Country Norway District Østerdalen Area rank 13 in Norway Area 3,014 km² Local time Saturday 10:47 PM | County Hedmark Administrative centre Innbygda Demonym(s) Trysling Population 6,955 (2004) Official language form Bokmål | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 73% Humidity Points of interest Trysilfjellet, Klarälven, Trysil/Engerdal Museum, FLENDALEN SAMEIESKOG, Trysil bygdetun | ||
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Trysil is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Innbygda. The municipality of Trysil was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
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- Trysil skiing norway unravel travel tv
- Map of Trysil Norway
- Name
- Coat of arms
- History
- Economy
- Geography
- Nature
- Sister cities
- References
Map of Trysil, Norway
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is probably named after an old farm - and this was most likely the original name of Prestgarden ("the vicarage"), where the first church was built. The meaning of the first element is unknown (maybe an old river name), the last element is sil which means "quiet stretch of a river". Prior to 1906, the name was spelled "Tryssil".
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 21 October 1991. The arms show two silver ski poles on a blue background. It is meant to symbolize Trysil in the past, present, and future. It was designed by Bjørn Ellefsæter.
(See also Alvdal and Skien)
History
One of the first-known, organized ski races was held here 22 January 1862. Roland Huntford, author of Two Planks and a Passion, describes this race as, "the first truly modern ski race." The famous Norwegian skier Halvard Morgedal won all the competitions that year. The Trysilgutten ski club, founded in 1861, is one of the world’s oldest ski clubs. See also the Kiandra snow shoe club.
A small village in Trysil, Nybergsund, was bombed by German aviators during World War II on 11 April 1940, when King Haakon VII and Crown Prince Olav were there.
Economy
Farming and logging are traditionally the most important occupations in the municipality, and there are many wood related industries. The Trysilelva river was the last river in Norway with traditional timber floating. There is extensive wildlife, including a large elk population.
Trysilfjellet is the largest winter sports centre in Norway with 65 prepared slopes.
Geography
Trysil is bordered in the north by the municipalities of Engerdal and Rendalen, in the west by Åmot, and in the southwest by Elverum and Våler. The eastern border of the municipality is bordered in the north, east and south by Sweden. The main village in Trysil is Innbygda, which often is referred to as Trysil.
Climate
Trysil has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) with cold winters and varm summers. Mean temperature in January is -11°C and 14°C for July. Precipitation is moderate at 720mm annually.
Nature
Trysil is a great place to explore the Norwegian nature and participating in various outdoor activities like guided trips, river fishing, dog sledge driving, elk safari, night photography, stargazing. This includes a mountain at Norway's largest ski resort, which offers many of the country's most widely acclaimed downhill and slalom slopes.
Sister cities
The following cities are twinned with Trysil: