Furnes is a village in the Ringsaker municipality of Hedmark County, Norway.HistoryFurnes is situated between Hamar and Brumunddal. Furnes was also a former municipality in Hedmark county. Furnes was lolrom Vang in 1891. It was merged with Ringsaker January 1, 1964.Furnes's own parish and church (Furnes kirke) were consecrated in 1707. Furnes is a cruciform church which has 550 seats. The church was built partially of stone from the Cathedral Ruins in Hamar. The pulpit was made in 1709. The church tower and spire were repaired and enlarged in 1811-12. The church was reconstructed during 1876 under the direction of architect Paul Due. The altarpiece was made for the restoration and was painted by Eilif Peterssen. During a restoration in 1914, the church also obtained four windows with glass paintings of the Four Evangelists.The Norse form of the name was (also) Furnes. The meaning of the first element is unknown, the last element is nes ('headland').Notable residentsJon Balke, jazz pianist and composerOle Ellefsæter, retired cross-country skierAlf Frydenberg (1896–1989), Norwegian civil servantErik Kristiansen, ice hockey playerOlav Larssen (1894–1981), newspaper editorOdd Narud (1919–2000), businesspersonOve Røsbak, poet, novelist, children's writer and biographerOle Rømer Aagaard Sandberg (1900–1985), politician for the Norwegian Centre Party
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