Hof, Hedmark
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Hof is a former municipality in Hedmark county, Norway.
It was created as Hof formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. In 1849 the district Åsnes og Våler was separated from Hof to constitute a separate municipality. The split left Hof with a population of 2,913. Åsnes og Våler was split into Åsnes and Våler municipalities in 1854.
On 1 January 1963 Hof was incorporated into Åsnes. Prior to the merger Hof had a population of 3,222. On 1 January 1969 the district Rotberget, which was a part of Hof until 1963, was moved to Grue municipality.
[edit] References
- Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen".