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41-578: The rally springs from Rally Finnskog Norway with base in Kongsvinger , but the center of the event will, due to better accommodation and hospitality services, be in Hamar . The Vikingskipet ("The Viking Ship") is used as an indoor service area. A candidate race was arranged 10 and 11 February 2006 with great success. Start and finish was held at Hamar , while the stages took the rally to Lillehammer , Sjusjøen , Kongsvinger and Elverum . The rally

82-414: A 163-metre (535 ft) tall guyed mast for FM-/TV-broadcasting on Holtberget at 60.167602 N 11.994356 E was built in 1967. Travel to and from Kongsvinger: The following are road distances to Kongsvinger from various locations: There are 1,530 businesses including forestry and farming , and 245 of these are retail outlets. There are 25,000 square metres (269,098 sq ft) of mall situated in

123-476: A building called "Rolighed", the home of Dagny Juel , the famous author once portrayed by Edvard Munch. The rural, eastern parts of Kongsvinger and its neighboring municipalities to the north and south were populated at the end of the 17th century by Finnish emigrants who came across the Swedish border. The area is called Finnskogen which means "The Finnish forest". Kongsvinger played an important part in

164-401: A central city merged with its suburbs, the amalgamated city was legally a new municipality, even if it was given the central city's name and was in effect a defacto annexation by the central city. The process created what was labeled a megacity by the media, although none of the created municipalities fit in the definition of a megacity in the international sense and some of them have fewer than

205-572: A million inhabitants. In the early 1970s, the various towns, villages, and townships surrounding Metropolitan Toronto that were undergoing suburbanization were amalgamated into various new municipalities; among them Mississauga and Vaughan . Later, the provincial government of Mike Harris undertook an extensive province-wide program of municipal mergers between 1996 and 2002. The province had 815 municipalities in 1996; by 2002, this had been reduced to just 447. The list of municipalities in Ontario

246-509: 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. Kongsvinger's eastern municipal boundary is the Norway–Sweden border . In 1854, the King designated the market town of Kongsvinger as a kjøpstad , which gave it special rights. The designation included

287-561: A position in the Norwegian Premier League . It made some notable merits participating in the UEFA Cup and winning a silver medal during the 1992 season. Kongsvinger Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality

328-463: A separate person in charge . Annexation is similar to amalgamation, but differs in being applied mainly to two cases: The act of merging two or more municipalities into a single new municipality may be done for a variety of reasons, including urban growth, reducing the cost of local government and improving the efficiency of municipal service delivery. In 1977, the 2,359 municipalities of Belgium were merged to 596 new municipalities. In 1975,

369-448: A small patch of land on both sides of the river Glomma with an area of approximately 5.2 square kilometres (2 sq mi). Because of this designation, on 7 February 1855, the town was separated from the municipality of Vinger to form a separate municipality. Initially, the town had 472 residents and this left Vinger municipality with 10,947 residents. On 1 January 1876, the town was enlarged when an area of Vinger (population: 209)

410-458: A star-shaped plan was laid out for the fortress. Work began in 1682 and it was finished in 1690 as part of a general upgrade to Norwegian fortresses . The building of the fortress formed the foundations for what was to become the town of Kongsvinger . The fortress was built as a defensive structure against the Swedes, and on numerous occasions there have been military engagements in the area around

451-549: Is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Romerike og Glåmdal District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal . The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Kongsvinger is made up of 33 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show

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492-487: 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 . 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

533-462: Is made up of the southern parts of Innlandet county. Kongsvinger municipality is bordered to the west by the municipality of Sør-Odal , to the north by Grue , and to the south by Eidskog . To the east it borders Eda and Torsby municipalities in Sweden . Kongsvinger is about 110 kilometres (68 mi) from Oslo and 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen . The Holtbergmasta,

574-577: Is part of the Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Hamar . The area was historically a part of the prestegjeld of Vinger . The village that later became Kongsvinger already existed as a trading center by the Middle Ages , due to the accessibility by natural waterways. Viking chieftains reached Sweden by boat from Kongsvinger. Kongsvinger Fortress was founded in 1669, and

615-529: Is updated regularly. The two previously independent cities Hankou and Wuchang , as well as the county of Hanyang , were merged into one city by the name Wuhan in 1927. Wuhan was named China's first direct-controlled municipality , and briefly served as a capital of China twice, first by left-wing Nationalists , later during the Sino-Japanese War . In 1970, mergers brought the number of municipalities of Denmark from 1,098 to 277. In 2007,

656-583: The Norwegian resistance force against the Nazis being a gateway to Sweden. Norway's highest decorated citizen, Gunnar Sønsteby frequently passed through Kongsvinger in his work to sabotage the Nazis' installations in Norway. Some of the busiest escape routes for refugees also went through Kongsvinger to Sweden. From 1983 to 1999, and again in 2010, Kongsvinger's association football team KIL Toppfotball held

