Ringsaker
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Basic data | ||
Commune number : | 3411 | |
Province (county) : | Domestic | |
Administrative headquarters: | Brumunddal | |
Coordinates : | 60 ° 53 ' N , 10 ° 56' E | |
Surface: | 1,280.09 km² | |
Residents: | 34,768 (Feb 27, 2020) | |
Population density : | 27 inhabitants per km² | |
Language form : | Bokmål | |
Postal code : | 2381 | |
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politics | ||
Mayor : | Anita Ihle Steen ( Ap ) (2007) | |
Located in the province of Innlandet | ||
The municipality is located in the province ( Fylke ) Innlandet in south- east Norway . It borders in the north on the Olympic municipality of Lillehammer and in the south on Norway's largest lake, Mjøsa . The administrative center is in Brumunddal . In the northeast, on the border with Lillehammer, is the well-known ski and cross-country ski resort Sjusjøen .
Attractions
- Ringsaker vekter- og brannhistoriske museum, Historical Museum in Ringsaker
- Brøttum Kirke, with an old altarpiece (1790) and an old pulpit
- Furnes Kirke, from 1708 with stones from the Hamar domkirke
- Gravrøyser, seven Iron Age burial mounds near Mjøsa-Senter
- Helleristningene på Steinstranda, on the headland in Mjøsa Lake
- Mjøsa, with 363 km² Norway's largest lake
- Morene, moraine near Moelvenbrygge,
- Nes Kirke, the oldest part from around 1710
- Ringsaker Kirke, around 1150 with a valuable altar shrine from 1520
- Mjøskastellet, with the remains of a fort by Håkon Håkonsson
- Stenkretsen på Smestadsletta, stones arranged in a twelve-ring shape and a burial site from the Iron Age
Personalities
- Tryggve Andersen (1866–1920), writer of neo-romanticism
- Even Hammer (1732–1800), civil servant and economic author born in Nes
- Ole Mørk Sandvik (1875–1976), folk song collector, music researcher and teacher
- Børge Johan Schultz (1764–1826), Greenland official and inspector
Web links
Commons : Ringsaker - collection of pictures, videos and audio files