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is a city and municipality in the county of Hedmark,
Norway .
Kongsvinger is situated on both sides of the river
Glomma , where the south-going river takes a sharp north-westward turn. The
Kongsvinger Fortress is the main landmark, situated on a hill west and north of the river. Kongsvinger is a regional center of the Glåmdal region, which is made up of the southern parts of
Hedmark county. It is bordered to the East by
Sør-Odal , to the North by
Grue , and to the south by
Eidskog . To the east it borders
Sweden .
Kongsvinger existed as a
Trading Center already by the middle ages, due to the accessibility by natural waterways. Viking chieftains reached Sweden by boat from Kongsvinger. Kongsvinger fortress was founded in
1669 , and a star-shaped plan was laid out for the fortress. Work began in 1682 and it was finished in 1690 as part of a general upgrade to
Norwegian Fortresses . Today, Øvrebyen, the old uptown area around the fortress is dominated by wooden buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, laid out in the typical right angle square plan - by architect Cicignon - popular in this period.
In 1964 the Kongsvinger and the surrounding municipalities
Vinger and
Brandval were united into the present Kongsvinger Municipality. Actually, Kongsvinger has
Town status, and is thereby both
Town and township, governed by a
Town Council under a
Mayor , elected by popular vote. There are also appointed
Executive Officials , such as
Town Commissioner or
Town Director (rådmann), who is
Chief Executive of the
Town /municipality, and its 700 plus workforce. There are 1530 businesses including forestry and farming, and 245 of these are retail outlets. There are one 25000 square metres (300 000 square feet) of mall situated in the downtown area. As well as downtown shopping streets, there are also a glass domed pedestrian shopping streets. The governmental regional hospital is also situated in Kongsvinger.
From 1983 to 1999 Kongsvinger`s soccer team
Kongsvinger I.L. was holding a position in the Norwegian Premier league. It made some notable merits as participating in the Europen Cup and winning a silver medal during the 1992 season.
- Kongsvinger Fortress,
- Museum of women's suffrage
- Øvrebyen (i.e. "Upper Town").
Thomas Strømstad , writer
