Trysil is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Innbygda. Other villages in the municipality include Nybergsund, Østby, Plassen, and Tørberget.

The municipality is the 15th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Trysil Municipality is the 152nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,542. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 0.8% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

thumb|left|upright|War memorial for the bombardment by German aviators

On 1 January 1838, the prestegjeld of Trysil was established as a civil municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1880, the Osneset area in the western part of Trysil Municipality (population: 302) was transferred to the neighboring Åmot Municipality. On 1 January 1911, the northern part of the municipality (population: 291) was separated to join the new Engerdal Municipality. There were also some minor boundary adjustments west of the lake Osensjøen in 1943 and again in 1964 when some areas were transferred from Elverum Municipality to Trysil Municipality.

Historically, the municipality was part of Hedmark county. On 1 January 2020, the municipality became a part of the newly-formed Innlandet county (after Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged).

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Trysil farm which was most likely the original name of the current ("the vicarage"), where the first Trysil Church was built. The first element possibly comes from the name of a local river, . The meaning of the river name is unknown. The last element is which means "quiet stretch of a river". Prior to 1906, the name was spelled .

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 21 October 1991. The official blazon is "Azure, two ski poles issuant from the base pointing up" (). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is two vertical ski poles pointing upwards. The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The design is meant to symbolize Trysil in the past, present, and future since skiing has long been an important way of transportation over the years (including the legend of Trysil-Knut), but has more recently become a major tourist attraction. The arms were designed by Bjørn Ellefsæter. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.

Churches

The Church of Norway has seven parishes () within Trysil Municipality. It is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

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|+ style="font-size:medium"|Churches in Trysil

!Parish ()!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built

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|rowspan="1"|Ljørdalen||Ljørdalen Church||Ljørdalen||1872

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|rowspan="1"|Nordre Trysil||Nordre Trysil Church||Jordet||2000

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|rowspan="1"|Søre Trysil||Plassen Church||Plassen||1907

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|rowspan="1"|Søre Osen||Søre Osen Church||Søre Osen||1882

|-

|rowspan="1"|Trysil||Trysil Church||Innbygda||1861

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|rowspan="1"|Tørberget||Tørberget Church||Tørberget||1922

|-

|rowspan="1"|Østby||Østby Church||Østby||1940

|}

History

{| style="float: left; margin:1em;" class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Trysil by country of origin in 2017

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!Ancestry!!Number

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| ||180

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| ||60

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| ||57

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| ||37

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| ||28

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| ||27

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| ||26

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| ||25

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One of the first-known, organized ski races was held here 22 January 1862. Roland Huntford, author of Two Planks and a Passion, describes this race as, "the first truly modern ski race." The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Hedmarken og Østerdal District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council of Trysil Municipality is made up of 23 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

Mayors

The mayor () of Trysil Municipality is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:

  • 1838–1839: Paul Irgens Dybdahl
  • 1839–1841: Arne Arnesen
  • 1841–1843: Jo Jonsen Lunde
  • 1843–1845: Paul D. Gleditsch
  • 1845–1847: Halvor E. Lunde
  • 1847–1853: Ole Nyhuus, Sr.
  • 1853–1859: Halvor Strandvold
  • 1859–1863: Ola Nyhuus, Jr.
  • 1863–1867: Johan Landgraff
  • 1867–1867: Albert Balchen
  • 1867–1871: Erik Johnsen Kveen
  • 1871–1875: Johan Landgraff
  • 1875–1879: Hans Nysæter
  • 1879–1881: Johan Rønningen (V)
  • 1881–1889: Per Galaasen (V)
  • 1889–1891: Johan Rønningen (V)
  • 1891–1893: Bernhard Holt (V)
  • 1893–1895: Otto Rundfloen (V)
  • 1895–1898: Johan Rønningen (V)
  • 1899–1901: Bernhard Holt (V)
  • 1902–1904: Martin Nyhuus (V)
  • 1905–1919: Halvor Lunde (ArbDem)
  • 1920–1922: Kristian Ingmar Moe (Ap)
  • 1923–1925: John G. Østby (V)
  • 1926–1931: August Aastad (Ap)
  • 1932–1934: John G. Østby (V)
  • 1935–1937: August Aastad (Ap)
  • 1938–1940: Harald Løbak (Ap)
  • 1941–1945: Harald Lunde (NS)
  • 1945–1955: Harald Løbak (Ap)
  • 1956–1963: Engebret Sørli (Ap)
  • 1964–1971: Harald Berget (Ap)
  • 1972–1999: Arvid Nyberg (Ap)
  • 1999–2015: Ole Martin Norderhaug (Ap)
  • 2015–2023: Erik Sletten (Sp)
  • 2023–present: Turid Backe-Viken (Ap)

Geography

Trysil is bordered in the north by Engerdal Municipality and Rendalen Municipality, in the west by Åmot Municipality, and in the southwest by Elverum Municipality and Våler Municipality. The eastern border of the municipality is bordered in the north, east and south by Sweden. The main village in Trysil is Innbygda, which often is referred to as Trysil. The highest point in the municipality is the tall mountain Tverrfjellet, located on the northern border with Engerdal Municipality.

Nature

Trysil is a great place to explore the Norwegian nature and participating in various outdoor activities like guided trips, river fishing, dog sledge driving, elk safari, night photography, stargazing. This includes a mountain at Norway's largest ski resort, which offers many of the country's most widely acclaimed downhill and slalom slopes.

Notable people

right|thumb|150px|Halldis Moren Vesaas

right|thumb|150px|Hallgeir Brenden, 1950s

  • Axel Smith (1744–1823), a priest and topographer
  • Haakon Nyhuus (1866–1913), a librarian and encyclopedist
  • Sven Moren (1871–1938), a farmer, poet, playwright, children's writer and politician
  • Olaf L. Olsen (1881–1958), an American legislator and politician
  • Halvor Floden (1884–1956), a schoolteacher, children's writer, novelist, poet and playwright
  • Einar Skjæraasen (1900–1966), an author, poet and political candidate
  • Halldis Moren Vesaas (1907–1995), a poet, translator and writer of children's books
  • Sigmund Moren (1913–1996), a philologist, literary critic, theatre critic and children's writer
  • Tormod Haugen (1945–2008), a writer of children's books and translator, winner of the H.C. Andersen prize
  • Jan Axel Blomberg (born 1969), a heavy metal drummer, stage name Hellhammer

Sport

  • Karl Magnus Satre (1904–1955) & Paul Ottar Satre (1908–1984), a pair of American ski jumpers and cross-country skiers who competed for the US at the 1936 Winter Olympics
  • Kåre Hatten (1908–1983), a cross-country skier, lumberjack and farmer; competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics
  • Hallgeir Brenden (1929–2007), a cross-country skier and steeplechase runner, twice individual gold medallist at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics and twice team silver medallist at the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics
  • Johan Sætre (born 1952), a former ski jumper; participated in the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics
  • Arnfinn Engerbakk (born 1964), a footballer who played 12 seasons in Eliteserien for Kongsvinger; capped four times for Norway
  • Anita Moen (born 1967), a cross-country skier; five time medalist at the Winter Olympics, three silvers in 1994, 1998, 2002 and two bronzes in 1998 & 2002
  • Jarl-André Storbæk (born 1978), a footballer who played 11 seasons in Eliteserien (league champion in 2013); capped 17 times for Norway
  • Håvard Storbæk (born 1986), a footballer who played 10 seasons in Eliteserien for three different clubs; cousin of Jarl-André Storbæk
  • Kim-Rune Hansen (born 1988), a professional snowboarder for Burton Snowboards

Sister cities

Trysil has sister city agreements with the following places:

  • Sweden: Kil in Värmland County
  • Finland: Laihia in Länsi-Suomi

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Aurora Borealis Trysil.jpg|Aurora Borealis in Trysil

Staring at the Milkyway galaxy in Trysil,Norway.jpg|Milky Way galaxy in Trysil

Venus and Jupiter conjunction March 2012..JPG|The rare conjunction of Venus, Jupiter created stunning night skies in Trysil

Aurora Borealis Trysil 2013b.jpg|Aurora Borealis in Trysil

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See also

  • Scandinavian Mountains Airport

References

  • Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
  • Municipal website
  • Tourism website