Brumunddal Explained

Official Name:Brumunddal
Settlement Type:Town/City[1]
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Mapframe-Marker:town
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Innlandet
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Hedmarken
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Ringsaker Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Established Title:Established as
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Established Title1:Town (Norwegian: By)
Established Date1:2010
Area Total Km2:7.34
Population As Of:2024
Population Total:11337
Population Density Km2:1545
Population Demonym:Brumunddøl
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:2380 Brumunddal
Coordinates:60.8836°N 10.9449°W
Elevation M:134
Elevation Footnotes:[2]

Brumunddal[3] 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 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.[4]

The 7.34km2 town has a population (2024) of 11,337 and a population density of . This makes it the largest settlement in all of Ringsaker Municipality.[5]

The dominant industries are agriculture, ore refining, and tourism. Tine also has a large production facility in the town. Brumunddal is the hometown of the woman behind one of Norway's most popular frozen pizza brands, Grandiosa.[6] The local football team is Brumunddal Fotball.

Mjøstårnet, the world's tallest glulam structure, an 18-storey building, is in Brumunddal.[7]

Sport

The By speedwaybane is a motorcycle speedway venue located north west of the town in a remote area (60.9022°N 10.9092°W), off the Lillehaugvegen.[8] The speedway is organised by the Mjøsa Speedwayklubb and it held the final of the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship in 2017 and 2023.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
  2. Web site: Brumunddal, Ringsaker . 2022-04-03 . yr.no.
  3. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn . 2025-07-09 . Norgeskart . . no.
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  5. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2024-10-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .
  6. News: Fossum . Elin . 2010-02-11 . Mor grandiosa . 2021-09-30 . NRK.
  7. Web site: Welch . Adrian . Mjøstårnet: World’s Tallest Timber Building . 2019-08-18 . e-architect.co.uk.
  8. Web site: By Speedwaybane . 16 February 2024 . Norwegian Speedway.
  9. Web site: Individual Speedway Norwegian Championship . 16 February 2024 . Historia Sportu Zuzlowego.