Editing Ringsaker

{{short description|Municipality in Innlandet, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Ringsaker
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Ringsaker Vea amlisberget 595m IMG 1549.JPG
|image_caption          = View of the lake [[Mjøsa]] in Ringsaker
|idnumber               = 3411
|county                 = Innlandet
|district               = Hedmarken
|capital                = [[Brumunddal]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|demonym                = Ringsaksokning
|language               = Bokmål
|coatofarms             = Ringsaker komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.ringsaker.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Odd Amund Lundberg
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 77
|area_total_km2         = 1280.08
|area_land_km2          = 1122.58
|area_water_km2         = 157.51
|area_water_percent     = 12.3
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 30
|population_total       = 35475
|population_density_km2 = 31.6
|population_increase    = 6.2
|coordinates            = {{coord|61|1|27|N|10|48|7|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6766827 | utm_easting = 0597378 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Ringsaker''' ({{Audio|Ringsaker.ogg|''pronunciation''}}) is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Innlandet]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Hedemarken]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the town of [[Brumunddal]]. Other settlements in Ringsaker include the town of [[Moelv]] and the villages of [[Furnes, Norway|Furnes]], [[Kvål, Innlandet|Kvål]], [[Kylstad]], [[Mesnali]], [[Nydal]], [[Rudshøgda]], [[Stavsjø]], [[Tingnes]], and [[Byflaten]].

The {{convert|1280|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 77th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ringsaker is the 30th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 35,475. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|31.6|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 6.2% 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==
[[File:View of Ringsaker in Norway.jpg|thumb|left|Ringsaker from Høsbjør mountain]]
[[File:Nes på Ringsaker med Nes kirke.JPG|thumb|left|Looking towards [[Tingnes]] from [[Helgøya, Innlandet|Helgøya]]]]
The municipality of Ringsaker was established on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law).<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}}</ref>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Ringsaker (population: 16,490) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of [[Furnes (municipality)|Furnes]] (population: 7,288) and [[Nes, Innlandet|Nes]] (population: 4,184) plus the Hamarsberget and Vikersødegården [[exclave]] areas of the municipality of [[Vang, Hedmark|Vang]] (population: 34) to create the new, larger municipality of Ringsaker. On 1 January 1965, a part of Ringsaker (population: 100) was transferred to the neighboring [[Hamar Municipality]]. On 1 January 1967 there was a municipal land swap between [[Vang, Hedmark|Vang]] and Ringsaker municipalities. The {{convert|500|daa|acre|adj=on}} Stav, Valsigsvea, and Arnkvern Nedre areas of Vang (population: 50) was transferred to Ringsaker Municipality and the {{convert|450|daa|acre|adj=on}} Stensby and Holmlund areas of Ringsaker (population: 114) was transferred to Vang.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 1992, the parts of the Stensby, Hanstad, Viker, and Stammerud areas of Ringsaker (population: 224) were transferred to the neighboring Hamar Municipality.<ref name="Dag" />

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Ringsaker'' farm ({{langx|non|Ringisakr}} or {{lang|non|Hringisakr}}) since the first [[Ringsaker Church]] was built there. The first element is the [[genitive case]] of {{Lang|non|ringir}} or {{Lang|non|ringi}} which has an unknown meaning. One possibility is that {{Lang|non|Ringir}} or {{Lang|non|Hringir}} ('Lord of the Ring') may have been an epithet or alias for the [[List of Norse gods and goddesses|Norse god]] [[Ullr]], based on a ceremony mentioned in the poem ''[[Atlakviða]]'' where an oath is sworn by {{Lang|non|hringi Ullar}} ('the ring of Ullr'). The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|akr}} which means "[[acre]]" or "field".<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=25–26 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 1 February 1985. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], an moose [[statant]] [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|I rødt en stående sølv elg}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[moose]]. The moose 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 moose design is inspired by the [[Prehistory|pre-historic]] [[petroglyph|cave paintings]] found at the Stein farm in Ringsaker, indicating the early inhabitation of the area. The arms were designed by Arne Løvstad. 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=Ringsaker |access-date=2023-04-27 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ringsaker, Hedmark (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-04-12.html |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1985-02-01 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1985-02-01-308 |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>
{{see also-text|the coats of arms for [[Coat of arms of Aremark|Aremark]], [[Coat of arms of Namsos|Namsos]], [[Coat of arms of Namsskogan|Namsskogan]], and [[Coat of arms of Tynset|Tynset]]}}

===Churches===
[[File:Ringsaker middelalderkirke.JPG|thumb|right|Ringsaker Church]]
[[File:Nes church.JPG|thumb|right|Nes Church]]
The [[Church of Norway]] has six parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Ringsaker. The municipality makes up all of the [[Ringsaker prosti]] ([[deanery]]) within the [[Diocese of Hamar]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Ringsaker'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Brumunddal/Veldre||[[Brumunddal Church]]||[[Brumunddal]]||1965
|-
|[[Veldre Church]]||[[Byflaten]]||2000
|-
|rowspan="2"|Brøttum||[[Brøttum Church]]||[[Brøttum]]||1790
|-
|[[Mesnali Church]]||[[Mesnali]]||1933
|-
|rowspan="1"|Furnes||[[Furnes Church]]||[[Furnes, Norway|Furnes]]||1707
|-
|rowspan="3"|Nes||[[Helgøya Church]]||[[Helgøya, Innlandet|Helgøya]]||1870
|-
|[[Nes Church (Ringsaker)|Nes Church]]||[[Tingnes]]||1250
|-
|[[Stavsjø Church]]||[[Stavsjø]]||1880
|-
|rowspan="1"|Ringsaker||[[Ringsaker Church]]||[[Moelv]]||1100s
|-
|rowspan="1"|Åsmarka||[[Åsmarka Church]]||[[Åsmarka]]||1859
|}

==Geography==
Ringsaker is located on the east side of the lake [[Mjøsa]], the largest lake in Norway. It borders the municipality of [[Lillehammer]] to the northwest; the municipalities of [[Øyer]], [[Stor-Elvdal]], and [[Åmot]] to the north; [[Hamar Municipality]] to the east; the municipalities of [[Stange]] and [[Østre Toten]] to the south; and [[Gjøvik Municipality]] to the west.

Ringsaker is situated in an agricultural and lumbering region. Ringsaker lies in the traditional district of [[Hedmarken]] which consists largely of rolling agricultural terrain, hilly green mountains, and [[pine]] forests. The [[Hedmarksvidda]] plateau is in the upper parts of the municipality. The rivers [[Brumunda]], [[Flakstadelva]], and [[Moelva (Ringsaker)|Moelva]] all flow through the municipality.

The principal urban centers in Ringsaker include the towns of [[Brumunddal]] and [[Moelv]].

==Climate==
Ringsaker has a [[humid continental climate]] (Dfb by the [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen-Geiger system]]), with fairly dry and cold winters and pleasant summers. The driest month is February, and the wettest is August. In February 1996, a low of {{convert|-31.4|°C|1|abbr=on}}) was recorded. The all-time high is {{convert|33.5|°C|1|abbr=on}}) from July 2014. The Kise weather station has been recording since April 1951.
{{Weather box
|metric first = yes
|single line  = yes
|location     = Kise 1991-2020 (128 m)
|Jan high C = -1.6
|Feb high C = -1.2
|Mar high C = 3.8
|Apr high C = 9.4
|May high C = 15.1
|Jun high C = 19.2
|Jul high C = 21.6
|Aug high C = 20.3
|Sep high C = 15.5
|Oct high C = 8.7
|Nov high C = 3.3
|Dec high C = -0.6
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
|Jan mean C=-4.9
|Feb mean C=-5.1
|Mar mean C=-1
|Apr mean C=4
|May mean C=9.4
|Jun mean C=13.7
|Jul mean C=16.3
|Aug mean C=15.2
|Sep mean C=11
|Oct mean C=5.4
|Nov mean C=0.7
|Dec mean C=-3.6
|year mean C=
|Jan low C = -8.9
|Feb low C = -9
|Mar low C = -5.2
|Apr low C = -0.3
|May low C = 4.6
|Jun low C = 8.9
|Jul low C = 11.5
|Aug low C = 10.7
|Sep low C = 7
|Oct low C = 2.2
|Nov low C = -1.9
|Dec low C = -6.8
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|precipitation colour= green<!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
|Jan precipitation mm=46.6
|Feb precipitation mm=24.5
|Mar precipitation mm=26.3
|Apr precipitation mm=31.4
|May precipitation mm=54.3
|Jun precipitation mm=67.9
|Jul precipitation mm=72.3
|Aug precipitation mm=85.3
|Sep precipitation mm=57.8
|Oct precipitation mm=56.5
|Nov precipitation mm=49.5
|Dec precipitation mm=35.8
|year precipitation mm=
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|source 1= NOAA-WMO averages 91-2020 Norway <ref>{{Cite web |title=NOAA WMO normals Norway 1991-2020 |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Norway/CSV/?C=D;O=A}}</ref>
}}

==Economy==
Ringsaker's main industries are agriculture, [[forestry]], and diversified manufacturing. The area of [[Sjusjøen]] has a relatively large amount of [[holiday cottage]]s that are especially attractive for outdoor sports including [[cross-country skiing]] vacations.

==Government==
Ringsaker 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 Ringsaker is made up of 39 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                      = Ringsaker
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/innlandet/ringsaker#seats |access-date=2024-01-14 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|INP                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 4
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Ringsaker List
|otherparty_no             = Ringsaklista
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/innlandet/ringsaker#seats |access-date=2022-04-04 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 2
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Ringsaker List
|otherparty_no             = Ringsaklista
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Hedmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/hedmark/ringsaker#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                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 21
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Ringsaker List
|otherparty_no             = Ringsaklista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Hedmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/hedmark/ringsaker#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 21
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Ringsaker List
|otherparty_no             = Ringsakerlista
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|otherparty                = Ringsaker List
|otherparty_no             = Ringsaklista
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 20
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2000 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1999 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/nos_c621/nos_c621.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 61
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 30
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 6
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|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                     = 61
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 35
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 12
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|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                     = 61
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 29
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|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                     = 61
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 37
|Høyre                     = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|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                     = 61
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 37
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|otherparty                = Freely elected representatives
|otherparty_no             = Frie Folkevalgte
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|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                     = 61
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 37
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Freely elected representatives
|otherparty_no             = Frie Folkevalgte
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|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                     = 61
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 38
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|DLF/V                     = 1
|otherparty                = Politically independent
|otherparty_no             = Politisk Uavhengige
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|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                     = 61
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 39
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|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                     = 61
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 40
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|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                     = 61
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 40
|Høyre                     = 7
|NKP                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|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                     = 51
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 32
|Høyre                     = 4
|NKP                       = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|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                     = 51
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 33
|NKP                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|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                     = 48
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 32
|NKP                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|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                     = 48
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 30
|NKP                       = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|DRF/V                     = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|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                     = 48
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 30
|NKP                       = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ringsaker
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1940* 
|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                     = 48
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 28
|smallparty                = Joint list of [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]] and Small farm-holders<br />
|smallparty_no             = Venstre og Småbrukere
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Liberal Party of Norway}} 50%, white 50%);
|smallparty_number         = 1
|Local_Lists               = 6
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Ringsaker (incomplete list):
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1861-1867: August Konow
*1877-1883: Even Larsen Glestad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1901-1901: Thore Røhr
*1914-1919: Axel Krogvig
*1928-1928: Karl Røhrsveen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]]) 	
*1929-1931: [[Karsten Fonstad]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1932-1941: Karl Østvold ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1941-1942: Oskar Kjonerud ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1942-1945: Anders Rud ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1945-1964: Karl Østvold ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1965-1981: Peder Esbjørnsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1982-1991: Magne Johansen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1991-2007: [[Thor Lillehovde]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2007–2023: Anita Ihle Steen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2023-present: Odd Amund Lundberg ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-15 |title=Sp får ordførervervet i Ringsaker |url=https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/sp-far-ordforervervet-i-ringsaker-1.16559377 |access-date=2024-01-14 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==History==
{| style="float: right; margin: 1em;" class="wikitable"
|+ Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Ringsker 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=26 June 2017 |publisher=ssb.no |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! Ancestry!!Number
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||555
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||233
|-
| {{flag|Vietnam}}||186
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}}||140
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||118
|-
| {{flag|Germany}}||116
|-
| {{flag|Estonia}}||109
|-
| {{flag|Thailand}}||106
|-
| {{flag|Latvia}}||93
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}||90
|-
| {{flag|Netherlands}}||88
|-
| {{flag|Bulgaria}}||85
|}

===Harald Hårfagre in 882===
Ringsaker is first mentioned in King [[Harald I of Norway|Harald Hårfagre]]'s [[Saga]], in the [[Heimskringla]] by [[Snorri Sturluson]]. The saga reports that Harald Hårfagre (872–930) was but ten years old when he succeeded his father ([[Halfdan the Black]]). After Halfdan the Black's death, many chiefs coveted the dominions he had left. Among these [[Gandalf Alfgeirsson|King Gandalf]] was the first; then [[Högne]] and [[Fróði]], sons of [[Eystein Ivarsson|King Eystein]] of Hedemark; and also King Hogne Karuson of [[Ringerike (traditional district)|Ringerike]].

