- Hof, Hedmark
Hof is a former municipality in
Hedmark county, Norway.The parish of "Hof" was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see
formannskapsdistrikt ).Åsnes og Våler was separated from Hof to constitute a separate municipality in 1849. The split left Hof with a population of 2,913. "Åsnes og Våler" was split intoÅsnes and Våler municipalities in 1854.On
1 January 1963 Hof was incorporated into Åsnes. Prior to the merger Hof had a population of 3,222. On1 January 1969 the districtRotberget , which was a part of Hof until 1963, was moved to Grue municipality.The name
The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the old farm Hof (
Norse "Hof"), since the first church was built on its ground. The name is identical with the word "hof" n 'temple' (for the Norse gods).References
*cite paper | author=Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway | title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen | date=1999 | url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdfl
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