Kongsvinger

This article is about the municipality in Innlandet, Norway. For the town in Kongsvinger Municipality, see Kongsvinger (town).
Kongsvinger Municipality
Kongsvinger kommune
Municipality
View of the town (September 2009)
View of the town (September 2009)
Coat of arms of Kongsvinger Municipality
Coat of arms
Innlandet within Norway
Innlandet within Norway
Kongsvinger within Innlandet
Kongsvinger within Innlandet
Coordinates: 60°14′35″N 12°13′32″E / 60.24306°N 12.22556°E / 60.24306; 12.22556
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictGlåmdal
Established7 February 1855
 • Preceded byVinger Municipality
Administrative centreKongsvinger
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Elin Såheim Bjørkli (Ap)
Area
 • Total1,036.44 km2 (400.17 sq mi)
 • Land952.83 km2 (367.89 sq mi)
 • Water83.62 km2 (32.29 sq mi)  8.1%
 • Rank#111 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total17,966
 • Rank#72 in Norway
 • Density18.9/km2 (49/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +1.9%
Official language
[1]
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3401[2]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Kongsvinger (pronunciationⓘ) is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger. Other settlements in the municipality include Austmarka, Brandval, Lundersæter, and Roverud.[3]

The 1,036-square-kilometre (400 sq mi) municipality is the 111th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kongsvinger is the 72nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 17,966. The municipality's population density is 18.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (49/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.9% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5] Kongsvinger's eastern municipal boundary is the Norway–Sweden border.

  1. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  2. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference snl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).