Åsnes og Våler is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1849 until 1854 when it was divided into the present-day municipalities of Åsnes and Våler. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Flisa, where Åsnes Church was located.
Åsnes og Våler herred
Aasnes og Vaaler (historic spelling) | |
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Former municipality | |
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![]() Åsnes og Våler within Hedmark | |
Coordinates: 60°38′2.91″N 11°54′42.93″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Hedmark |
District | Østerdalen |
Established | 1849 |
• Preceded by | Hof Municipality |
Disestablished | 1854 |
• Succeeded by | Åsnes and Våler |
Administrative centre | Flisa |
Population (1854) | |
• Total | 7,087 |
Demonyms | Åsnessokning Vålsokning[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0425 |
The municipality of Åsnes og Våler was established in 1849 when the municipality of Hof was divided (see formannskapsdistrikt law). Initially, Åsnes og Våler had a population of 7,087. In 1854, the municipality of Åsnes og Våler was divided to create two new municipalities: Åsnes with a population of 3,677 and Våler with a population of 3,410. Both municipalities still exist.[2]
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