Elverum

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

Elverum lies at an important crossroads, with Hamar to the West, Kongsvinger to the South, and Trysil on the Swedish border to the northeast. It is bordered on the north by Åmot municipality, in the north east by Trysil municipality, in the south east by Våler and in the west by Løten.

Elverum in History

Elverum municipality includes the former Christiansfjell Fortress. Construction started in 1673 during the Gyldenløve War as Hammersberg Skanse; the bastion of which is still preserved today. It was renamed Christiansfjell Fortress in 1685 by Christian V during his visit to Hammersberg skanse on June 14th. Although the fortress was manned through the Great Northern War, the city was spared major battles. In 1742 Christiansfjell Fortress was closed.

Elverum has been the market town for the Østerdal since the 18th century.

The railway connecting Oslo and Trondheim passed through Elverum in 1877.

Elverum municipality served as a temporary capital of Norway during the [World War II]] German invasion. On April 9, 1940 Norwegian troops prevented the Germans from capturing Norway’s King Håkon, Crown Prince, and Parliament while the Parliment was meeting to issue the Elverum Mandate, authorizing the exiled government authorization to run the Norwegian government until the Parliment could agian convene. On April 11th, shortly after the governments refusal to submit to German terms, the center of Elverum was reduced to ashes.

Elverum's Museums

Norwegian Forestry Museum

The Norwegian Forest Museum is a national museum recognizing the importance of forestry to the Norwegain economy.

Glomdal Museum

A pedestrian bridge across the Klokkerfoss falls leads to the Glomdal Museum, one of the largest Norwegian outdoor museums, with numerous houses from the mountain parishess of Østerdalen and the lowland districts of Solør on the Glomma river valley. The exhibition includes a library with numerous books, including handwritten medieval manuscripts.

External links

• Elverum Tourist Information

References

Adventure Roads in Norway by Erling Welle-Strand, Nortrabooks, 1996. ISBN 82–90103–71–9

Norway, edited by Doreen Taylor-Wilkie, Houghton Mifflin, 1996. ISBN 0–395–81912–1