Vinger
{{short description|Traditional district near Kongsvinger, Norway}}
{{about|the traditional district in Innlandet, Norway||}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vinger
| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| image_map =
| pushpin_map = Norway
| map_caption = Location of Vinger
| population_demonym = Vingersokning
| area_total_km2 = 1677
| population_total = 23,950
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2 = auto
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Norway
| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = Innlandet
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Eastern Norway
| coordinates = {{Coord|60.19488|12.01049|display=inline,title|region:NO}}
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Vinger is a traditional district in Innlandet county, Norway. The {{convert|1677|km2|adj=on}} district encompasses the lands that make up Kongsvinger and Eidskog municipalities. It is generally located to the south and east of the town of Kongsvinger and the river Glomma. The main church for the region historically was Vinger Church. The area was once part of Vinger Municipality and it is also included in the Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti which is a deanery within the Church of Norway. This area was also once part of the jurisdictional area of the Vinger og Odal District Court.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Vinger |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Vinger |date=2020-02-10 |editor-last=Mæhlum |editor-first=Lars |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2022-03-18}}
History
Vinger was mentioned as far back as the 1260s when it was written about in the book Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar. The book says that the king fought against the Ribbungene at the river Glomma and the old Hov Church. Finally, the Ribbungene were chased away towards the lake Vingersjøen and onwards towards Eidskog.{{cite book |last1=Ovlien |first1=Lars |title=Historier fra gamle Vinger |date=2021 |publisher=Ovlien & co. |location=Kongsvinger, Norge |isbn=9788269276305 |url=https://www.nb.no/items/1d08379b83a2a95d3f7ee289c47f99db |language=no}}
During the Viking Age, there was a lot of traffic in the area with several main roads passing through Vinger. The road from Vingulmark to Sweden was called Eskoleia, and it went from Sør-Odal through Vinger and on to Värmland. After the Christianization of Norway, many pilgrims made a pilgrimage through Vinger on their way north through the Østerdalen valley to the Nidaros Cathedral.
When the fortress on Tråstadberget was built in 1682, it got its name from the area. The new fortress was named Königs Winger or Kongens Vinger (later it was spelled Kongsvinger. Eventually, the village on the south side of the fortress got the same name and it became the town of Kongsvinger. In 1838, municipal governments were established in Norway, and all of the Vinger region was included in the new Vinger Municipality. On 7 February 1855, the town of Kongsvinger was separated from Vinger as its own municipality. Later, in 1864, the southern part of Vinger was separated to become Eidskog Municipality.{{cite web|first=Dag|last=Jukvam|publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå|title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen|year=1999|url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf|language=Norwegian}}
=Etymology=
The whole region was historically called Vinger ({{langx|non|Vingr}}). This name could be related to the river Glomma which flows through the region. One could compare this to the English word swing (for the missing s see Indo-European s-mobile). The river Glomma passes through the center of the district where the south-flowing river takes a sharp northwestward turn. This can be compared to the similar Lithuanian word vìngis which means "bend", "bow", or "turn".{{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=205 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}
Climate
Vinger has a subarctic climate (Dfc). September averages {{convert|9.7|C}}, falling just short of being the 4th month over {{convert|10|C}} which would meet the requirements to move the area to the humid continental climate (Dfb) category.
{{Weather box
|location = Vinger 1961-1990, extremes 1944-2004
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 10.0
|Feb record high C = 10.5
|Mar record high C = 16.5
|Apr record high C = 25.0
|May record high C = 27.5
|Jun record high C = 32.2
|Jul record high C = 31.6
|Aug record high C = 32.8
|Sep record high C = 26.0
|Oct record high C = 20.5
|Nov record high C = 13.0
|Dec record high C = 10.7
|Jan high C = -4.3
|Feb high C = -3.1
|Mar high C = 2.7
|Apr high C = 8.1
|May high C = 15.2
|Jun high C = 20.0
|Jul high C = 20.9
|Aug high C = 19.5
|Sep high C = 14.3
|Oct high C = 8.4
|Nov high C = 1.3
|Dec high C = -2.9
|Jan low C = -10.9
|Feb low C = -10.7
|Mar low C = -6.2
|Apr low C = -1.7
|May low C = 3.5
|Jun low C = 7.9
|Jul low C = 9.5
|Aug low C = 8.5
|Sep low C = 5.0
|Oct low C = 1.7
|Nov low C = -4.2
|Dec low C = -9.4
|Jan record low C = -34.0
|Feb record low C = -36.0
|Mar record low C = -30.0
|Apr record low C = -17.0
|May record low C = -6.2
|Jun record low C = -3.4
|Jul record low C = 1.5
|Aug record low C = -1.8
|Sep record low C = -5.8
|Oct record low C = -15.5
|Nov record low C = -23.0
|Dec record low C = -32.0
|Jan precipitation mm = 35
|Feb precipitation mm = 29
|Mar precipitation mm = 31
|Apr precipitation mm = 36
|May precipitation mm = 52
|Jun precipitation mm = 68
|Jul precipitation mm = 77
|Aug precipitation mm = 80
|Sep precipitation mm = 79
|Oct precipitation mm = 75
|Nov precipitation mm = 61
|Dec precipitation mm = 41
|Jan precipitation days = 9.0
|Feb precipitation days = 7.2
|Mar precipitation days = 7.6
|Apr precipitation days = 7.2
|May precipitation days = 9.3
|Jun precipitation days = 10.1
|Jul precipitation days = 11.5
|Aug precipitation days = 11.3
|Sep precipitation days = 11.3
|Oct precipitation days = 11.0
|Nov precipitation days = 10.8
|Dec precipitation days = 9.4
|source 1 = Met Norway Eklima
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