{{short description|Municipality in Innlandet, Norway}} {{Infobox kommune |name = Eidskog |native_name = |native_name_lang = |other_name = |former_name = Eidskogen herred |image_skyline = Magnor view.jpg |image_caption = View of Magnor |idnumber = 3416 |county = Innlandet |district = Vinger / Glåmdal |capital = Skotterud |established = 1 Jan 1864 |preceded = Vinger Municipality |demonym = Eidskoging |language = Bokmål |coatofarms = Eidskog komm.svg |flag = |webpage = www.eidskog.kommune.no |mayor = Kamilla Thue |mayor_party = Ap |mayor_as_of = 2015 |elevation_max_m = 435 |highest_point_ref = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}}</ref> |area_rank = 181 |area_total_km2 = 640.39 |area_land_km2 = 603.37 |area_water_km2 = 37.02 |area_water_percent = 5.8 |population_as_of = 2025 |population_rank = 162 |population_total = 6059 |population_density_km2 = 9.5 |population_increase = -3.4 |coordinates = {{coord|59|59|53|N|12|3|38|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}} }}
'''Eidskog''' is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vinger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skotterud. Other villages in the municipality include Magnor, Matrand, and Åbogen.
The {{convert|640|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 181st largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Eidskog Municipality is the 162nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,059. The municipality's population density is {{convert|9.5|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 3.4% 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== The municipality was established on 1 January 1864 when the old Vinger Municipality was divided in two: Vinger Municipality (population: 6,226) in the north and Eidskog Municipality (population: 6,920) in the south. On 1 January 1986, the northern part of the Åbogen area (population: 14) was transferred from Kongsvinger Municipality to Eidskog Municipality.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>
Historically, the municipality was part of the old Hedmark county. On 1 January 2020, the municipality became a part of the newly-formed Innlandet county (after Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged).<ref>{{Cite SNL|Innlandet|Innlandet|2025-06-08|Mæhlum|Lars|2024-11-26|editor2-first=Geir|editor2-last=Thorsnæs}}</ref>
===Name=== The municipality is named ''Eidskog'' ({{langx|non|Eiðaskógr}}) since it was an old name for the area. The first element is the plural genitive case of {{wikt-lang|non|eið}} which means "isthmus" or in this situation, a "path between two lakes". The first element is {{wikt-lang|non|skógr}} which means "woods" or "forest". Thus the name means "the woods with the many {{lang|non|eiðs}}". (In historical times, people traveled in small boats on the lakes and the rivers, but they had to drag the boats over the {{lang|non|eids}}.)<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 |pages=218 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Eidskogen''. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Eidskog'', removing the 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 12 September 1986. The official blazon is ''"Argent, a grouse sable regardant crested gules"'' ({{langx|no|I sølv en svart orrhane med hodet vendt bakover}}). This means the arms have a field (background) has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The charge is a black grouse with a red comb. The design was chosen since this type of bird is a common inhabitant of the many forests in the municipality. Forestry is also one of the main sources of income in the area. The arms were designed by Stein Davidsen. 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=NAME_NAME |access-date=2023-04-23 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eidskog, Hedmark (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-04-20.html |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-09-12 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1986-09-12-1840 |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>
===Churches=== The Church of Norway has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Eidskog Municipality. It is part of the Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Eidskog''''' !Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built |- |rowspan="2"|Eidskog||Eidskog Church||Matrand||1665 |- |Magnor Church||Magnor||1923 |- |rowspan="1"|Vestmarka||Vestmarka Church||Vestmarka||1883 |}
==Geography== The municipality is located in the southeastern part of Innlandet county. It is bordered to the east and north by Kongsvinger Municipality, to the northwest by Sør-Odal Municipality, to the west by Nes Municipality and Aurskog-Høland Municipality (both in Akershus county), and to the south by Eda Municipality in Sweden.
The lakes Digeren, Mangen, and Skjervangen are all located in Eidskog Municipality. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|435|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Hornkjølberget, just south of the border with Kongsvinger Municipality.<ref name="elev" />
==History== {| style="float: left; margin: 1em;" class="wikitable sortable" |+ Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Eidskog by country of origin in 2017<ref>{{Cite web |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date=2 July 2015 |access-date=29 June 2015 |publisher=ssb.no |language=en}}</ref> |- !Ancestry!!Number |- | {{flag|Sweden}}||138 |- | {{flag|Lithuania}}||33 |- | {{flag|Thailand}}||29 |- | {{flag|Syria}}||26 |- | {{flag|Poland}}||24 |- | {{flag|Germany}}||23 |- | {{flag|Denmark}}||21 |} The name ''Eidskog'' is ancient and was used for the southern part of Vinger, the region between today's Kongsvinger in Norway and Arvika in Sweden. The Vinger Royal Road ({{langx|no|Eskoleia}}) historically traveled through Eidskog (and continues today as the Norwegian National Road 2). It was one of the most important traffic arteries between Norway and Sweden. The name Eidskog was already in use during the saga period and became, after the canonization of Saint Olaf and important pilgrim's route from Europe to Nidaros Cathedral. During the 12th century, the Eidskog Church was built. It was a stave church built in Midtskog (which means {{langx|no|middle of the woods}}). The present Eidskog Church is built on the same site (now called Matrand) and this building was constructed in 1665.
