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{{short description|Municipality in Innlandet, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Innlandet, Norway||}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name = Ringebu
|native_name =
|native_name_lang =
|other_name =
|former_name =
|image_skyline = Forkalsrud.jpeg
|image_caption =
|idnumber = 3439
|county = Innlandet
|district = Gudbrandsdal
|capital = [[Vålebru]]
|established = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded = none
|demonym = Ringbygging
|language = Neutral
|coatofarms =
|flag =
|webpage = www.ringebu.kommune.no
|mayor = Arne Fossmo
|mayor_party = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of = 2015
|area_rank = 85
|area_total_km2 = 1247.58
|area_land_km2 = 1221.33
|area_water_km2 = 26.25
|area_water_percent = 2.1
|population_as_of = 2023
|population_rank = 195
|population_total = 4416
|population_density_km2 = 3.6
|population_increase = -1.8
|coordinates = {{coord|61|32|8|N|10|18|29|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6823158 | utm_easting = 0569558 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

{{Audio|Ringebu.ogg|'''Ringebu'''}} is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Innlandet]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Gudbrandsdal]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Vålebru]] (the village is also known as ''Ringebu'').

The {{convert|1248|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 85th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ringebu is the 195th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,416. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|3.6|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 1.8% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2021 |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2021 |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
The [[prestegjeld]] of Ringebu was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). In 1864, the northern part of Ringebu (population: 386) was separated to become the new municipality of [[Sollia (municipality)|Sollia]]. (In 1890, Sollia switched from [[Oppland]] county to [[Hedmark]] county.) On 1 January 1899, an unpopulated part of Ringebu (in Oppland county) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of [[Sollia (municipality)|Sollia]] (in Hedmark county).<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Ringebu (village)|Ringebu]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Ringabú}} or {{lang|non|Hringabú}}) since the old [[Ringebu Stave Church]] was built there. The first element was probably derived from the word {{lang|non|ringr}} which means "ring" (but in what context is unknown). The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|bú}} which means "farm", "estate", or "rural area".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DohBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt |date=1900 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=4 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=137 |language=no |author-link=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 24 April 1992. The official [[blazon]] is ''"Gules, a three-tongued flame Or"'' ({{langx|no|I rødt en oppvoksende tretunget gull flamme}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a three-tongued [[flame]] of [[fire]]. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. This represents the municipality's three valleys and three [[parish]]es: Ringebu, [[Fåvang]], and [[Venabygd]]. Fire was chosen to represent the need for heat and light by all people. The arms were designed by Inge Rotevatn. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Ringebu |access-date=2023-04-17 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ringebu, Oppland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-05-20.html |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1992-04-24 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1992-04-24-273 |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ringebu kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/he10071208070029.tif.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dringebu |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Digitalarkivet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has three parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Ringebu. It is part of the [[Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Hamar]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Ringebu'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Fåvang||[[Fåvang Stave Church]]||[[Fåvang]]||1630
|-
|[[Fåvangfjellet Chapel]]||[[Gulhaugsætra]]||1974
|-
|rowspan="1"|Ringebu||[[Ringebu Stave Church]]||[[Vålebru]]||c. 1220
|-
|rowspan="2"|Venabygd||[[Venabygd Church]]||[[Venabygd]]||1780
|-
|[[Venabygd Chapel]]||[[Venabu]]||1979
|}

==History==
{| style="float: right;" class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Ringebu by country of origin in 2017<ref>{{Cite web |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date=2 July 2015 |access-date=29 June 2015 |publisher=ssb.no |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!Ancestry!!Number
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||109
|-
| {{flag|Netherlands}}||41
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||38
|-
| {{flag|Latvia}}||38
|-
| {{flag|Syria}}||29
|}
[[File:Ringebue stavkirke 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Ringebu Stavkyrkje]]
The [[Ringebu stave church|stave church at Ringebu]] was built around the year 1220 and it is one of fewer than 30 surviving [[stave church]]es in Norway and is one of the largest.

About {{convert|15|km|mi}} north of the church lies the old [[Hundorp]] farm which is the legendary home of [[Dale-Gudbrand]]. Dale-Gudbrand is mentioned in the ''[[Heimskringla]]'' ({{langx|en|The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway}}) by [[Snorri Sturluson]]. The account of [[Olaf II of Norway|King Olaf]]'s (A.D. 1015-1021) conversion of Dale-Gudbrand to [[Christianity]] is popularly recognized.

==Geography==
[[File:Ringebu rådhus.JPG|thumb|left|Ringebu municipal hall.]]
Ringebu is bordered to the west by [[Sør-Fron]] municipality, to the southwest by [[Gausdal]] municipality, to the southeast by [[Øyer]] municipality, and to the east and north by [[Stor-Elvdal]] municipality.

The administrative center of Ringebu municipality is the village of [[Vålebru]] which is located at an elevation of {{convert|182|m|ft}} above sea level in the valley along the river [[Gudbrandsdalslågen]], but 50% of the area within the municipal borders lies at an elevation greater than {{convert|900|m|ft}} above sea level. From Ringebu, two [[mountain pass]]es provide road access into the [[Østerdal]] valley to the northeast; one of these is closed during the winter. Because these mountain areas reliably provide good snow conditions, the area is a popular [[tourism|tourist]] destination. The [[Kvitfjell]] ski area in Ringebu was expanded to serve as a downhill venue for the [[1994 Winter Olympics]].

==Government==
Ringebu Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Vestre Innlandet District Court]] and the [[Eidsivating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Ringebu is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|start = 2023
|end = 2027
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/innlandet/ringebu#seats |access-date=2024-01-12 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed =
|Total = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet = 12
|Grønne = 1
|Høyre = 1
|Senterpartiet = 6
|otherparty = Cross-party list
|otherparty_no = Tverrpolitisk liste
|otherparty_number = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|start = 2019
|end = 2023
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/innlandet/ringebu#seats |access-date=2022-06-16 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet = 11
|Grønne = 1
|Senterpartiet = 6
|H/V = 1
|otherparty = Cross-party list
|otherparty_no = Tverrpolitisk liste
|otherparty_number = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|start = 2015
|end = 2019
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Oppland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/oppland/ringebu#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref><ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet = 11
|Høyre = 1
|Senterpartiet = 6
|Venstre = 2
|otherparty = Cross-party list
|otherparty_no = Tverrpolitisk liste
|otherparty_number = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|start = 2011
|end = 2015
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Oppland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/oppland/ringebu#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet = 1
|Høyre = 1
|Senterpartiet = 5
|Venstre = 3
|otherparty = Cross-party list
|otherparty_no = Tverrpolitisk liste
|otherparty_number = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|start = 2007
|end = 2011
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet = 9
|Senterpartiet = 7
|Venstre = 2
|Høyre = 1
|Fremskrittspartiet = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|start = 2003
|end = 2007
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet = 2
|Høyre = 1
|Senterpartiet = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|start = 1999
|end = 2003
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/nos_c621/nos_c621.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1999 |date=2000 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253748531 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 13
|Høyre = 2
|Senterpartiet = 11
|Venstre = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|start = 1995
|end = 1999
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |date=1996 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253743351 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 14
|Høyre = 2
|Senterpartiet = 11
|otherparty = Local list
|otherparty_no = Bygdalista
|otherparty_number = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|start = 1991
|end = 1995
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |date=1993 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253737939 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 16
|Høyre = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Senterpartiet = 8
|otherparty = Local list
|otherparty_no = Bygdalista
|otherparty_number = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|start = 1987
|end = 1991
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |date=1988 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253726325 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 16
|Høyre = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Senterpartiet = 5
|otherparty = Local list
|otherparty_no = Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|start = 1983
|end = 1987
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |date=1984 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253720378 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 18
|Høyre = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Senterpartiet = 5
|Venstre = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|start = 1979
|end = 1983
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |date=1979 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253710836 |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 17
|Høyre = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Senterpartiet = 6
|Venstre = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|start = 1975
|end = 1979
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |date=1977 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253705646 |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 15
|Høyre = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Senterpartiet = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|smallparty = Joint list of small farmholders and the [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]]
|smallparty_no = Småbrukerne og Venstre
|smallparty_number = 2
|smallparty_color = linear-gradient(135deg, #f02938 50%, {{Party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}} 50%);
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|start = 1971
|end = 1975
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |date=1973 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253701144 |volume=I |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 15
|Høyre = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Senterpartiet = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 3
|otherparty = Socialist common list
|otherparty_no = Venstresosialistiske felleslister
|otherparty_number = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|start = 1967
|end = 1971
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 15
|Høyre = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Senterpartiet = 7
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 1
|AFS = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|start = 1963
|end = 1967
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 14
|Høyre = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Senterpartiet = 7
|AFS = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|herad = yes
|start = 1959
|end = 1963
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 14
|Høyre = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Senterpartiet = 7
|AFS = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|herad = yes
|start = 1955
|end = 1959
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 16
|NKP = 1
|Høyre = 1
|Senterpartiet = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|herad = yes
|start = 1951
|end = 1955
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet = 15
|NKP = 1
|Senterpartiet = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|herad = yes
|start = 1947
|end = 1951
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet = 14
|NKP = 1
|Senterpartiet = 10
|V/DRF = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|herad = yes
|start = 1945
|end = 1947
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet = 16
|NKP = 1
|AFS = 1
|Senterpartiet = 9
|V/DRF = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Ringebu
|herad = yes
|start = 1937
|end = 1940*
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 28
|Senterpartiet = 11
|Arbeiderpartiet = 14
|V/DRF = 3
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Ringebu:
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1838–1853: Vilhelm Fegth
*1854–1871: Nils Iversen Elstad
*1872–1873: Nils Johannessen Jevne
*1874–1877: John Kristiansen Mæhlum
*1878–1881: Ole Christian Elstad
*1882–1883: Nils Iversen Elstad
*1884–1893: Ole Christian Elstad ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1894–1897: Simen Kolstad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1898-1899: Ole Christian Elstad ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1899–1910: Simen Kolstad ([[Radical People's Party (Norway)|AD]])
*1911–1913: Jon Nordrum ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1914–1925: Simen Kolstad ([[Radical People's Party (Norway)|AD]])
*1926–1928: Einar Vestad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1929–1934: Johan Hustveit ([[Radical People's Party (Norway)|AD]])
*1935–1937: Einar Vestad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1938–1941: Johan Hustveit ([[Radical People's Party (Norway)|AD]])
*1942–1945: Sigurd Mytting ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1945–1959: Asbjørn Haug ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1960–1967: Ole Ringen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1968–1985: Birger Sæther ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1985–1995: Erik S. Winther ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1996–2007: Anders A. Fretheim ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2007–2011: Arnhild Baukhol ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2011–2015: Erik Odlo ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2015–present: Arne Fossmo ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
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==Sister cities==
Ringebu has [[Twin towns and sister cities|sister city]] agreements with the following places:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Våra vänorter |url=http://www.filipstad.se/kommunen/varavanorter.4.ef98d87113713263fa8000314.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801154415/http://www.filipstad.se/kommunen/varavanorter.4.ef98d87113713263fa8000314.html |archive-date=2012-08-01 |access-date=2009-01-04 |publisher=Filipstad kommun |language=sv}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|SWE}} - [[Filipstad Municipality|Filipstad]], [[Värmland County]], [[Sweden]]

[[File:Petersen-Selfportrait2.jpg|100px|thumb|Frederik Petersen, 1815]]

== Notable people ==
* [[Frederik Petersen]] (1759 in Ringebu – 1825), a Norwegian painter of portraits
* [[Jehans Nordbu]] (1768 in Ringebu — ca.1860), a Norwegian-American immigrant to the USA and an early settler in [[Texas]]
* [[Hans Engen]] (1912 in Ringebu – 1966), a Norwegian journalist, diplomat and politician, Norwegian ambassador to the United States from 1963 to 1966
* [[Emil Nyeng]] (born 1991), a Norwegian cross-country skier

==References==
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{{Commons category|Ringebu}}

==External links==
{{wiktionary|Ringebu}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/ringebu Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Oppland}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Gudbrandsdalen}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Kvitfjell}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120426073212/http://www.fryaleir.no/EN-FryaFrame.htm Frya Leir Motel]

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Ringebu - Revision history

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