Editing Engerdal

{{about|the municipality in Innlandet, Norway|the village in this municipality|Engerdal (village)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Engerdal
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Engerdalen herred
|image_skyline          = Engerdal Femunden.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the lake Femund in Engerdal
|idnumber               = 3425
|county                 = Innlandet
|district               = Østerdalen
|capital                = [[Engerdal (village)|Engerdal]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1911
|demonym                = Engerdøl
|language               = Bokmål
|coatofarms             = Engerdal komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|munwebpage             = www.engerdal.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Tor Erik Skramstad
|mayor_party            = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 28
|area_total_km2         = 2196.56
|area_land_km2          = 1915.90
|area_water_km2         = 280.64
|area_water_percent     = 12.8
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 309
|population_total       = 1328
|population_density_km2 = 0.7
|population_increase    = -3.5
|coordinates            = {{coord|61|53|N|12|2|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6870886 | utm_easting = 0339712 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Engerdal''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Innlandet]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Østerdalen]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the [[Engerdal (village)|village of Engerdal]]. Other villages in the municipality include [[Drevsjø]], [[Elgå]], [[Sømådal]], and [[Sorken]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Engerdal |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Engerdal |date=2021-07-02 |editor-last=Svendsen |editor-first=Trond Olav |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2022-03-02}}</ref>

The {{convert|2197|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 28th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Engerdal is the 309th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,328. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|0.7|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 3.5% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:Engerdal parts at formation.png|thumb|left|210px|Creation of Engerdal municipality in 1911. Orange and yellow came from [[Tolga, Norway|Tolga]] (orange was from Tolga parish and yellow was from [[Os, Innlandet|Os]] parish), green came from [[Øvre Rendal]], blue came from [[Ytre Rendal]], and purple came from [[Trysil]]]]
The new municipality of Engerdal was established on 1 January 1911. This new municipality was created by taking some of the land from the following existing municipalities:
*{{convert|750|km2}} of southeastern [[Tolga, Norway|Tolga]] municipality (population: 201)
*{{convert|330|km2}} of eastern [[Ytre Rendal]] municipality (population: 311)
*{{convert|692|km2}} of eastern [[Øvre Rendal]] municipality (population: 381)
*{{convert|168|km2}} of northern [[Trysil]] municipality (population: 291)
The borders of the municipality have not changed since its creation.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality was named {{lang|no|Engerdal}}, after a local valley. The first element of the name comes from the local river {{lang|no|Engeråa}} which flows through the valley. The river name is derived from the name of the lake [[Engeren]], and this is probably derived from the [[Old Norse]] word {{wikt-lang|non|ǫngr}} which means "narrow". The last element of the municipal name comes from the word {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}} which means "[[valley]]" or "dale".<ref name="snl" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SZMOAAAAYAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Hedmarkens amt |date=1900 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=3 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=367 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Engerdalen''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Engerdal'', removing the [[Definite article|definite form]] ending ''-en''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057-1065}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 8 February 1991. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]], a horse collar [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|I grønt et gull bogtre}}). This means the arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[horse harness]] (the [[Horse collar|hames]]). The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The design symbolize the ties between [[horse]] and man and at the same time the connection between work and recreation. The arms were designed by Arvid Sveen. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Engerdal |access-date=2023-04-28 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Engerdal, Hedmark (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-04-34.html |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1991-04-15 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1991-02-08-98 |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> 

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has five parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Engerdal. It is part of the [[Sør-Østerdal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Hamar]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Engerdal'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Drevsjø||[[Drevsjø Church]]||[[Drevsjø]]||1848
|-
|rowspan="1"|Elgå||[[Elgå Church]]||[[Elgå]]||1946
|-
|rowspan="1"|Engerdal||[[Engerdal Church]]||[[Engerdal (village)|Engerdal]]||1873
|-
|rowspan="1"|Sømådal||[[Sømådal Church]]||[[Sømådal]]||1937
|-
|rowspan="1"|Søre Elvdal||[[Søre Elvdal Church]]||[[Nymoen]]||1885
|}

==Geography==
The municipality is located in the northeast part of Innlandet county. It is bordered by [[Sweden]] to the north and east, the municipality of [[Trysil]] to the south, [[Rendalen]] to the west, and [[Os, Innlandet|Os]] and [[Tolga, Norway|Tolga]] to the northwest. The greater part of Lake [[Femunden]] and roughly half of the [[Femundsmarka National Park]] also lie within the boundaries of the municipality. There are many large lakes in the municipality including [[Engeren]], [[Galtsjøen]], [[Gutulisjøen]], [[Isteren]], [[Langsjøen]], [[Nedre Roasten]], [[Rogen (lake)|Rogen]], and [[Vurrusjøen]].

===National parks===
Engerdal consists of two national parks. [[Femundsmarka National Park]] was founded in 1971 and is situated in the far northeastern corner of the municipality. The area is popular for its many lakes and attracts a lot of people for sport fishing every year. The same lakes are also perfect for paddling the canoe. Due to its large continuously, untouched and protected area, the national park is one of southern Scandinavia's largest parks and the area has become a base for many rare animal species.

The second national park, [[Gutulia National Park]] is much smaller, but has a more vigorous complex of trees and bogs. It was founded in 1968 and the many large, but old pines dominates the area.

