Furnes Municipality

Furnes Municipality
Furnes herred
View of the Myrvoll farm in Furnes
Hedmark within Norway
Furnes within Hedmark
Coordinates: 60°50′30″N 11°01′19″E / 60.841565°N 11.0218620°E / 60.841565; 11.0218620
CountryNorway
CountyHedmark
DistrictHedmarken
Established1891
  Preceded byVang Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
  Succeeded byRingsaker Municipality
Administrative centreFurnes
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Land201 km2 (78 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
  Total
7,288
DemonymFurnesing
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0413

Furnes is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 201-square-kilometre (78 sq mi) municipality existed from 1891 until its dissolution in 1964 when it became part of Ringsaker Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Furnes where the Furnes Church is located.