Stange
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| County | Hedmark | |
| Landscape | Hedemarken | |
| Municipality | NO-0417 | |
| Administrative centre | Stangebyen | |
| Mayor (2004) | Jan Tyriberget (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 151 724 km² 641 km² 0.22 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 53 18,288 0.40 % 1.8 % 29/km² | |
| Coordinates | Template:Coor dm | |
| www.stange.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0417) | ||
Stange is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. Situated on the east side of the lake Mjøsa, it borders the municipalities of Hamar on the north, Løten, Våler, Åsnes, and Nord-Odal to the east, and Eidsvoll to the south.
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.
Archeological finds indicate agricultural settlements in the area well before the Viking era. 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.
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Alvdal | Eidskog | Elverum | Engerdal | Folldal | Grue | Hamar | Kongsvinger | Løten | Nord-Odal | Os | Rendalen | Ringsaker | Stange | Stor-Elvdal | Sør-Odal | Tolga | Trysil | Tynset | Våler | Åmot | Åsnes | |