Trysil

Infobox_Kommune
name=Trysil
idnumber=0428
county=Hedmark
landscape=Østerdalen
capital=Innbygda
governor=Ole Martin Norderhaug (Ap)
governor_as_of=2003
arearank=13
area=3014
arealand=2940
areapercent=0.93
population_as_of=2004
populationrank=141
population=6,955
populationpercent=0.15
populationdensity=2
populationincrease=-4.6
language=Bokmål
lat_deg=61| lat_min=18| lat_sec=36| lon_deg=12| lon_min=18| lon_sec=54
utm_zone=33W| utm_northing=6800296 |utm_easting=0356231| geo_cat=adm2nd




munwebpage=www.trysil.kommune.no

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

Trysil was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is probably named after an old farm. (Now "Prestgarden" 'the vicarage', where the first church was built.) The meaning of the first element is unknown (maybe an old rivername), the last element is "sil" n 'quiet stretch of a river'.

Until 1906 the name was written "Tryssil".

Economy

Farming and lumbering 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 elk population.

Trysilfjellet is the largest wintersportscentre in Norway with 65 prepared slopes.

History

The world’s first official ski competition was held here in 1855. The famous Norwegian skier Halvard Morgedal won all the competitions this year. The Trysilgutten ski club, founded in 1861, is the world’s oldest ski club.

Geography

Trysil is bordered in the north by 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.

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Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1992). It shows two ski poles.

Famous residents

*Jan Axel Blomberg, drummer for the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem
*Hallgeir Brenden, skier
*Halvor Floden, children’s book author
*Tormod Haugen, children’s book author and winner of the H.C. Andersen prize
*Sigmund Løvåsen, author, and winner of the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris in 2003
*Anita Moen, skier
*Sven Moren, author
*Gjermund Muruåsen, skier
*Halvard Morgedal, winner of the first official ski competition in 1855
*Einar Skjæraasen, author
*Johan Sætre, ski jumper
*Trysil-Knut, a character of saga, with unique qualities as a skier
*Halldis Moren Vesaas, author