Åmot
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- For other uses, see Åmot (disambiguation).
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| County | Hedmark | |
| District | Østerdalen | |
| Municipality | NO-0429 | |
| Administrative centre | Rena | |
| Mayor (2003) | Ole Gustav Narud (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 67 1,340 km² 1,293 km² 0.41 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 217 4,425 0.10 % 1.7 % 3/km² | |
| Coordinates | ||
| www.amot.kommune.no | ||
Åmot is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway.
The municipality administration center for Åmot in Hedmark is in Rena.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Åmot (Norse Ámót), since the first church was built here. The first element is á f 'river', the last element is mót n 'meeting'. (The rivers Glomma and Rena run together here.)
[edit] Geography
Åmot is bordered to the north by Rendalen, to the east by Trysil, to the south by Elverum, to the southwest by Hamar and Ringsaker, and in the west by Stor-Elvdal.
The Renaelva river flows into the Glomma in Åmot.
[edit] Economy
Åmot have four schools: Åmot Ungdomsskole (Åmot Lower secondary school), Rena Barneskole, Deset Oppvekstsenter and Osen Oppvekstsenter.
| Municipalities of Hedmark | Image:Hedmark vapen.png |
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Alvdal | Eidskog | Elverum | Engerdal | Folldal | Grue | Hamar | Kongsvinger | Løten | Nord-Odal | Os | Rendalen | Ringsaker | Stange | Stor-Elvdal | Sør-Odal | Tolga | Trysil | Tynset | Våler | Åmot | Åsnes | |
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