Editing Elverum

{{short description|Municipality in Innlandet, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Innlandet, Norway||}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Elverum
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Ludgaardsvegen ved Torget.jpg
|image_caption          = Ludgaardsvegen at Elverum square, 2022
|idnumber               = 3420
|county                 = [[Innlandet]] (since 2020) <br>[[Hedmark]] (1919–2019)
|district               = Østerdalen
|capital                = [[Elverum (town)|Elverum]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonyms               = Elverumsing<br />Elverumsokning
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Elverum komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.elverum.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Lillian Skjærvik
|mayor_party            = [[Arbeiderpartiet|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2019
|area_rank              = 87
|area_total_km2         = 1229.28
|area_land_km2          = 1209.14
|area_water_km2         = 20.13
|area_water_percent     = 1.6
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 57
|population_total       = 21568
|population_density_km2 = 17.8
|population_increase    = 6
|coordinates            = {{coord|60|55|39|N|11|42|55|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6757785 | utm_easting = 0647175 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

{{Audio|Elverum.ogg|'''Elverum'''|help=no}} [ˈɛ⁠lvərɵm] 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 [[Elverum (town)|town of Elverum]]. Other settlements in the municipality include [[Heradsbygd]], [[Sørskogbygda]], and [[Neverlia]]. Elverum lies at an important crossroads, with the town of [[Hamar]] to the west, the town of [[Kongsvinger (town)|Kongsvinger]] to the south, and village of [[Innbygda]] and the [[Sweden|Swedish]] border to the northeast. It is bordered on the north by [[Åmot]] municipality, in the northeast by [[Trysil]] municipality, in the southeast by [[Våler, Innlandet|Våler]] municipality, and in the west by [[Løten]] municipality.<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Elverum |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Elverum |date=2022-03-03 |editor-last=Olsen Haugen |editor-first=Morten |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2022-03-06 |archive-date=11 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111062257/https://snl.no/Elverum |url-status=live }}</ref>

The {{convert|1229|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 87th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Elverum is the 57th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 21,568. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|17.8|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 6% 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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=26 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526133944/https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |url-status=live }}</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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=26 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526133950/https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==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
|}

==Geography==
[[File:Sagtjernet, as seen from above.jpg|thumb|left|Sagtjernet, as seen from above.]]
[[Sagtjernet]] is a lake in the northern parts of Elverum where lots of residents visit in the summer. It is a lake formed by the [[Last Glacial Period|last ice age]]. [[Rokosjøen]] is another lake in the municipality. The rivers [[Julussa]], [[Glomma]], and [[Flisa (river)|Flisa]] flow through the municipality.

