Hamar in the context of "Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre"

Hamar Municipality (Norwegian: Hamar kommune; [ˈhɑ̂ːmɑr] ) is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. Other settlements in Hamar include Hjellum, Slemsrud, Ridabu, Ingeberg, and Ilseng.

The 351-square-kilometre (136 sq mi) municipality is the 250th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Hamar Municipality is the 31st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 33,441. The municipality's population density is 95.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (247/sq mi) and its population has increased by 11.4% over the previous 10-year period.

Slemsrud (also known as Øvre Vang or Vangsås) is a village in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the town of Hamar. This village is the site of the Øvre Vang Church.

The 0.46-square-kilometre (110-acre) village has a population (2024) of 580 and a population density of 1,261 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,270/sq mi).

Ridabu or Åker is a village in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located at the intersection of the European route E6 highway and the Norwegian National Road 3. Vang Church is located in the village which lies about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the town of Hamar.

The suburban village area was once its own separate village, but over time, the town of Hamar was grown and now Ridabu is considered to be the eastern part of the town of Hamar, so population statistics are no longer separately kept for Ridabu. Prior to 1992, Ridabu was a part of the rural municipality Vang Municipality.

Ingeberg is a village in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of the village of Ridabu and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of the town of Hamar.

The 0.47-square-kilometre (120-acre) village has a population (2024) of 927 and a population density of 1,972 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,110/sq mi).

Ilseng is a village in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located mostly in Stange Municipality, however, the northwestern part of the village extends just across the border into Hamar Municipality. The Rørosbanen railway line passes through the village, stopping at the Ilseng Station which is the first stop after Hamar Station in Hamar. Ilseng is also the site of Ilseng Prison.

The 1.06-square-kilometre (260-acre) village has a population (2024) of 977 and a population density of 922 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,390/sq mi). The village does include land in two neighboring municipalities with 0.98 square kilometres (240 acres) and 941 residents in Stange and 0.08 square kilometres (20 acres) and 36 residents in Hamar.

Gjøvik (Gjøvik) is a town in Gjøvik Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of Gjøvik Municipality. It is located on the western shore of the large lake Mjøsa, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of the town of Lillehammer and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west (across the lake) from the town of Hamar.

The 20.25-square-kilometre (5,000-acre) town has a population (2024) of 28,801 and a population density of 1,422 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,680/sq mi). This makes it the third largest town in Innlandet county (after Hamar and Lillehammer).

Vikingskipet ("The Viking Ship"), officially known as Hamar Olympic Hall (Norwegian: Hamar olympiahall), is an indoor multi-use sport and event venue in Hamar, Norway. It was built as the speed skating rink for the 1994 Winter Olympics, and has since also hosted events and tournaments in ice speedway, motorcycle speedway, rally, association football, bandy, ice sledge speed racing, flying disc and track cycling. The arena is also used for concerts, trade fair and the annual computer party The Gathering. It is the home arena of Hamar IL bandy team. The venue is owned by Hamar Municipality, and along with Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre is run by the municipal Hamar Olympiske Anlegg. Vikingskipet has a capacity for 10,600 spectators during sporting events and 20,000 during concerts.

The arena was designed by Niels Torp, and Biong & Biong, and opened on 19 December 1992. The complex cost 230 million Norwegian krone (NOK). The construction location was controversial, as it is located at Åkervika, a Ramsar site. It is Norway's national venue for speed skating and bandy, and holds annual ISU Speed Skating World Cup races, as well as regular world championships. It has among other things hosted tournaments of the World Allround Speed Skating Championships, European Speed Skating Championships, World Single Distance Championships, World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Speedway Grand Prix and World Rally Championship.

Hedmark (Norwegian: [ˈhêːdmɑrk] ) was a county in Norway from 1 January 1919 to 31 December 2019, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar.

Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged into Innlandet county on 1 January 2020, when Norway's former 19 counties became 10 bigger counties / regions.