The way through Eidskog was also militarily important and many times through history has been the point of Swedish strikes into Hedmark. To defend against these assaults, a number of fortifications were built in the vicinity, including ones at Magnor and Matrand, but the chief fortification was Kongsvinger Fortress (to the north).
The last Swedish attack through Eidskog was in 1814 when Major General Carl Pontus Gahn on July 31 crossed the border and marched against Kongsvinger. His forces were stopped at Lier outside Kongsvinger on 2 August 1814 by troops led by Lieutenant Colonel Andreas Samuel Krebs (1769–1818) and retreated to Eidskog. On 4 August 1814, Krebs followed after to drive Swedish troops off Norwegian territory. The two forces met in the Battle of Matrand which was the bloodiest battle of the war and ended with a Norwegian victory.
Later in 1814, Norway was joined in union with Sweden and the confrontations at the Eidskog border ended.
The Soot Canal, constructed in 1849, has Norway's oldest sluice gates. It was the work of Engebret Soot (1786–1859). It was built to allow timber to be transported (floated) to the Halden sawmills. The canal was {{convert|1.5|km|mi|1}} long and had 16 locks which extended from Lake Skjervangen at {{convert|185|m|ft|0}} above sea level up to Lake Mortsjølungen at {{convert|201|m|ft|0}} above sea level.
The route through Eidskog became an important connection between the two countries; this was strengthened with the opening of the ''Grenseban'' railway in 1862, which connected Christiania to Stockholm.
==Government== Eidskog Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite SNL|kommunestyre| kommunestyre|2024-12-31|Hansen|Tore|2024-11-25|editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Romerike og Glåmdal District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.
===Municipal council=== The municipal council {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Eidskog Municipality is made up of 25 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party. {{div col}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |start = 2023 |end = 2027 |reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/innlandet/eidskog#seats |access-date=2024-01-14 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}</ref> |collapsed = |Total = 25 |Arbeiderpartiet = 12 |Fremskrittspartiet = 3 |Høyre = 4 |Pensjonistpartiet = 1 |Senterpartiet = 5 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |start = 2019 |end = 2023 |reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/innlandet/eidskog#seats |access-date=2022-03-20 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 25 |Arbeiderpartiet = 9 |Fremskrittspartiet = 2 |Høyre = 3 |Senterpartiet = 9 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1 |Venstre = 1 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |start = 2015 |end = 2019 |reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Hedmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/hedmark/eidskog#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 = 25 |Arbeiderpartiet = 12 |Fremskrittspartiet = 2 |Høyre = 3 |Senterpartiet = 7 |Venstre = 1 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |start = 2011 |end = 2015 |reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Hedmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/hedmark/eidskog#seats |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 29 |Arbeiderpartiet = 10 |Fremskrittspartiet = 3 |Høyre = 5 |Senterpartiet = 9 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1 |Venstre = 1 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |start = 2007 |end = 2011 |reference = <ref name="ssb valg" /> |collapsed = yes |Total = 29 |Arbeiderpartiet = 12 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2 |Senterpartiet = 4 |Høyre = 5 |Fremskrittspartiet = 6 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |start = 2003 |end = 2007 |reference = <ref name="ssb valg" /> |collapsed = yes |Total = 29 |Arbeiderpartiet = 20 |Fremskrittspartiet = 2 |Høyre = 3 |Senterpartiet = 2 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |start = 1999 |end = 2003 |reference = <ref name="ssb valg" /> |collapsed = yes |Total = 29 |Arbeiderpartiet = 16 |Fremskrittspartiet = 3 |Høyre = 4 |Senterpartiet = 4 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |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 = 29 |Arbeiderpartiet = 16 |Høyre = 4 |Senterpartiet = 7 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |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 = 29 |Arbeiderpartiet = 17 |Høyre = 3 |Senterpartiet = 5 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |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 = 29 |Arbeiderpartiet = 20 |Høyre = 4 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1 |Senterpartiet = 2 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1 |Venstre = 1 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |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 = 29 |Arbeiderpartiet = 21 |Høyre = 3 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1 |Senterpartiet = 2 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1 |Venstre = 1 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |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 = 29 |Arbeiderpartiet = 19 |Høyre = 3 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2 |Senterpartiet = 4 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |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 = 29 |Arbeiderpartiet = 18 |Høyre = 2 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2 |Senterpartiet = 5 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |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 = 29 |Arbeiderpartiet = 20 |Høyre = 2 |Senterpartiet = 5 |Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 1 |Venstre = 1 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |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 = 29 |Arbeiderpartiet = 22 |Høyre = 1 |Senterpartiet = 4 |Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 1 |Venstre = 1 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |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 = 29 |Arbeiderpartiet = 21 |Høyre = 1 |NKP = 1 |Senterpartiet = 3 |Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 1 |Venstre = 2 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |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 = 29 |Arbeiderpartiet = 19 |Høyre = 2 |NKP = 2 |Senterpartiet = 4 |Venstre = 2 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |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 = 29 |Arbeiderpartiet = 19 |NKP = 3 |Senterpartiet = 4 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 3 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |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 = 28 |Arbeiderpartiet = 17 |NKP = 4 |Senterpartiet = 3 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 4 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |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 = 28 |Arbeiderpartiet = 16 |NKP = 6 |Senterpartiet = 2 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 4 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |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 = 28 |Arbeiderpartiet = 15 |NKP = 7 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 4 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Eidskog |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 = 28 |Høyre = 2 |Senterpartiet = 2 |Venstre = 3 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 2 |Arbeiderpartiet = 19 |}} {{div col end}}
===Mayors=== The mayor ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Eidskog Municipality is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:<ref>{{Cite web |year=2024 |editor-last=Fiva |editor-first=Jon H |editor2-last=Sørensen |editor2-first=Rune J. |editor3-last=Vøllo |editor3-first=Reidar |title=Local Candidate Dataset |url=https://www.jon.fiva.no/docs/FivaSorensenVollo2024.pdf}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=20em}} *1864–1872: Henry T. Fearnley *1872–1879: Haagen Pedersen Malmer *1879–1895: Meldal Johnsen *1895–1897: O. Løken *1897–1905: Hans Taugbøl *1905–1907: O. Løken *1908–1913: Otto Pramm<ref>{{Cite news |date=1910-07-08 |title=Eidskog herredsstyre |url=http://www.nb.no/nbsok/nb/299c049c710688459ef6a3f0f9fe567a?index=7 |access-date=2015-12-16 |work=Hedemarkens Amtstidende}}</ref> *1913–1915: Ole Syversen Fagernæs (V) *1915–1915: M. T. Huse *1915–1916: Olof Nilsson<ref>{{Cite news |date=1915-12-14 |title=Eidskogen herredsstyre |url=http://www.nb.no/nbsok/nb/a9d29135d63a3946f83e28c0493bfa84?index=24 |access-date=2015-12-16 |work=Hedemarkens Amtstidende}}</ref> *1917–1919: Otto Pramm *1920–1922: H. A. Rambøl *1923–1928: Thorvald Taugbøl *1929–1934: Kaspar Billerud *1935–1945: Selmer Alm (Ap) *1945–1947: Hallgrim Sørli (Ap) *1948–1963: Sigurd Skjørberg *1964–1981: Ivar Delviken *1982–1983: Kaare Fjeld *1984–1999: Kåre Delviken *1999–2005: Ivar Skulstad (Ap) *2005–2007: Greta Storm Ofteland (Ap) *2007–2015: Knut Gustav Woie (Sp) *2015–present: Kamilla Thue (Ap) {{div col end}}
[[File:Morokulien.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Peace Monument in Morokulien]]
==Attractions== * Soot Canal - the first lock constructed in Norway, used for log floating * Grenselosmuseet - museum on the route for escape to Sweden during the World War II * Oppistun Børli - poet Hans Børli's home * Morokulien - memorial to the long lasting peace with Sweden * Rønning Treski - last wood ski producer in Norway
==Notable people== 130px|thumb|Erik Werenskiold, 1880 * Erik Werenskiold (1855 in Eidskog – 1938), a painter and illustrator * Konrad Hirsch (1900 in Eidskog – 1924), a Swedish footballer who played in 1924 Summer Olympics * Julla Sæthern (1901 in Eidskog – 1981), a barrister, feminist, and Norwegian politician * Hans Børli (1918 at Eidskog – 1989), a poet, writer, and lumberjack * Torgrim Sollid (born 1942 in Eidskog), a composer and folk and jazz musician * Ivar Skulstad (born 1953), a Norwegian politician and Mayor of Eidskog from 1999 to 2005 * Kristin Solli Schøien (born 1954), an author and composer who lives in Eidskog * Remi Eriksen (born 1967), the Group President and CEO of DNV GL (a classification society) * Wilhelm Brenna (born 1979), a retired ski jumper and junior world champion * Andreas Ulvo (born 1983), a jazz pianist, organist, keyboardist, and composer
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/eidskog Municipal fact sheet] from Statistics Norway {{in lang|no}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050306210501/http://www.kulturnett.no/geografisknavigering/geografisknavigering_visning.jsp?fylke=T955794&kommune=T1740019 Culture in Eidskog on the map] {{in lang|no}}
{{use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{sister bar|display=Eidskog|auto=y|d=y|commonscat=y|voy=Innlandet|wikt=Eidskog}} {{Geographic location |state = collapsed |Centre = 20px Eidskog Municipality |North = Kongsvinger Municipality |Northeast = Kongsvinger Municipality |East = Kongsvinger Municipality |Southeast = Eda Municipality<br />{{flag|Sweden}} |South = Eda Municipality<br />{{flag|Sweden}} |Southwest = Aurskog-Høland Municipality<br />{{coat of arms|Akershus}} county |West = Nes Municipality<br />{{coat of arms|Akershus}} county |Northwest = Sør-Odal Municipality }} {{Innlandet}} {{Authority control}}
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