==Government==
Elverum 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 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327085706/https://snl.no/kommunestyre |url-status=live }}</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 Elverum is made up of 35 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                      = Elverum
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/innlandet/elverum#seats |access-date=2024-01-14 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]] |archive-date=15 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115014108/https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/innlandet/elverum#seats |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Demokratene               = 1
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 7
|INP                       = 1
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/innlandet/#seats |access-date=2022-02-06 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]] |archive-date=12 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112013418/https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/innlandet/#seats |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Grønne                    = 2
|Høyre                     = 4
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Hedmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/hedmark/elverum#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]] |access-date=12 January 2024 |archive-date=12 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112020557/https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/hedmark/elverum#seats |url-status=live }}</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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=19 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419034538/https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Team Elverum - Politics for town and country
|otherparty_no             = Team Elverum - Politikk for by og bygd
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Hedmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/hedmark/elverum#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]] |access-date=12 January 2024 |archive-date=12 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112020557/https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/hedmark/elverum#seats |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 13
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Team Elverum - Politics for town and country
|otherparty_no             = Team Elverum - Politikk for by og bygd
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|Høyre                     = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920122018/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=22 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522201730/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 20
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 9
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=19 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019115549/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 26
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=19 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019091914/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 26
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=29 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929113607/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 22
|Høyre                     = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Cross-party local list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk Folkelist
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=15 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315223921/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 25
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=21 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421043257/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 26
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Socialist common list
|otherparty_no             = Venstresosialistiske felleslister
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=21 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421035823/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 26
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|NKP                       = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=21 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421050701/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 28
|Høyre                     = 7
|NKP                       = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=17 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317152829/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 24
|Høyre                     = 7
|NKP                       = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 1
|smallparty                = Elverum Social Democratic Party
|smallparty_no             = Elverum Sosialdemokratiske Parti
|smallparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=14 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214033802/https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 49
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 22
|NKP                       = 10
|Høyre                     = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=17 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317192202/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 48
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|NKP                       = 7
|AFS                       = 13
|Høyre                     = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=16 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316182828/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 48
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 23
|NKP                       = 12
|Høyre                     = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|DRF/V                     = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=25 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825102312/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 32
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|NKP                       = 9
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|V/DRF                     = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Elverum
|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 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306080913/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 32
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 21
|Nasjonal_Samling          = 1
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Elverum:<ref name="Elverum1">{{Cite book |last=Finne-Grønn |first=Stian Herlofsen |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014040908072 |title=Elverum : en bygdebeskrivelse |publisher=Cammermeyer |year=1921 |volume=2 : Bygdens almindelige historie, institutioner og embedsmænd |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=353–357 |language=no |authorlink=Stian Herlofsen Finne-Grønn |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=11 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711020218/https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014040908072 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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*1838–1841: Hans Øvergaard<ref name="Elverum1" />
*1841–1845: Svend Stenersen<ref name="Elverum1" />
*1845–1847: Gulbrand Øvergaard<ref name="Elverum1" />
*1847–1851: John Koppang<ref name="Elverum1" />
*1851–1855: Peter Mathias Bugge<ref name="Elverum1" />
*1855–1857: Adolph Grüner Næser<ref name="Elverum1" />
*1857–1859: Andreas Grøtting<ref name="Elverum1" />
*1859–1861: Otto Gudmundsen Søberg<ref name="Elverum1" />
*1861–1863: Adolph Grüner Næser<ref name="Elverum1" />
*1863–1867: Andreas Grøtting<ref name="Elverum1" />
*1867–1869: John Aakrann<ref name="Elverum1" />
*1869–1871: Andreas Grøtting<ref name="Elverum1" />
*1871–1873: John Aakrann<ref name="Elverum1" />
*1873–1875: Nils Schøyen<ref name="Elverum1" />
*1875–1879: Andreas Grøtting<ref name="Elverum1" />
*1879–1881: Gunder Sætersmoen<ref name="Elverum1" /> ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1881–1883: Henrik Opsahl<ref name="Elverum1" /> ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1884–1890: Eivind Torp<ref name="Elverum1" /> ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1890–1893: Anton Matheus Andreassen<ref name="Elverum1" /> ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1893–1893: Helge Væringsaasen<ref name="Elverum1" /> ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1893–1895: Gunnar Skirbekk<ref name="Elverum1" /> ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]] / [[Radical People's Party (Norway)|ArbDem]])<ref name="E4">{{Cite book |last=Skrede |first=Magne |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017061207027 |title=Elverum : en bygdebeskrivelse |publisher=Elverum kommune |year=1958 |volume=4 : Tillegg til Finne-Grønns bok om Elverum |location=Elverum, Norge |pages=237–257 |language=no |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=11 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711020146/https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017061207027 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*1895–1897: Peder Christensen Løken ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1897–1901: Peder Østmoe ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])<ref name="E4" />
*1902–1907: Olav Andreas Eftestøl ([[Radical People's Party (Norway)|ArbDem]])<ref name="E4" />
*1908–1916: Johan Peter Røkke ([[Radical People's Party (Norway)|ArbDem]])<ref name="E4" />
*1917–1919: Oluf Hansen Haugen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref name="solbakken" />
*1920–1922: Elias Johannesen Augestad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref name="solbakken">{{Cite book |last=Solbakken |first=Evald O. |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011110908035 |title=Det røde fylke gjennom 100 år |publisher=Hedmark fylkes arbeiderparti |year=1951 |page=48 |language=no |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=11 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711020218/https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011110908035 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*1923–1931: Martinius Røkeberg ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1932–1940: [[Olav Jørgen Sæter]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1940–1945: Simon Grindalen ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1945–1945: [[Olav Jørgen Sæter]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1945–1945: Enok Sletengen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1946–1947: Martin Trovåg ([[Norges Kommunistiske Parti|NKP]])
*1948–1951: Otto Ødegaard ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1952–1962: Enok Sletengen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1962–1979: Markvard Bækken ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1980–1983: Kjersti Borgen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1984–1994: Olav Sæter ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1994–2003: Per-Gunnar Sveen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2003–2011: Terje Røe ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2011–2019: Erik Hanstad<ref name="ØL19">{{Cite news |date=2019-10-16 |title=Ordførerskifte i Elverum: – Det blir harde tak, men gleden overgår det vanskelige |url=https://www.ostlendingen.no/politikk/elverum/nyheter/ordforerskifte-i-elverum-det-blir-harde-tak-men-gleden-overgar-det-vanskelige/s/5-69-835476 |access-date=2019-10-18 |work=Østlendingen |language=no |archive-date=18 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018081952/https://www.ostlendingen.no/politikk/elverum/nyheter/ordforerskifte-i-elverum-det-blir-harde-tak-men-gleden-overgar-det-vanskelige/s/5-69-835476 |url-status=live }}</ref> ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2019–present: Lillian Skjærvik ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref name="ØL19" />
{{div col end}}

==History==
{| style="float: right; margin: 1em;" class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Elverum by country of origin in 2018<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=26 June 2017 |publisher=ssb.no |language=en}}</ref>
!Ancestry!!Number
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}}||283
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||238
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||112
|-
| {{flag|Russia}}||109
|-
| {{flag|Iraq}}||102
|-
| {{flag|Eritrea}}||99
|-
| {{flag|Bosnia-Herzegovina}}||98
|-
| {{flag|Syria}}||90
|-
| {{flag|Thailand}}||79
|-
| {{flag|Afghanistan}}||63
|-
| {{flag|Iran}}||56
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}||55
|-
| {{flag|Philippines}}||52
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||51
|}

===Military ties===
During the [[Nordic Seven Years' War]] (1563–1570), Swedish troops invaded Norway in a number of locations, including a number of incursions into [[Østerdalen]]. In 1563, Norwegian troops stopped the Swedish advance at Elverum, which provided a strategic point since it lay on both north–south and east–west trade and travel routes.

The parishes of [[Idre]] and [[Särna]] originally belonged to the {{Lang|no|[[prestegjeld]]}} of Elverum, but they were occupied by Swedish troops in 1644, and since then they were lost to Sweden.

Construction of [[List of Norwegian fortresses|fortifications]] in [[Elverum (town)|Elverum]] started in 1673 during the [[Scanian War|Gyldenløve War]] as ''Hammersberg Skanse''. It was renamed [[Christiansfjell Fortress|Christiansfjeld Fortress]] in 1685 by King [[Christian V of Denmark]] during his visit to Hammersberg Skanse on June 14. Although the fortress was manned through the [[Great Northern War and Norway|Great Northern War]], the village was spared major battles. In 1742, Christiansfjeld Fortress was closed.

A Norwegian infantry regiment, the [[Oppland Regiment]], was formed in 1657 and Elverum became a [[garrison]]. The area of population east of the river called Leiret (literally ''the camp'') adjacent to Christiansfjeld Fortress was built up by soldiers as well as the merchants and craftsmen who settled nearby. The central areas of the town of Elverum on the east side of the river is referred to as Leiret.

In 1878, Terningmoen at Elverum became the home base for the Oppland Regiment and an [[infantry]] school was founded here in 1896. The Oppland Regiment had a history which included courageous involvement in combat from the Swedish wars of the 17th century through the [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[Norwegian campaign|invasion of Norway]] in 1940. As part of the general restructuring, the unit was disbanded in 2002.

Today, Terningmoen hosts several sub units within the [[Norwegian army]] and the [[Home Guard (Norway)|Home guard]].

===Regional town===
[[File:Elverum januar 2006 025.jpg|thumb|left|View of the west side of the river Glomma from Gammelbrua]]
In the [[Denmark-Norway|Danish-Norwegian]] period, Elverum was the location for a [[bailiff]] ({{Lang|no|[[fogd]]}}), a [[judge]] ({{Lang|no|sorenskriver}}), a church [[Provost (religion)|provost]] ({{Lang|no|prost}}), and numerous military officers.