Hake, the son of Gandalf, led an expedition of 300 men against [[Vestfold]]. King Harald's army, led by Guthorm, met and fought a great battle, and King Harald was victorious, killing king Hake. Then King Harald turned back, but King Gandalf had come to Vestfold so they defeated him also. When the sons of King Eystein in Hedemark heard the news, they proposed to meet at Ringsaker in Hedemark with the remaining kings, Hogne Karuson and Herse Gudbrand. King Harald and Guthorm found out where the [[Oppland]] kings were meeting, and coming undetected at night, set fire to the houses in which Hogne Karuson and Herse Gudbrand slept. King Eystein's two sons and their men fought, but both Hogne and Frode died.

After the fall of these kings, King Harald had subdued Hedemark, Ringerike, [[Gudbrandsdal]], [[Hadeland]], Thoten, [[Romerike]], and the whole northern part of [[Vingulmark]]. In addition, King Gandalf was slain, and King Harald took the whole of his kingdom as far south as the river Raum ([[Glomma]]).<ref name="Stagg">{{Cite book |last=Stagg |first=Frank Noel |url=https://archive.org/details/eastnorwayitsfro00stag |title=East Norway and its Frontier |publisher=George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. |year=1956}}</ref><ref name="Snorri">{{Cite book |last=Sturluson |first=Snorri |title=Heimskringla (''The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway'') |date=c. 1225 |language=no |author-link=Snorri Sturluson}}</ref>

===Saint Olaf in 1018===
Ringsaker is again mentioned in a saga about 1018 when [[Olaf II of Norway|Olaf]] (later Saint Olaf) sent people to advise the Opplands that he was coming, as it was custom for the king to live as guest there every third year. In the autumn, he left [[Sarpsborg]] and went first to Vingulmark. He inquired about their Christianity, teaching some and punishing others. He went through that district, and on to Romerike. Christianity was weaker there and he punished all who had not obeyed his word. The king of Romerike proceeded to Ringsaker, to consult King Hrorek of Hedemark. They sent messages to King Gudrod of Gudbrandsdal, and to the King of Hadaland, inviting them to meet at Hedemark. The kings agreed to resist Olaf. They summoned the leaders from their kingdoms, and when they had assembled, the kings directed them to gather warriors. Most approved of the measure, but the kings were betrayed to Olav by Ketil Kavl of Ringanes (the southernmost district in Hedemark, [[Stange]]), who proceeded rapidly down lake [[Mjøsa]] to Eid, where Olaf was then located.

King Olaf, accompanied by 400 men, arrived at Ringsaker before the next day dawned. Ketil knew where the kings slept, and Olaf had all these houses surrounded. The kings were taken prisoners. King Hrorek's eyes were put out. King Gudrod's tongue was cut out. King Ring and two others were banished from Norway. King Olaf took possession of the land these kings had possessed, and after this Olaf alone bore the title of king in Norway.<ref name="Stagg" /><ref name="Snorri" />

===Sigurd of Røyr in 1163===
Sigurd of Røyr, who was [[Haakon II of Norway|Haakon II]]'s champion, lived at Røyr (Rør) in Ringsaker. He died at [[Re, Norway|Re]] in 1163.<ref name="Stagg" /><ref name="Snorri" />

==Institutions==
A [[SOS Children's Villages|SOS Children's Village]] has been planned for Ringsaker—Norway's second.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Astrid Øvre Helland |date=16 December 2013 |title=Har ikke plass til flere barn |work=Bergens Tidende}}</ref>

==Notable people==
=== Public service ===
[[File:Ordfører Jens Rynning Snåsa.jpg|140px|thumb|Jens Rynning]]
[[File:Thor Lillehovde - Arbeiderpartiet.jpg|140px|thumb|Thor Lillehovde, 2012]]
* [[Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm]] (1769 in Furnes – 1837), a Norwegian military officer and representative at the [[Norwegian Constitutional Assembly]] in 1814
* [[Jens Rynning]] (1778–1857), a priest and public education advocate, worked in Ringsaker
* [[Hovel Helseth]] (1779 in Nes – 1865), an industrial pioneer in the Norwegian textile industry<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hovel Helseth |url=https://snl.no/Hovel_Helseth |access-date=2016-07-10 |publisher=Store norske leksikon}}</ref>
* [[Gustav Heiberg]] (1856 in Nes – 1935), a barrister, politician, and pre-WWI mayor of Hamar
* [[Adolph M. Christianson]] (1877 in Brumunddal – 1954), a justice of the [[North Dakota Supreme Court]]
* [[Johannes Bøe (archaeologist)|Johannes Bøe]] (1891 in Ringsaker – 1971), an archaeologist
* [[Sven Sømme]] (1904 in Ringsaker – 1961), a zoologist and ichthyologist and WWII [[XU]] activist
* [[Helge Skappel]] (1907 in Ringsaker – 2001), an aviator, photographer, and cartographer
* [[Peter A. Munch]] (1908 in Nes – 1984), a sociologist, academic, author, and US emigrant who twice worked on [[Tristan da Cunha]]
* [[Imre Hercz]] (1929–2011), a Jewish Hungarian-Norwegian physician and public debater who worked in Brumunddal
* [[Thor Lillehovde]] (born 1948 in Ringsaker), a politician and mayor of Ringsaker from 1991 to 2007

=== The arts ===
[[File:Sigrid Undset 1928.jpg|140px|thumb|Sigrid Undset, 1928]]
* [[Lars Pinnerud]] (1700 in Furnes – 1762), a farmer and woodcarver
* [[Peder Balke]] (1804–1887), a painter of romantic and dramatic landscapes who was brought up in Ringsaker
* [[Ole Rynning]] (1809 in Ringsaker – 1838), an emigrant pioneer and author<ref name="NBL">{{Cite web |title=Ole Rynning |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Ole_Rynning |access-date=December 12, 2018 |website=Norsk biografisk leksikon}}</ref>
* [[Gudmund Stenersen]] (1863 in Ringsaker – 1934), a painter, illustrator, and dentist
* [[Tryggve Andersen]] (1866 in Ringsaker – 1920), a novelist, poet, and storywriter<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Tryggve Andersen |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Tryggve_Andersen |access-date=25 September 2014 |last=Beyer |first=Edvard |author-link=Edvard Beyer |editor-last=Godal |editor-first=Anne Marit |editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |language=no}}</ref><ref name="nbl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Tryggve Andersen |encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Tryggve_Andersen/utdypning |access-date=25 September 2014 |last=Dahl |first=Willy |author-link=Willy Dahl |editor-last=Helle, Knut |editor-link=Knut Helle |language=no}}</ref>
* [[Sigrid Undset]] (1882–1949), an author who was awarded the 1928 [[Nobel Prize for Literature]] and was buried at [[Mesnali]]<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Ringsaker |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Ringsaker |access-date=25 September 2014 |last=Svendsen |first=Trond Olav |editor-last=Godal |editor-first=Anne Marit |editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |language=no}}</ref>
* [[Nils Johan Rud]] (1908 in Ringsaker – 1993), a novelist, writer of short stories, and magazine editor
* [[Alf Prøysen]] (1914 in Ringsaker – 1970), an author, poet, playwright, songwriter, and musician<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Alf Prøysen |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Alf_Pr%C3%B8ysen |access-date=25 September 2014 |last=Hagen |first=Erik Bjerck |editor-last=Godal |editor-first=Anne Marit |editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |language=no}}</ref>
* [[Jon Balke]] (born 1955 in Furnes), a jazz pianist who leads the [[Magnetic North Orchestra]]
* [[Helge Lien]] (born 1975 in Moelv), a jazz pianist, composer, band leader, and photographer
* [[Julia Schacht]] (born 1982 on Helgøya), an actress<ref>{{IMDb name|1863949|name=Julia Schacht}}. Retrieved 04 October 2020.</ref>
* [[Gaute Ormåsen]] (born 1983 in Brumunddal), a singer

=== Sport ===
* [[Olivius Skymoen]] (1857 in Grefsheim – 1909), a sports shooter who competed at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Kolbjørn Kvam]] (1865 in Nes – 1933), a sports shooter who competed at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Ansten Samuelstuen]] (1929 in Brøttum – 2012), a Norwegian-American ski jumper who competed in the [[1960 Winter Olympics|1960]] and [[1964 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Ole Ellefsæter]] (born 1939 in Furnes), a retired cross-country skier who won two gold medals at the [[1968 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Mia Svele]] (born 2001 in Ringsaker), a handball player

==Gallery==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

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