| Romedal | |
| Herred: | yes |
| Former: | yes |
| Idnumber: | 0416 |
| County: | Hedmark |
| District: | Hedemarken |
| Capital: | Romedal |
| Established: | 1 Jan 1838 |
| Preceded: | none |
| Disestablished: | 1 Jan 1964 |
| Succeeded: | Stange Municipality |
| Demonym: | Romedøl |
| Area Land Km2: | 385 |
| Population As Of: | 1964 |
| Population Total: | 6,441 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 60.7372°N 11.2915°W |
Romedal is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 385km2 municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964 when it became part of Stange Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Romedal where Romedal Church is located. Other villages in Romedal included Ilseng and Starhellinga. The municipality centered around the agriculture and forestry industries.[1]
The parish of Romedal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Romedal (population: 6,441) was merged with the neighboring municipality of Stange (population: 9,734).[2]
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Romedal farm (Norse, Old: Ruðmudalr) since the first Romedal Church was built there. The first element is (probably) the genitive case of an old river name (Norse, Old: Ruðma). The river name may have come from the word, which means 'clear' or 'empty'. The last element is, which means 'valley' or 'dale'.[3]
During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[4]
The municipal council Norwegian: (Herredsstyre) of Romedal was made up of 25 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
The mayors of Romedal:
. Norske gaardnavne: Hedmarkens amt . 1900 . W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri . 3 . Kristiania, Norge . 127–128 . no . Oluf Rygh.