Eidskog

Eidskog Municipality
Eidskog kommune
Eidskogen herred  (historic name)
View of Magnor
View of Magnor
Innlandet within Norway
Innlandet within Norway
Eidskog within Innlandet
Eidskog within Innlandet
Coordinates: 59°59′53″N 12°3′38″E / 59.99806°N 12.06056°E / 59.99806; 12.06056
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictVinger / Glåmdal
Established1 Jan 1864
 • Preceded byVinger Municipality
Administrative centreSkotterud
Government
 • Mayor (2015)Kamilla Thue (Ap)
Area
 • Total640.40 km2 (247.26 sq mi)
 • Land603.37 km2 (232.96 sq mi)
 • Water37.02 km2 (14.29 sq mi)  5.8%
 • Rank#181 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total6,028
 • Rank#158 in Norway
 • Density10/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −4%
DemonymEidskoging[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3416[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Eidskog is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vinger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skotterud. Other villages in the municipality include Magnor, Matrand, and Åbogen.

The 640-square-kilometre (250 sq mi) municipality is the 181st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Eidskog is the 155th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,032. The municipality's population density is 10 inhabitants per square kilometre (26/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 4.1% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  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).