Eidskog is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. Hedmark is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. ...

Eidskog was separated from Vinger in 1864. Vinger is a traditional district and a former municipality in Hedmark, Norway. ...

The municipality is bordered to the north by Kongsvinger and in the west by Aurskog-Høland, Nes og Sør-Odal. Eidskog borders on Sweden, both to the east and south. County Hedmark District GlÃ¥mdal Municipality NO-0402 Administrative centre Kongsvinger Mayor (2003) Arve Bones (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 102 1,036 km² 953 km² 0. ... County Akershus District Romerike Municipality NO-0221 Administrative centre Bjørkelangen Mayor (2003) Karin Gulbrandsen (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 111 962 km² 894 km² 0. ... County Akershus District Romerike Municipality NO-0236 Administrative centre Ã…rnes Mayor (2007) Oddmar Blekkerud (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 177 637 km² 609 km² 0. ... County Hedmark District Odal, Norway Municipality NO-0419 Administrative centre Skarnes Mayor (2004) Henning Myrvang (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 203 517 km² 479 km² 0. ...

The name

The Norse form of the name was Eiðaskógr. The first element is the plural genitive case of eið n 'path between two lakes'. The last element is skógr m 'wood'. Thus 'the wood with the many eiðs'. (In old times people were traveling in small boats on the lakes and the rivers, but they had to drag the boats over the eids - see under.) The North Germanic languages make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages, a sub-family of the Indo-European languages, along with the West Germanic languages and the East Germanic languages. ...

History

The name Eidskog is ancient and was used for the region between today’s Kongsvinger in Norway and Arvika in Sweden. Eskoleia, the route through Eidskog, was (and continues to be in the form of riksvei 2) one of the most important traffic arteries between Norway and Sweden. The name was already in use during the saga period and became, after the canonization of Saint Olaf and important pilgrim’s route from Europe to Nidaros. At Midtskog (Norwegian for middle of the woods), today called Matrand, a stave church was raised in the 1100s. Today Eidskog church is built on the same site and was constructed in 1665. Arvika is a Municipality in Värmland County, and a city in west central Sweden, with the city situated 80 km north_west of Karlstad. ... The Vinger Royal Road (or Eskoleia) provided an established road leading both north and south from the Swedish border. ... Excerpt NjÃ¥ls saga in the Möðruvallabók (AM 132 folio 13r) circia 1350. ... Icon of St. ... Olav II Haraldsson ( 995 – 1030), king from 1015–1028, called during his lifetime the Fat and afterwards known as Saint Olaf, was born in the year in which Olaf Tryggvesson came to Norway. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Nidaros was the old name of Trondheim, Norway, in the middle ages. ... Urnes stave church in Luster, Norway, listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO A stave church is a medieval wooden church with a post and beam construction related to timber framing. ... Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century Decades: 1050s 1060s 1070s 1080s 1090s - 1100s - 1110s 1120s 1130s 1140s 1150s Years: 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 Events and Trends 1107 Emperor Toba ascends the throne of Japan The great Buddhist centre of learning at Nalanda is... Year 1665 (MDCLXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ...

The way through Eidskog was also militarily important and many times through history has been the point of Swedish strikes into Hedmark. To defend against these assaults, a number of fortifications were built in the vicinity, including ones at Magnor and Matrand, but the chief fortification was Kongsvinger Fortress. Norwegian Fortresses A Historical Context for Norwegian Fortresses Most Norwegian fortresses were constructed in the period of intense competition among the Baltic powers (Denmark-Norway, Sweden, Russia, Poland and the German states) for northern supremacy. ... Kongsvinger Fortress (Kongsvinger festning) is located in the city and municipality of Kongsvinger in the county of Hedmark, Norway. ...

The last Swedish attack through Eidskog was in 1814 when Major General Carl Pontus Gahn on July 31 crossed the border and marched against Kongsvinger. His forces were stopped at Lier skanse outside Kongsvinger on August 2 by troops led by Lieutenant Colonel Andreas Samuel Krebs and retreated to Eidskog. On August 4, Krebs followed after to drive Swedish troops off Norwegian territory. The two forces met in the battle of Matrand which was the bloodiest battle of the war and ended with a Norwegian victory. Year 1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Carl Pontus Gahn (1759–1825), ennobled with the name Gahn af Colquhoun, was a Swedish military officer who participated in the Russo-Swedish War in Finland in 1788-1789, the Finnish War campaign in Norway in 1808 and the unsuccessful invasion of Norway at Eidskog in 1814. ... July 31 is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... County Hedmark District GlÃ¥mdal Municipality NO-0402 Administrative centre Kongsvinger Mayor (2003) Arve Bones (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 102 1,036 km² 953 km² 0. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ...

Later in 1814 Norway was joined in union with Sweden and the confrontations at the Eidskog border ended.

The Soot Canal, constructed in 1849, has Norway's oldest sluice gates. It was the work of Engebret Soot (1786-1859). It was built to allow timber to be transported (floated) to the Halden sawmills. The canal was 1.5 km long and had 16 locks which extended from Lake Skjervangen at 185 m above sea level up to Lake Mortsjølungen at 201 m above sea level. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Skjervangen is a lake in the municipality of Eidskog in Hedmark county, Norway. ...

The route through Eidskog became an important connection between the two countries; this was strengthened with the opening of the Grenseban railway in 1862, which connected Christiania to Stockholm. Depending on context, Christiania can refer to: Christiania, capital of Norway – what Oslo was called from 1624 to 1877, named after King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway; subsequently, the city was called Kristiania (q. ... Nickname: Location of Stockholm in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden Municipality Stockholm Municipality County Stockholm Province Södermanland and Uppland Charter 13th Century Population (April 2007)  - City 782,885  - Density 4,160/km² (10,774. ...

Eidskog became an independent municipality in 1864 when it was separated from Vinger municipality. The new municipality then had 6,920 inhabitants.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). It shows a black grouse. Binomial name Tetrao tetrix (Linnaeus, 1758) The Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) is a large bird in the grouse family. ...

Noteworthy sights

• Soot-kanalen - the first lock constructed in Norway, used for log floating
• Grenselosmuseet - museum on the route for escape to Sweden during the Second World War
• Oppistun Børli - poet Hans Børli’s home
• Morokulien - memorial to the long lasting peace with Sweden

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Famous People from Eidskog

• Hans Børli, poet
• Ivar Skulstad, Politician, Member of the Storting for Hedmark County

Hans Børli (1918 - 1989) was a Norwgian poet. ... Ivar Arne Skulstad (born 16 May 1953) is a Norwegian politician representing the Labour Party. ...

External links

• Culture in Eidskog on the map (in Norwegian)