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Brumunddal

Coordinates: 60°53′01″N 10°56′42″E / 60.88362°N 10.94489°E / 60.88362; 10.94489
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Brumunddal
Town
View of the town from the south
View of the town from the south
Brumunddal is located in Innlandet
Brumunddal
Brumunddal
Location of the town
Brumunddal is located in Norway
Brumunddal
Brumunddal
Brumunddal (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°53′01″N 10°56′42″E / 60.88362°N 10.94489°E / 60.88362; 10.94489
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictHedmarken
MunicipalityRingsaker Municipality
Established as 
Town (By)2010
Area
[1]
 • Total
7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
134 m (440 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
11,019
 • Density1,519/km2 (3,930/sq mi)
DemonymBrumunddøl
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
2380 Brumunddal

Brumunddal is a town in Ringsaker Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality. It is located on the shores of the lake Mjøsa, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the town of Hamar. The town is a small, densely populated area surrounded by countryside and farms. It is situated at the mouth of river Brumunda, running from the highlands into lake Mjøsa. Brumunddal Church is located in the village.[3]

Downtown Brumunddal

The 7.26-square-kilometre (1,790-acre) town has a population (2021) of 11,019 and a population density of 1,519 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,930/sq mi). This makes it the largest settlement in all of Ringsaker municipality.[1]

The dominant industries are agriculture, ore refining, and tourism. Tine also has a large production facility in the town.[3] Brumunddal is the hometown of the woman behind one of Norway's most popular frozen pizza brands, Grandiosa.[4] The local football team is Brumunddal Fotball.

Mjøstårnet, the world's tallest glulam structure, an 18-storey building, is in Brumunddal.[5]

Notable people

  • See also: Ringsaker § Notable_residents

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2021). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Brumunddal, Ringsaker". yr.no. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (29 March 2022). "Brumunddal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. ^ Fossum, Elin (11 February 2010). "Mor grandiosa". NRK. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. ^ Welch, Adrian. "Mjøstårnet: World's Tallest Timber Building". e-architect.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

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