite news |date=1915-12-14 |title=Eidskogen herredsstyre |url=http://www.nb.no/nbsok/nb/a9d29135d63a3946f83e28c0493bfa84?index=24 |access-date=2015-12-16 |work=Hedemarkens Amtstidende}}</ref>
*1917-1919: Otto Pramm
*1920-1922: H. A. Rambøl
*1923-1928: Thorvald Taugbøl
*1929-1934: Kaspar Billerud
*1935-1945: Selmer Alm ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1945-1947: Hallgrim Sørli ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1948-1963: Sigurd Skjørberg
*1964-1981: Ivar Delviken
*1982-1983: Kaare Fjeld
*1984-1999: Kåre Delviken
*1999-2005: [[Ivar Skulstad]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2005-2007: Greta Storm Ofteland ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2007-2015: Knut Gustav Woie ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2015–present: Kamilla Thue ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
{{div col end}}

[[File:Morokulien.jpg|thumb|right|Peace Monument in Morokulien]]

==Attractions==
* [[Soot Canal]] - the first [[Lock (water transport)|lock]] constructed in Norway, used for [[Log driving|log floating]] 
* [[:no:Grenselosmuseet|Grenselosmuseet]] - museum on the route for [[Holocaust in Norway|escape to Sweden]] during the [[World War II]]
* [[:no:Oppistun Børli|Oppistun Børli]] - poet Hans Børli's home
* [[:no:Morokulien|Morokulien]] -  memorial to the long lasting peace with Sweden
* [[:no:Rønning Treski|Rønning Treski]] - last wood ski producer in Norway

==Notable people==
[[File:Portrett av Erik Werenskiold, 1880(cropped).jpg|140px|thumb|Erik Werenskiold, 1880]]
* [[Erik Werenskiold]] (1855 in Eidskog – 1938), a Norwegian painter and illustrator
* [[Konrad Hirsch]] (1900 in Eidskog – 1924), a Swedish footballer who played in [[1924 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Julla Sæthern]] (1901 in Eidskog – 1981), a Norwegian barrister, feminist, and politician
* [[Hans Børli]] (1918  at Eidskog – 1989), a Norwegian poet, writer, and [[lumberjack]] 
* [[Torgrim Sollid]] (born 1942 in Eidskog), a composer and folk and jazz musician 
* [[Ivar Skulstad]] (born 1953), a politician and Mayor of Eidskog 1999 to 2005
* [[Kristin Solli Schøien]] (born 1954), an author and composer who lives in Eidskog
* [[Remi Eriksen]] (born 1967), the Group President and CEO of [[DNV GL]] (a classification society)
* [[Wilhelm Brenna]] (born 1979), a retired Norwegian ski jumper and junior world champion
* [[Andreas Ulvo]] (born 1983), a jazz pianist, organist, keyboardist, and composer

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Eidskog}}
*{{wiktionary-inline|Eidskog}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/eidskog Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050306210501/http://www.kulturnett.no/geografisknavigering/geografisknavigering_visning.jsp?fylke=T955794&kommune=T1740019 Culture in Eidskog on the map] {{in lang|no}}

{{Innlandet}}
{{Authority control}}
{{use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}

[[Category:Eidskog| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Innlandet]]
[[Category:1864 establishments in Norway]]