Ytre Rendal Municipality
Ytre Rendal is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1880 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now part of Rendalen Municipality in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre was the village of Otnes where Ytre Rendal Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the municipality was the 16th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Ytre Rendal Municipality was the 403rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,925. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 6.4% over the previous 10-year period.
General information
On 1 January 1838, the large Rendal Municipality was established. This municipality spanned from the Østerdalen valley to the border with Sweden. During the 1870s, discussions began on dividing the large municipality. On 1 January 1880, Rendal Municipality was split in two to create the new Øvre Rendal Municipality in the north and Ytre Rendal Municipality in the south. The new Ytre Rendal Municipality had an area of.On 1 January 1911, of eastern Ytre Rendal Municipality was removed from the municipality and merged with of eastern Øvre Rendal Municipality, of southeastern Tolga Municipality, and of northern Trysil Municipality to create the new Engerdal Municipality, located to the east of the remaining Øvre Rendal Municipality.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, Øvre Rendal Municipality was merged with Ytre Rendal Municipality to create the new Rendalen Municipality.
Name
The municipality is named after the Rendalen valley. In 1880, the large Rendal Municipality was divided to create two new municipalities. Both municipalities were named after the old municipality and to distinguish between the two, an additional word was added to the name. The word was added to this name and the word was added to the other municipality. The word means "outer". The first element of Rendal is which means "reindeer". The last element is which means "valley" or "dale". The river Rena runs through the valley and it is not known if the valley was named after the river or if the river was named after the valley. A nearby mountain Renafjellet also has a similar name. Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Ytre Rendalen. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Ytre Rendal, removing the definite form ending -en.Churches
The Church of Norway had one parish within Ytre Rendal Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Rendal prestegjeld and the Nord-Østerdal prosti in the Diocese of Hamar.| Parish | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
| Ytre Rendal | Ytre Rendal Church | Otnes | 1751 |
| Ytre Rendal | Sjøli Chapel | Sjølisand | 1914 |
Geography
Ytre Rendal Municipality is located in the northern Østerdalen valley. Øvre Rendal Municipality was located to the north, Engerdal Municipality was located to the east, Åmot Municipality was located to the south, Trysil Municipality was to the southeast, and Stor-Elvdal Municipality was located to the west. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Sølen, located on the border of Ytre Rendal Municipality and Øvre Rendal Municipality.Government
While it existed, Ytre Rendal Municipality was responsible for primary education, outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.Municipal council
The municipal council of Ytre Rendal Municipality was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.Mayors
The mayor of Ytre Rendal Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:- 1880–1882: Ola Balstad
- 1883–1891: Karl Kværness
- 1891–1893: Melchior Kværnes
- 1893–1894: Simon Sjølie
- 1895–1898: Sæming Hole
- 1899–1904: Karl Akre
- 1905–1907: Hans Grindal
- 1908–1913: Karl Akre
- 1914–1934: Peder Edvard Vorum
- 1935–1941: Helge Berger
- 1941–1941: Peder Edvard Vorum
- 1941–1944: Ola Hole
- 1945–1945: Johannes Misterosen
- 1945–1955: Helge Berger
- 1955–1964: Erik Husfloen