Editing Vang, Innlandet

{{short description|Municipality in Innlandet, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Vang
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Vang i Valdres2.jpg
|image_caption          = 
|idnumber               = 3454
|county                 = Innlandet
|district               = Valdres
|capital                = [[Vang i Valdres]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Vangsgjelding
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = 
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.vang.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Jørand Ødegård Lunde
|mayor_party            = [[Bygdeliste|BL]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 55
|area_total_km2         = 1505.46
|area_land_km2          = 1309.98
|area_water_km2         = 195.51
|area_water_percent     = 13
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 298
|population_total       = 1636
|population_density_km2 = 1.2
|population_increase    = 2.4
|coordinates            = {{coord|61|12|52|N|8|30|15|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6786796 | utm_easting = 0473366 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Vang''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Innlandet]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Valdres]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Vang i Valdres]]. Other villages in Vang include [[Hænsgardane]], [[Nystuen]], [[Øye, Innlandet|Øye]], [[Ryfoss]], and [[Tyinkrysset]].

The {{convert|1505|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 55th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vang is the 298th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,636. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|1.2|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 2.4% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2022 |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 |year=2022 |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:Utsikt fra Øye, mot Lunde, Vang i Valdres.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Øye area]]
[[File:Johannes Flintoe - Draktstudier fra Vang i Valdres - NG.K&H.1984.0037 - National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.jpg|thumb|left|Drawing from 1820 of locals in their traditional clothing]]
[[File:Hoere-Stave-Church-2020.jpg|thumb|left|[[Høre Stave Church]]]]
On 1 January 1838, the [[prestegjeld]] of Vang was established as a civil municipality (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1882, a small area of Vang (population: 31) was transferred into the neighboring [[Øystre Slidre Municipality]]. The municipal boundaries 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}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Vang i Valdres|Vang]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Vangr}}) since the first [[Vang Church (Vang)|Vang Church]] was built there. The name is identical to the word {{wikt-lang|non|vangr}} which means  "[[field (agriculture)|field]]" or "[[meadow]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jJMOAAAAYAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt (anden halvdel) |date=1902 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=4-2 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=308 and 313 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted by royal decree on 26 June 1987. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], within a [[tressure]] floury three swords [[bendwise]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|På blå grunn tre skråstilte gull sverd omgjevne av gull liljebord}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is three diagonal [[sword]]s. The arms also have a border line with [[fleur-de-lis]] designs ([[tressure]] floury) going around the edge of the arms. The charge and border have a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means they are commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The arms are based on historic descriptions and depictions of the personal arms the a local [[Middle Ages|medieval]] nobleman Sigvat of Leirhol. He was named as one of the members of the delegation that followed King [[Håkon V Magnusson]] to [[Copenhagen]] in 1309. Later, he became the local governor of [[Valdres]] and [[Hallingdal]] (Vang is part of the Valdres region). He played a major role in the development of the region and the arms can be seen on different places, including in the local [[Vang Church (Vang)|Vang Church]]. 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=Vang |access-date=2023-04-22 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vang, Oppland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-05-45.html |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-06-26 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-06-26-607 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vang Municipality |url=http://www.gonorway.com/norway/counties/oppland/vang/763af2b4e93a237/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711111235/http://www.gonorway.com/norway/counties/oppland/vang/763af2b4e93a237/ |archive-date=11 July 2011 |access-date=2009-01-03 |publisher=GoNorway.com}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has four parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Vang. It is part of the [[Valdres prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Hamar]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Vang'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Heensåsen||[[Heensåsen Church]]||[[Hænsgardane]]||1902
|-
|rowspan="1"|Høre||[[Høre Stave Church]]||near [[Ryfoss]]||1180
|-
|rowspan="1"|Vang||[[Vang Church (Vang)|Vang Church]]||[[Vang i Valdres]]||1840
|-
|rowspan="3"|Øye||[[Øye Church (Innlandet)|Øye Church]]||[[Øye, Innlandet|Øye]]||1747
|-
|[[Øye Stave Church]]||[[Øye, Innlandet|Øye]]||1965
|-
|[[St. Thomas Church, Filefjell|St. Thomas Church]]||[[Nystuen]]||1971
|}

== History ==
[[File:Vangsteinen.JPG|thumb|left|170px|[[Vang stone|Vangssteinen]] ]]
Vang, like the rest of [[Valdres]], was originally populated by migrants from [[Western Norway|Vestlandet]]. In 1153, recognizing this, [[Pope Adrian IV|Cardinal Breakspear]] included these valleys in the [[Ancient Diocese of Stavanger|Diocese of Stavanger]].<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>

The ancient [[Vang Church (Vang)|Vang Church]] was the site of a legal court ''([[Thing (assembly)|thing]])'' held by King [[Haakon VI of Norway|Haakon VI]] in 1368. Here, he settled a boundary dispute. The boundary stone which resulted stands to this day.<ref name="Stagg" />

High up the slopes of [[Filefjell]] is the site of [[Nystuen]], where travellers found refuge as they passed across the divide into Vestlandet. On the other side of the pass, Maristua was erected at the direction of [[Margaret I of Denmark|Queen Margaret]] {{circa|1390}}. Although Nystuen is first mentioned in 1627, it is undoubtedly older. These refuges were maintained by the state until 1830.<ref name="Stagg" />
{| style="float:right;" class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Vang 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=2015-06-29 |publisher=ssb.no}}</ref>
|-
!Ancestry!!Number
|-
| {{flag|Poland}} || 55
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}} || 44
|-
| {{flag|Syria}} || 25
|}

''Smeddalen'' (Smith's Valley) immediately to the west of Nystuen, was for centuries the site of the church of [[St. Thomas Church, Filefjell|''St. Thomas på Filefjell'']]. The earliest reference to it is in 1615, but it was apparently a [[stave church]], so would have been much older. According to F.N. Stagg "It was reconditioned (c. 1615)… the priest at Vang preached there once a year–on July 2nd… many sought cures for their ailments in the miraculous powers possessed by splinters from its timbers…"<ref name="Stagg" /> A [[market (place)|market]] grew up near the church as a result of the 2 July service. "Horses were traded, races run, heavy drinking indulged in and many a fight ensued."<ref name="Stagg" /> Markets continued to be held near the church until the 19th century, but as a result of fighting and general unrest in connection with the market days the church was torn down in 1808. A new church was built on the site in 1971.<ref name="Stagg" />

==Government==
Vang 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 [[Vestre Innlandet District Court]] and the [[Eidsivating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Vang is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/innlandet/vang#seats |access-date=2024-01-13 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Local list in Vang
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista i Vang
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/innlandet/vang#seats |access-date=2022-09-01 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Grønne                    = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|otherparty                = Local list in Vang
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista i Vang
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Oppland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/oppland/vang#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
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Grønne                    = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|otherparty                = Local list in Vang
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista i Vang
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Oppland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/oppland/vang#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|otherparty                = Local list in Vang
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista i Vang
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Høyre                     = 2
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/nos_c621/nos_c621.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1999 |date=2000 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253748531 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |date=1996 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253743351 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |date=1993 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253737939 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |date=1988 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253726325 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |date=1984 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253720378 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |date=1979 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253710836 |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |date=1977 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253705646 |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|otherparty                = Non-party list
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk liste
|otherparty_number         = 5
|otherparty1               = Free voters
|otherparty_no1            = Frie velgere
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |date=1973 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253701144 |volume=I |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|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, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|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, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Local_Lists               = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|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, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|AFS                       = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|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, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|Local_Lists               = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|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
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|AFS                       = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|Local_Lists               = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|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
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 10
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|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
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Local_Lists               = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vang
|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
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 3
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|AFS                       = 1
|}}
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===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Vang (incomplete list):
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* 1945-1945: Helge Ellingbø ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1945-1945: Endre Holien ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1946-1948: Torstein Hamre ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1948-1952: Nils Thune ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1952-1959: John Opdal ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1960-1968: Ove W. Kvien ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1968-1975: Jørgen Garstad ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1976–1995: Erling Øraker ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1996-2011: Knut Haalien ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2011–2023: Vidar Eltun ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2023-present: Jørand Ødegård Lunde ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ordførar |url=https://www.vang.kommune.no/undermeny/politikk/ |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=Vang kommune |language=no}}</ref>
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== Geography ==
[[File:Øye i Vang.JPG|thumb|right|View from Øye]]
Vang is bordered to the north by the municipalities of [[Lom, Norway|Lom]] and [[Vågå]], to the east by [[Øystre Slidre]], to the southeast by [[Vestre Slidre]], to the south by [[Hemsedal]] (in [[Buskerud]] county), and to the west by [[Lærdal]] and [[Årdal]] (in [[Vestland]] county).

Vang is part of the [[Valdres]] region in central, southern Norway. This region is situated between the [[Gudbrandsdal]] and [[Hallingdal]] valleys.

Vang municipality is {{convert|56|km|mi}} on a north–south axis and {{convert|47.3|km|mi}} on an east–west axis. The highest point is [[Kalvehøgde]] with a height of {{convert|2208|m|ft|1}} above sea level.

Three-quarters of the region is above {{convert|900|m|ft}}. About 13 percent of the municipality is covered by water, including Lakes [[Fleinsendin]], [[Slettningen]] and [[Vangsmjøsa]]. The lowest point is {{convert|363|m|ft}} above sea level. The river [[Begna (river)|Begna]] has its headwaters in the Filefjell area of Vang.

== Attractions ==
* The [[Vang stone]]
* The Ryfossen waterfall
* The Sputrefossen waterfall

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="185">
St. Tomaskyrkja 01.JPG|St. Thomas Church
Grehamarstølen.jpg|Highway E16
Vangsmjösi-utsikt från väst över Vang.JPG|Lake Vangsmjøsa
Tyin from Stølsnøse.png|[[Tyin]] lake
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
The Veblen and Bunde farmsteads were the homes of the parents of [[Thorstein Bunde Veblen]], from where they emigrated a year before the birth of their son.

== Notable people ==
* [[Christopher Andreas Holmboe]] (1796 in Vang – 1882), a philologist, orientalist, and numismatist
* [[Johannes Belsheim]] (1829 in Thorpegardane – 1909), a teacher, priest, translator, and biographer
* [[Nils Nilsen Thune]] (1880 in Vang – 1950), a Norwegian jurist and civil servant
* [[Torstein Høverstad]] (1880 in Vang – 1959), an educator, teacher educator, school historian, and government scholar

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Vang i Valdres}}
{{Wiktionary|Vang}}
* [http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/vang Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
* [http://www.vang.kommune.no/ Municipal site] {{in lang|no}}

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