It became important as a [[market town]] as well. In 1570 [[Hamar Cathedral]] in [[Hamar]] was burned and [[Hamarhus]] castle was destroyed by the Swedish armies during the Seven Years' War with Sweden. Hamar lost its city status, leaving no {{Lang|no|[[kjøpstad]]}}, or official market city, between [[Oslo|Christiania]] and [[Trondheim]]. Eastern Norway needed an organized market for trading goods. The Grundset market ({{Lang|no|Grundsetmart'n}}) in Elverum municipality grew to meet the need. It is recorded as existing in the 17th century, and in 1765 the owner of Gaarder obtained special market privileges from the king, to take place six miles north of the population center of Elverum on his estate. By 1767, it was described as Norway's largest and most famous market. In the first week of March, for almost 300 years, the folks of the district met to trade and to celebrate. People from [[Gudbrandsdal]], [[Oslo]], [[Trøndelag]], and Sweden also regularly came to ''{{Lang|no|Grundsetmart'n}}''. The Grundset market was finally abandoned in 1901, when pressures of the railroad and other markets made it superfluous.

The railway connecting Oslo and [[Trondheim]] passed through Elverum in 1877.

===World War II===
Elverum municipality served as a temporary capital of Norway during the [[World War II]] German invasion. On 9 April 1940 Norwegian troops prevented [[Fallschirmjäger (Nazi Germany)|German parachute troops]] from capturing Norway's [[Haakon VII of Norway|King Haakon]], [[Olav V of Norway|Crown Prince]], and [[Storting|Parliament]] while the Parliament was meeting to issue the Elverum Authorization, authorizing the exiled government until the Parliament could again convene. On 11 April, shortly after the government's refusal to submit to German terms, the central part of the town of Elverum was reduced to ashes.

==Museums==
===Norwegian Forest Museum===
[[File:Houmloftet Glomdalsmuseet.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Glomdal Museum]]
The Norwegian Forest Museum is a national museum recognizing the importance of [[forestry]], [[hunting]], and [[fishing]] to the Norwegian history and economy.

===Glomdal Museum===
From the eastern side of the [[Glomma]] river (the Museum of Norwegian Forestry – {{Lang|no|Skogmuseet}}), a pedestrian bridge across the Klokkerfoss waterfall to Prestøya, and then a bridge across the Prestfossen falls leads to the Glomdal Museum, one of the largest Norwegian outdoor museums, with numerous houses from the mountain parishes of Østerdalen and the lowland districts of [[Solør]] on the Glomma river valley. The exhibition includes a library with numerous books, including handwritten medieval manuscripts.

==Notable people==
[[File:Olav Jørgen Sæter.jpg|140px|thumb|Olav Jørgen Sæter]]

=== Public service & public thinking ===
* [[Kristoffer Nilsen Svartbækken Grindalen]] (1804 in Elverum – 1876), a criminal, killer, and thief
* [[Stener Johannes Stenersen]] (1835 in Elverum – 1904), a veterinarian and author of first monograph on the [[Fjord horse]]
* [[Hartvig Andreas Munthe]] (1845 in Elverum – 1905), a military officer, engineer, and genealogist
* [[Carl Oscar Munthe]] (1861 in Elverum – 1952), a Norwegian military officer and historian
* [[Olaf Rogstad]] (1877 in Elverum - 1969), former director-general of the Norwegian Water Resources and Electricity Agency
* [[Olav Jørgen Sæter]] (1884 in Elverum – 1951), a schoolteacher, newspaper editor, politician, and Mayor of Elverum from 1931 to 1940
* [[Kristian Løken]] (1884 in Elverum – 1961), a highly decorated Norwegian military officer
* [[Knut Storberget]] (born 1964 in Elverum), a lawyer, politician, and county governor of Innlandet from 2019
* [[Bjørn Jarle Rødberg Larsen]] (born 1973), a Norwegian internet entrepreneur and politician

[[File:Gunnar Sønstevold - no-nb digifoto 20160524 00111 blds 05080.jpg|140px|thumb|Gunnar Sønstevold]]

