Hodalen
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Hodalen is a small village in Tolga
Tolga, Norway
Tolga is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tolga....

, Hedmark
Hedmark
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The...

. The village lies south-east of the centre of the municipality, the town station at Tolga, where the Hola
Hola
Hola is an interjection in Spanish, equivalent to English "hello" or "hi" .Hola may also refer to:Places:* Hola, Kenya* Hola, Biała Podlaska County in Lublin Voivodeship...

 water course begins at lake Nordersjøen (762 m above sea level), Drengen, Asmaren, Stikkilen and Storsjøen
Storsjøen (Rendalen)
Storsjøen is the ninth deepest lake in Norway at 309 m in depth. It lies in Rendalen and Åmot municipalities which are in Hedmark county, Norway. The lake is 35 km long, but only 1.7 km wide at its broadest point. The lake lies 251 meters above sea level, has an area of...

, and riksvei 26 between Tolga and Drevsjø
Drevsjø
Drevsjø is a village in Engerdal municipality, Norway. Drevsjø is well-known for the great nature and for the wonderful fishing opportunities. Drevsjø is only 60 minutes from one of Scandinavia's biggest alpine center called Trysilfjellet....

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Hodalen chapel was built in 1936.

In the 18th century there were trials claiming that farmers from Tynset
Tynset
Tynset is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tynset.-Name:...

 had previously stolen fish from the lake.

North of the village towers Håmmålsfjellet (Hummelfjellet), and south of the valley lies the mountain range of Raudsjøheimen including Tynset and Brydalen.

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