Tolga, Norway
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| County | Hedmark | |
| District | Østerdalen | |
| Municipality | NO-0436 | |
| Administrative centre | Tolga | |
| Mayor (2003) | Marit Gilleberg (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 91 1,123 km² 1,098 km² 0.35 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 350 1,781 0.04 % -3.9 % 2/km² |
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Tolga is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway.
Tolga is bordered in the east by Tynset, in the south by Rendalen and in the east by Engerdal and Os, all in Hedmark.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Tolga, since the first church in the parish was built here (in 1688). The farm is named after the small river Tolga, and the rivername is probably derived from the word toll f '(young) pine'.
Until 1918 the name was written "Tolgen".
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1989). It shows the bell of Tolga smeltehytte.
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| Municipalities of Hedmark | |
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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 |
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