| Trysil | |
| Former Name: | Tryssil herred |
| Idnumber: | 3421 |
| County: | Innlandet |
| District: | Østerdalen |
| Capital: | Innbygda |
| Established: | 1 January 1838 |
| Preceded: | none |
| Demonym: | Trysling |
| Language: | Bokmål |
| Webpage: | www.trysil.kommune.no |
| Mayor: | Turid Backe-Viken |
| Mayor Party: | Ap |
| Mayor As Of: | 2023 |
| Area Rank: | 15 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3014.42 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2940.77 |
| Area Water Km2: | 73.63 |
| Area Water Percent: | 2.4 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Rank: | 149 |
| Population Total: | 6582 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2.2 |
| Population Increase: | -1.6 |
| Coordinates: | 61.31°N 12.315°W |
| Utm Zone: | 33W |
| Utm Northing: | 6800296 |
| Utm Easting: | 0356231 |
| Geo Cat: | adm2nd |
Trysil is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Innbygda. Other villages in the municipality include Nybergsund, Østby, and Tørberget.[1]
The 3014km2 municipality is the 15th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Trysil is the 150th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,582. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 1.6% over the previous 10-year period.[2] [3]
On 1 January 1838, the prestegjeld of Trysil was established as a civil municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1880, the Osneset area of western Trysil (population: 302) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of Åmot. On 1 January 1911, the northern part of the municipality (population: 291) was separated to join the new Engerdal Municipality. There were also some minor boundary adjustments west of the lake Osensjøen in 1943 and again in 1964 when some areas were transferred from Elverum Municipality to Trysil.[4]
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Trysil farm which was most likely the original name of the current Norwegian: Prestgarden ("the vicarage"), where the first Trysil Church was built. The first element possibly comes from the name of a local river, Norse, Old: Trya. The meaning of the river name is unknown. The last element is Norse, Old: sil which means "quiet stretch of a river". Prior to 1906, the name was spelled Norwegian: "Tryssil".[5]
The coat of arms was granted on 21 October 1991. The official blazon is "Azure, two ski poles issuant from the base pointing up" (no|I blått to oppvoksende sølv skistaver). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is two vertical ski poles pointing upwards. The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The design is meant to symbolize Trysil in the past, present, and future since skiing has long been an important way of transportation over the years (including the legend of Trysil-Knut), but has more recently become a major tourist attraction. The arms were designed by Bjørn Ellefsæter. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[6] [7] [8]
The Church of Norway has seven parishes (Norwegian: sokn) within the municipality of Trysil. It is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.
| Ljørdalen | Ljørdalen Church | Ljørdalen | 1872 | |
| Nordre Trysil | Nordre Trysil Church | Jordet | 2000 | |
| Søre Trysil | Plassen Church | Plassen | 1907 | |
| Søre Osen | Søre Osen Church | Søre Osen | 1882 | |
| Trysil | Trysil Church | Innbygda | 1861 | |
| Tørberget | Tørberget Church | Tørberget | 1922 | |
| Østby | Østby Church | Østby | 1940 |
| Ancestry | Number | |
|---|---|---|
 Sweden | 180 | |
 Eritrea | 60 | |
 Poland | 57 | |
 Netherlands | 37 | |
 Latvia | 28 | |
 Iraq | 27 | |
 Denmark | 26 | |
| 25 |
The small village of Nybergsund was bombed by German aviators during World War II on 11 April 1940, when King Haakon VII and Crown Prince Olav were there.
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 moose population.
Trysilfjellet is the largest winter sports centre in Norway with 65 prepared slopes.
Trysil 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 is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[11] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Østre Innlandet District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.
The municipal council Norwegian: (Kommunestyre) of Trysil is made up of 23 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.
The mayors (no|ordfører) of Trysil:[12]
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.
Trysil has a boreal climate (subarctic climate) (Köppen Dfc) with cold winters and warm summers. Due to its inland location, Trysil has comfortably warm summer highs, but colder winters than most other populated places in Southern Norway. Winter temperatures are often lower in Trysil than they are in coastal areas of Northern Norway above the Arctic Circle.
Mean temperature in January is and in July . The all-time highest temperature is recorded 26 July 2008. On 2 March 2005 a low of was recorded, and 13 February 2011 saw a low of . Late winter and spring is the driest season while late summer and autumn is wettest season. The weather station started operating in 1993 and is located near Mosanden Næringspark, about south of Innbygda.
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.
Trysil has sister city agreements with the following places:[16]
Sweden: Kil in Värmland County
Finland: Laihia in Länsi-Suomi