Hof, Hedmark

Hof is a former municipality in Hedmark county, Norway.

The parish of "Hof" was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Åsnes og Våler was separated from Hof to constitute a separate municipality in 1849. The split left Hof with a population of 2,913. "Åsnes og Våler" was split into Åsnes and Våler municipalities in 1854.

On 1 January 1963 Hof was incorporated into Åsnes. Prior to the merger Hof had a population of 3,222. On 1 January 1969 the district Rotberget, which was a part of Hof until 1963, was moved to Grue municipality.

The name

The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the old farm Hof (Norse "Hof"), since the first church was built on its ground. The name is identical with the word "hof" n 'temple' (for the Norse gods).

References

*cite paper | author=Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway | title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen | date=1999 | url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdfl