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Løten kommune
Image:Løten_kart.png
County Hedmark
Landscape Hedemarken
Municipality NO-0415
Administrative centre Løten
Mayor (2003) Martin Skramstad (Sp)
Official language form Bokmål
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage		 Ranked 252
369 km²
362 km²
0.11 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 137
7,282
0.16 %
3.4 %
20/km²
Coordinates 60°49′ N 11°23′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=60_49_N_11_23_E_type:adm2nd_region:NO-0415)
www.loten.kommune.no

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Løten is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway.


The name come from old Norwegian "Lautin". The word is the combination of "Laut" and "vin" where "Laut" means a hollow depression in the ground and "vin" which means a natural meadow. The name was written "Løten" from the beginning of the 19th century.


Location

Løten is the most eastern of the original villages in Hedmark where it is lays between Hamar municipality to the west north west, Stange municipality to the west south west, and Elverum municipality to the east. Small portions of the municipality border on Åmotin the far north and Våler in the south. Hedmark is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. ... Hamar is a town and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. ... Stange is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. ... The town Elverum in the municipality Elverum in the county of Hedmark, Norway, has 18,805 inhabitants as of January 1, 2004. ...


History

There have been traffic between east to west since time immemorial.


The old center was by the Løten Church, which is from the 13th century.


When Christian IV prohibited the importation of German beer in the early 17th Century, distillation began in Norway. In 1624 distilled alcohol was prohibited at weddings, and by 1638 Christian forbade the clergy the right to distill in their own homes. The corn-growing districts of Løten, Vang & Romedal all became famous for their distilleries. “Gamle Løiten” from Løiten Brænderi, which was established in 1855, was a highly prized ‘akvavit’ produced in Løten. An image of Christian IV. Christian IV (1577–1648), king of Denmark and Norway, the son of Frederick II, king of Denmark and Norway, and Sophia of Mecklenburg, was born at Frederiksborg castle in 1577, and succeeded to the throne on the death of his father (April 4, 1588), attaining... The municipality Vang in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 1,641 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ...


When the railroad was opened in 1862, Løten station became the new center of trade and management.


Edvard Munch was born in Løten on 12 December 1863. Self portrait, 1895 Edvard Munch (December 12, 1863 – January 23, 1944) was a Norwegian expressionist painter and printmaker. ...


References

East Norway and its Frontier by Frank Noel Stagg, George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., 1956.



Municipalities of Hedmark Hedmark coat of arms

Alvdal | Eidskog | Elverum | Engerdal | Folldal | Grue | Hamar | Kongsvinger | Løten | Nord-Odal | Os | Rendalen | Ringsaker | Stange | Stor-Elvdal | Sør-Odal | Tolga | Trysil | Tynset | Våler | Åmot | Åsnes Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... Hedmark is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. ... The municipality Alvdal in the county of Hedmark, Norway, has 2,409 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... The municipality Eidskog in the county of Hedmark, Norway, has 6,429 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... The town Elverum in the municipality Elverum in the county of Hedmark, Norway, has 18,805 inhabitants as of January 1, 2004. ... Engerdal is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. ... The municipality Folldal in the county of Hedmark, Norway, has 1,753 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... The municipality Grue in the county of Hedmark, Norway, has 5,412 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... Hamar is a town and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. ... Kongsvinger is a town and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway, and has 17,382 inhabitants as of January 1, 2004. ... The municipality Nord-Odal in the county of Hedmark in Norway, has 5,065 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... The municipality Rendalen in the county of Hedmark, Norway, has 2,217 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... The municipality Ringsaker in the county of Hedmark, Norway, has 31,701 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... Stange is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. ... The municipality Stor-Elvdal in the county of Hedmark, Norway, has 2,921 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... The municipality Tolga in the county of Hedmark, Norway, has 1,808 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... The municipality Trysil in the county of Hedmark, Norway, has 7,049 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... The municipality Tynset in the county of Hedmark, Norway, has 5,428 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ...


 

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