==Government==
Engerdal Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Østre Innlandet District Court]] and the [[Eidsivating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Engerdal is made up of 15 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/innlandet/engerdal#seats |access-date=2024-01-14 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/innlandet/engerdal#seats |access-date=2022-03-02 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 1
|smallparty                = Common List: [[Centre Party (Norway)|Centre Party]] and unaffiliated
|smallparty_no             = Samlingslista: Senterpartiet og uavhengige
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Centre Party (Norway)}} 50%, white 50%)
|smallparty_number         = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Hedmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/hedmark/engerdal#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref><ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 1
|Sp/V                      = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Hedmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/hedmark/engerdal#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Sp/V                      = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 1
|Sp/V                      = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Sp/V                      = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 1
|Sp/V                      = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 3
|Sp/V                      = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Sp/V                      = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 2
|Sp/V                      = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|otherparty                = Free voters in Engerdal
|otherparty_no             = Frie velgere i Engerdal
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|otherparty                = Free voters in Engerdal
|otherparty_no             = Frie velgere i Engerdal
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|V/DRF                     = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|V/DRF                     = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Engerdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 4
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|smallparty                = Common List: [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]] and small farmholders
|smallparty_no             = Samlingslista: Venstre og småbrukere
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Liberal Party of Norway}} 50%, #f02938 50%)
|smallparty_number         = 7
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Engerdal:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hvattum |first=Harald |title=Engerdal kommune gjennom 100 år: 1911-2011 |publisher=Engerdal kommune |year=2011 |isbn=9788299002578 |pages=285–293 |language=no |chapter=Ordførere i Engerdal}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* 1911–1916: Guren A. Gløtvold ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1917–1919: Ole Puntervold ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1919-1919: Peder Omang ([[Radical People's Party (Norway)|ArbDem]])
* 1920–1925: Guren A. Gløtvold ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1926–1928: Ottar Andersen ([[Radical People's Party (Norway)|RF]])
* 1929–1931: Kristian Lian ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1931-1931: Knut Omang ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1932–1937: Ottar Andersen ([[Radical People's Party (Norway)|RF]])
* 1938–1940: John Sand ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1941–1945: Peder Grøndalen ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
* 1945-1945: Ottar Andersen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1945-1945: F.O. Sponberg ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1946–1947: John Sand ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1947-1947: F.O. Sponberg ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1948–1951: Reodor Wardenær ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1952–1955: Emil Stang ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1956–1959: Peder Myrstad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
* 1960–1963: Reodor Wardenær ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1964–1971: Pauli Opgård ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1972–1975: Edgar Krog ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1975–1983: Ola Joten ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1984–1987: [[Reidar Åsgård]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1988–1991: [[Ola D. Gløtvold]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1992–2003: [[Reidar Åsgård]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2003–2007: Dag Rønning ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2007–2011: [[Reidar Åsgård]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2011–2019: Lars Erik Hyllvang ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2019–2023: Line Storsnes ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2023-present: Tor Erik Skramstad ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-20 |title=Høyreordfører i Engerdal |url=https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/hoyreordforer-i-engerdal-1.16564217 |access-date=2024-01-14 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
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==Economy==
The most important industries in the municipality are [[agriculture]] and travel and tourism. The area of agricultural activity constitute {{convert|13000|acres|km2}}, which includes about 60 operating units. Due to the harsh climate, the agricultural activity is mainly based around production of domestic animals, such as sheep and milk production. Another important activity is [[forestry]]. The total area of forestry make up {{convert|1000636|acre|km2}}, where {{convert|517680|acre|km2}} of this is productive land for logging. Of the forested land, about 40% consists of [[spruce]] and 60% of [[pine]]. The main owner of the land is the [[Norwegian state]], while the rest is divided between private land owners and some belongs to the company ''Engerdal kommuneskoger (KF)'', a subsidiary company owned by the municipality.

==Tourism==
[[File:Femund ii ved brygga.jpg|thumb|right|The old steamship seen at the harbour]]
Due to growth in building secondary residences in the municipality, recreation and leisure activities has become important for those visiting Engerdal and this have had a positive effect on the municipality's [[travel]] and [[tourism]] industry. Tourists visiting Engerdal will experience a great wilderness with outdoor activities and adventures. Today, a great complex of attractions, activities and [[museums]] will reflect the municipals long history and many of them have become important businesses for economic growth, also keeping the [[cultural heritage]] intact.

===Museums===
[[Blokkodden Villmarksmuseum]] is an outdoor museum situated along highway 26 in [[Drevsjø]]. Its aim is to document the historical exploitation of the wilderness and natural resources in the municipal. You will experience the cultural heritage dated all the way back from the 1700th century and you will get an impression of how people lived and worked here in the past.<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Blokkodden.jpg|thumb|right|Buildings to be seen at the museum site]] -->

Engerdal is the only municipality in [[Innlandet]] county with a full-time working [[Sami people|Sami]] community, and it marks the current southernmost border of the traditional Sami region, [[Sápmi (area)|Sápmi]], within Norway. The museum, therefore, exhibits artifacts and buildings from this culture. The museum is open everyday from 1 July to 12 August. Guided tours are available and people can participate in special local arrangements, such as learning about "Falkefangst". About 300–400 years ago, this was a way of hunting [[Falcon]]s in the mountains.

===Attractions===
In 1886 the steamship company Fæmund was established, and they invested in a wooden [[steamship]], which today holds the same name: [[M/S Femund II|M/S ''Femund II'']]. From then and still going today, the steamship cargos important goods for the locals and has become an important transportation for tourists wanting to visit the national parks along the lake. 

== Notable people ==
* [[Gjermund Eggen]] (1941 in Engerdal – 2019), a Norwegian cross-country skier who won three gold medals at the [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1966]]
* [[Reidar Åsgård]] (born 1943), a Norwegian politician and mayor of Engerdal
* [[Ola D. Gløtvold]] (born 1949 in Engerdal), a Norwegian politician and mayor of Engerdal

==See also==
*[[Scandinavian Mountains Airport]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Engerdal}}
*{{wti|Engerdal}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/engerdal Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://femundsmarkanasjonalpark.no/en/ Femundsmarka National Park information]

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