Furnes (municipality)
Former municipality in Hedmark, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Furnes is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 201-square-kilometre (78 sq mi) municipality existed from 1891 until its dissolution in 1964 when it became part of Ringsaker Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Furnes where the Furnes Church is located.[3]
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Furnes Municipality
Furnes herred | |
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Coordinates: 60°50′30″N 11°01′19″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Hedmark |
District | Hedmarken |
Established | 1891 |
• Preceded by | Vang Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Ringsaker Municipality |
Administrative centre | Furnes |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Land | 201 km2 (78 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 7,288 |
Demonym | Furnesing[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0413[2] |
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