697-520: The state of Guanabara and the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil were merged. The former consisted of only the territorial limits of the city of Rio de Janeiro, formerly the Federal District as Brazilian capital until 1960 when it was moved to newly built Brasília . When merged, Guanabara became the municipality of Rio de Janeiro within the new state. In geographical terms, it would seem

738-425: The (by then) 270 municipalities were consolidated into 98 municipalities, most of them the result of mergers. An ongoing series of mergers has reduced the number of municipalities of Finland from 432 in 2006 to 309 in 2021, from 2025 in 308 municipalities ( Mäntyharju merges with Pertunmaa ). Several states of West Germany carried out municipal merger programmes in the 1960s and 1970s. In Baden-Württemberg ,

779-590: The 1033 municipalities and communities of Greece with 325 new municipalities in 2011. Budapest , the capital and largest city in Hungary, was formed from the merger of the cities of Buda and Pest across the river Danube in 1873. There were mergers of administrative divisions in Indonesia. Merger of the Special Region of Surakarta into Central Java in 1946, is the only instance of provincial merger in

820-799: The 1890s), meanwhile other municipalities were restored. Thereafter, the changes to the municipal map focused mainly on the restoration and creation of new municipalities, particularly in the 20th century. Nowadays, there are 308 municipalities in Portugal . The last alteration to the municipal map, occurred in 1998, with the creation of the municipalities of Odivelas (in Lisbon district ), Trofa (in Porto district ) and Vizela (in Braga district ). In 2013, more than 1,000 parishes / freguesias were merged. Many rural municipalities of Sweden were merged in 1952;

861-472: The 19th century. In the early 19th century, the country was divided into more than 800 municipalities. In 1832, during Portuguese Civil War , a law from Mouzinho da Silveira , minister from the liberal government-in-exile (which then ruled only in the Azores ) simplified the public administration, and reduced the number of municipalities to 796. In 1836, after the liberal victory, Passos Manuel , minister from

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902-458: The 2007 album Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? . Amalgamation (politics) A merger , consolidation or amalgamation , in a political or administrative sense, is the combination of two or more political or administrative entities, such as municipalities (in other words cities , towns , etc.), counties , districts , etc., into a single entity. This term is used when

943-538: The Philippines, Iloilo City is a consolidation of former towns, which are now the geographical or administrative districts consisting of: Villa de Arevalo , Iloilo City Proper , Jaro (an independent city before), La Paz , Mandurriao , and Molo . The district of Lapuz , a former part of La Paz, was declared a separate district in 2008. Portugal was one of the first countries in the world to make an enlarged modern administrative reform, particularly during

984-478: The background is colored red to symbolize the sky. The color is taken from the Norwegian flag to mark the national historical importance of the fortress. A mural crown is often shown above the escutcheon to indicate that the town of Kongsvinger is located in the municipality. The arms were designed by J. W. Oftedal. The Church of Norway has three parishes ( sokn ) within the municipality of Kongsvinger. It

1025-817: The cities of Baqa al-Gharbiyye and Jatt joined to form the city of Baqa-Jatt , but the merger was dissolved in 2010. On 21 April 2018, The Negeri Sembilan state government declared of Seremban Municipal Council (MPS) and Nilai Municipal Council (MPN) were to become Seremban City Council (MBS) effective in January 2019. In November 2010, the Seven Councils of Auckland City: Auckland City Council, Manukau City Council, Waitakere City Council, North Shore City Council, Papakura District Council, Rodney District Council and most of Franklin District Council has seen amalgamated to form Auckland City Council. In

1066-498: The country. On 18 October 1951, Adikarto Regency  [ id ] was merged into Kulon Progo Regency in the Special Region of Yogyakarta . In 2003, several administrative cities ( kota administratif ) in Indonesia were merged back to the parent regencies, due to the Government Regulation no. 33 of 2003 which removed their status. All other administrative cities had become autonomous before 2003. In 2003

1107-478: The current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Kongsvinger: Kongsvinger is situated on both sides of the river Glomma , where the south-flowing river takes a sharp northwestward turn. The Kongsvinger Fortress is the main landmark, situated on a hill west and north of the river. Kongsvinger is a regional center of the Glåmdal region, which

1148-553: The downtown area. As well as downtown shopping streets, there are also glass domed pedestrian shopping streets. The governmental regional Kongsvinger Hospital is also situated in Kongsvinger. Kongsvinger has sister city agreements with the following places: Kongsvinger is referenced within the title (and indirectly within the lyrics) of the song "A Sentence Of Sorts In Kongsvinger" by the American rock band Of Montreal on

1189-407: The fortress, but Kongsvinger fortress has never been taken in military combat. Below Kongsvinger fortress lies Øvrebyen, which literally translated means "upper town". This is the oldest part of the town of Kongsvinger, and one can still find a number of the original houses built after the establishment of the fortress. Kongsvinger Museum is located here, together with a museum of female emancipation in

1230-490: The government of the Marquess of Sá da Bandeira made a profound administrative reform which reduced significantly the number of municipalities, fixing it to 351. Passos Manuel's reform followed a trend very decentralist, creating an elected municipal administration. In 1855, another series of mergers reduced the number of municipalities to 254. In the rest of the 19th century, some series of mergers occurred (particularly during

1271-476: The government redesignated Kongsvinger as an urban municipality. On 1 January 1974, the unpopulated Lystad area was transferred from Grue Municipality to Kongsvinger Municipality. On 1 January 1986, the northern part of the Åbogen area (population: 14) was transferred from Kongsvinger to the neighboring municipality of Eidskog . The whole region where Kongsvinger is located was historically called Vinger ( Old Norse : Vingr ). This name could be related to

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1312-624: The merger with Maroldsweisach – unsuccessfully, although Ermershausen was reconstituted as an independent municipality in 1994 – and Horgau , also in Bavaria, successfully appealed its merger with Zusmarshausen to the Constitutional Court of Bavaria ( Bayerischer Verfassungsgerichtshof ). Mergers have also taken place in the former East Germany after 1990, for example in Brandenburg in 2003. The Kallikratis Plan replaced

1353-502: The name is the possessive form of kong (meaning "the King's") was added after the Kongsvinger Fortress was built in 1690. It was first applied only to the fortress (written as Königs Winger in old documents). Then, it was later given to the town that grew up around the fortress. The coat of arms was granted on 25 June 1926. The design is a stylized representation of Kongsvinger Fortress towering high above

1394-690: The number of municipalities dropped from 3,379 to 1,110 between 1968 and 1975; in Bavaria , from roughly 7,000 to roughly 2,000 between 1972 and 1978; in Hesse , from 2,642 to 421 between 1972 and 1977; in North Rhine-Westphalia , from 2,365 to 396 between 1967 and 1975; and in Saarland , from 345 to 50 in 1974. In the Bavarian town of Ermershausen , citizens occupied the town hall to resist

1435-441: The process occurs within a sovereign entity. Unbalanced growth or outward expansion of one neighbor may necessitate an administrative decision to merge (see urban sprawl ). In some cases, common perception of continuity may be a factor in prompting such a process (see conurbation ). Some cities (see below ) that have gone through amalgamation or a similar process had several administrative sub-divisions or jurisdictions, each with

1476-504: The river Glomma which flows through the region. One could compare this to the English word swing (for the missing s see Indo-European s-mobile ). The river Glomma passes through the center of the district where the south-flowing river takes a sharp northwestward turn. This can be compared to the similar Lithuanian word vìngis which means "bend", "bow", or "turn". This old name used to represent this whole area. The first element of

1517-440: The river Glomma . The river is rendered as a wavy bar in the bottom half of the design. The river and fortress have a tincture of argent which means they are commonly colored white, but if the arms are made out of metal, then silver is used. The lower part of the arms represent the land and the mountain on which the fortress sits. This area has a background in black to represent the local conifer forest . The curved upper part of

1558-443: The state of Rio would have incorporated Guanabara; but, as the administrative and financial resources of the former capital were significant and even larger than the rest of the state, the change was more correctly referred to as a merger ( fusão ). In Canada , the 1990s saw the forced amalgamation of several municipal entities in the provinces of Nova Scotia , Ontario and Quebec into larger new municipalities. Even in cases where

1599-494: Was to achieve WRC-status. At first for one season, but with the possibility of prolonging of three more years. The first WRC-rally on Norwegian snow was held 15–18 February 2007. The rally was won by Mikko Hirvonen , ahead of Marcus Grönholm , Henning Solberg and Petter Solberg . * WRC Rally candidate Kongsvinger Kongsvinger ( pronunciation ) is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway . It

1640-645: Was transferred into Kongsvinger. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1964, the town of Kongsvinger (population: 2,345) and the surrounding municipalities of Vinger (population: 6,257) and Brandval (population: 4,384) were merged to form the new Kongsvinger Municipality . The new municipality of Kongsvinger (briefly) lost its status as an urban municipality ( Norwegian : bykommune ) after this amalgamation due to merging with rural municipalities. One year later, on 1 January 1965,

1681-479: Was won by Henning Solberg . Throughout the first leg Daniel Carlsson was right behind Solberg, but went off the road at SS12 and had to retire the rally. The young talents Mads Østberg and Anders Grøndal took the second and third place on the podium. The candidate race was by FIA given the grade "B", which outstands several current WRC-rallies. FIA decided 5 July 2006 in a meeting in Paris that Rally Norway

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