Kongsvinger (town)

Kongsvinger
View of the town
View of the town
Kongsvinger is located in Innlandet
Kongsvinger
Kongsvinger
Location of the town
Kongsvinger is located in Norway
Kongsvinger
Kongsvinger
Kongsvinger (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°11′26″N 11°59′52″E / 60.19048°N 11.99772°E / 60.19048; 11.99772
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictVinger
MunicipalityKongsvinger Municipality
Established as 
Kjøpstad1854
Area
 • Total8.17 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Elevation149 m (489 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total12,149
 • Density1,487/km2 (3,850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
2212 Kongsvinger

Kongsvinger (pronunciation) is a town in Kongsvinger Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality. It is located along the river Glomma, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of the city of Oslo and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of the town of Elverum. The town is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the border with Sweden.

The 8.17-square-kilometre (2,020-acre) town has a population (2021) of 12,149 and a population density of 1,487 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,850/sq mi).[1]

The downtown area of Kongsvinger has a new public library and a town square. There are also plans for a new hotel to be built in conjunction to the refurbishment of the down town area as well as for the construction of two new shopping centres. These plans are part of the overall strategy of the city council to make Kongsvinger more attractive to tourists and potential new residents.

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2021). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Kongsvinger (by), Kongsvinger". yr.no. Retrieved 18 March 2022.