Stange


is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stangebyen.

General information

Name

The municipality is named after the old Stange farm, since the first church was built there. The name is the plural form of stǫng which means "bar, pole, rod".

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 20 June 1986. The arms show a silver-colored medieval plough called an ard on a green background. It symbolizes this historic importance of agriculture in the area; originally the growing of grains and then later growing potatoes. The arms were designed by Arne Løvstad.

Media

The newspaper Stangeavisa has been published in Stange since 2004.
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History

Archeological finds indicate agricultural settlements in the area well before the Viking Age. Since the shortest route from the south to Hamar went through the area, there have also been trade and hospitality there since time immemorial. Stange has its own historical association that publishes articles, short research topics, as well as authoritative works on the area's history.
Stange church is located here and it is one of the oldest medieval churches in Norway. It is mentioned in 1225 in Håkon Håkonsen's saga.
The Atlungstad Distillery was established in Stange in 1855.
The municipality of Stange was established on 1 January 1838. The neighboring municipality of Romedal was merged with Stange on 1 January 1964.

Geography

The municipality is situated on the east side of the lake Mjøsa. It borders the municipalities of Hamar on the north; Løten, Våler, and Åsnes to the east; Nord-Odal to the south; and Eidsvoll to the west.
Stange consists of several areas that were previously distinct, including Vallset, Romedal, Espa, Åsbygda, Tangen, and Stange itself. The municipality can be roughly divided into two areas: the northern area, with rich and fertile agricultural land; and a southern area with craggy, forested area. As a result, the northern section is dominated by large, prosperous farms; the southern part by small, marginal farms.

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Stange: