Gjøvik Municipality, Administrative municipality in Innlandet, Norway
Located on the western shore of Lake Mjøsa, Gjøvik Municipality covers 671 square kilometers with settlements including Biri, Bybrua, and Hunndalen.
The municipality separated from Vardal on January 1, 1861, with 626 residents, and underwent multiple territorial expansions through mergers until 1964.
The municipal coat of arms, granted in 1960, displays a swimming swan against a blue background, representing the Skiblander steamboat on Lake Mjøsa.
The municipality provides educational services through multiple schools and maintains seven Church of Norway parishes serving 30,903 residents as of 2024.
Within the municipality lies the Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, a sports facility constructed inside a mountain for the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Location: Innlandet
Inception: January 1, 1861
Capital city: Gjøvik
Shares border with: Lillehammer, Østre Toten Municipality, Vestre Toten Municipality, Søndre Land Municipality, Nordre Land Municipality, Ringsaker Municipality
Website: https://gjovik.kommune.no
GPS coordinates: 60.79250,10.69500
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:47
Skibladner
664 m
Mjøsa Bridge
15.2 km
Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker
8.5 km
Mjøskastellet
12.7 km
Gjøvik farm
191 m
Gjøvik stadium
1 km
Gjøvik Church
733 m
Seegård Church
16 km
Vardal Church
9.6 km
Biri Church
19.4 km
Brøttum Church
27.4 km
Gamle Hunn kirke
1.5 km
Raufoss Church
8.8 km
Fluberg bridge
25.4 km
Hunn Church
2.1 km
Kilde skole
16.5 km
Eiktunet
3 km
Gjøvik library
306 m
Vingården
530 m
Engehaugen Church
2.5 km
Gjøvik kapell
611 m
Toten Badeland
9.7 km
Nykirke
22.6 km
Bråstad Church
6 km
Ringsaker parsonage
12.3 km
Vølstad Church
28.3 km
Panparken
505 m
Landåsbygda Church
22.1 kmReviews
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