Its territory is located partly in Sør-Odal municipal, and partly in the former municipality Vinger, now a part of Kongsvinger.
This word could be related to the word swing (for the missing s see Indo-European s-mobile): The river Glomma passes through the center of the district in a very sudden turn.
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He also sent Norwegian troops under the command of George von Reichwein across the border from Vinger and Eidskog as well as troops under Henrik Bjelke into Swedish Dalsland.