=== The arts ===
[[File:Camilla Granlien.jpg|140px|thumb|Camilla Granlien, 2008]]
* [[Gerhard Munthe]] (1849 in Elverum – 1929), a Norwegian painter and illustrator
* [[Margrethe Munthe]] (1860 in Elverum – 1931), a children's writer, songwriter, and playwright
* [[Marie Hamsun]] (1881 in Elverum – 1969), an actress, writer, and wife of [[Knut Hamsun]]<ref>{{IMDb name|0359106|name=Marie Hamsum}}. Retrieved 22 October 2020.</ref>
* [[Åsmund Sveen]] (1910 in Elverum – 1963), a poet, novelist, and literary critic who was [[Legal purge in Norway after World War II|purged]] after WWII
* [[Gunnar Sønstevold]] (1912 in Elverum – 1991), a Norwegian composer of orchestral works; vocal music; chamber music; and music to a number of plays, ballets, and films<ref>{{IMDb name|0845652|name=Gunnar Sønstevold}}. Retrieved 22 October 2020.</ref>
* [[Dagfinn Grønoset]] (1920–2008), a journalist and writer who lived in Elverum
* [[Bjørn Ole Rasch]] (born 1959 in Elverum), a keyboard player, composer, and producer
* [[Baard Slagsvold]] (born 1963 in Elverum), a Norwegian pop and jazz musician
* {{Ill|Brita Cappelen Møystad|no}} (born 1966 in Elverum), a film reviewer and journalist
* [[Tord Øverland Knudsen]], a bass player in [[The Wombats]] (an English indie rock band formed in Liverpool in 2003)
* [[Rawdna Carita Eira]] (born 1970 in Elverum), a Norwegian and Sámi playwright and author
* [[Roy Khan]] (born 1970 in Elverum), a Norwegian singer-songwriter who was the former lead singer of [[Kamelot]]
* [[Camilla Granlien]] (born 1974 in Elverum), a Norwegian folk singer, stev performer, and educator
* [[Sigurd Hole]] (born 1981 in Elverum), a Norwegian jazz musician who plays upright bass
* [[Marcus & Martinus]] (born 2002 in Elverum), a Norwegian pop-duo made up of twins brothers ''Marcus and Martinus Gunnarsen''

=== Sport ===
[[File:Bjørn Dæhlie 2011-01-26 001 (cropped).jpg|140px|thumb|Bjørn Dæhlie, 2011]]
* [[Ole Østmo]] (1866 in Elverum – 1923), a sharpshooting champion who won four medals at the [[1900 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Hans Anton Aalien]] (born 1958 in Elverum), a [[Blindness|blind]] gold medalist in [[disabled skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Bjørn Dæhlie]](born 1967 in Elverum), a retired Norwegian [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skier]] with eight gold and four silver Winter Olympic medals
* [[Anita Moen]] (born 1967), a Norwegian former cross-country skier, won three silver and two bronze medals at the Winter Olympics
* [[Stig Inge Bjørnebye]] (born 1969 in Elverum), a former footballer with 317 club caps and 76 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Rune Djurhuus]] (born 1970 in Elverum), a chess player and Norwegian [[International Grandmaster]]
* [[Gyda Ellefsplass Olssen]] (born 1978 in Elverum), a sport shooter who competed at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Håvard Storbæk]] (born 1986 in Elverum), a former footballer with over 320 club caps
* [[Vegar Eggen Hedenstad]] (born 1991 in Elverum), a footballer with over 250 club caps

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway}}
Elverum has [[Twin towns and sister cities|sister city]] agreements with the following places:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vennskapsbyer |url=http://www.elverum.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?AId=250&back=1&MId1=33&MId2=100 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180550/https://www.elverum.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?AId=250&back=1&MId1=33&MId2=100 |archive-date=2011-07-24 |access-date=2008-12-21 |publisher=Elverum kommune |language=no}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Faxe Municipality|Haslev]], Denmark
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Siilinjärvi]], Finland
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sunne Municipality|Sunne]], Sweden
*{{flagicon|NAM}} [[Tsumeb]], Namibia

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Elverum}}
{{wiktionary|Elverum}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/elverum Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.elverum.kommune.no Municipal website] {{in lang|no}}

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