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is a county
Counties of Norway

||-||}Norway is divided into 19 subnational, called county . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 431 Municipalities of Norway ....
 in Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
, bordering Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag

is a Counties of Norway in the area Tr?ndelag in Norway, bordering Nord-Tr?ndelag, M?re og Romsdal, Oppland and Hedmark. To the west is the Norwegian Sea , and to the east is Sweden....
, Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal

is a Counties of Norway in the northernmost part of Western Norway Norway. It borders the counties of S?r-Tr?ndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while ?lesund is the largest city....
, Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane

is a County municipality in Norway, bordering M?re og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger....
, Buskerud
Buskerud

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen....
, Akershus
Akershus

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and ?stfold; it has also a short border with Sweden . Akershus is the second largest county by population after Oslo, with more than half a million inhabitants....
, Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
 and Hedmark
Hedmark

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering S?r-Tr?ndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of ?stlandet, the southeastern part of the country....
. The county administration is in Lillehammer
Lillehammer

is a List of cities in Norway and Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics....
. Oppland is, together with Hedmark
Hedmark

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering S?r-Tr?ndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of ?stlandet, the southeastern part of the country....
, one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
.

and extends from the lakes Mjøsa
Mjøsa

Mj?sa is Norway's largest lake, as well as the one of the List_of_lakes_in_Norway#Deepest_lakes in Norway and in Europe as a whole, after Hornindalsvatnet....
 and Randsfjorden
Randsfjorden

Randsfjorden is Norway's fourth largest lake with an area of 138 km?. Its volume is estimated at just over 7 km?, and its greatest depth is 120 meters....
 to the mountains Dovrefjell
Dovrefjell

Dovrefjell is a mountain range in central Norway that forms a natural barrier between Eastern Norway and Tr?ndelag, the area around Trondheim. As a result, it has been heavily trafficked during and probably preceding historical times....
, Jotunheimen
Jotunheimen

Jotunheimen is a mountainous area of roughly 3,500 km? in Southern Norway. Jotunheimen is a part of the long Scandinavian Mountains range. The 29 highest mountains in Norway are in Jotunheimen, including the very highest - Galdh?piggen ....
 and Rondane. The county is conventionally divided into traditional districts. These are Gudbrandsdalen, Valdres
Valdres

Valdres is a Districts of Norway in central, southern Norway, situated between Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal. Administratively, it belongs to Oppland....
, Toten
Toten

Toten is a Districts of Norway in Oppland county in the eastern part of Norway. It consists of the municipalities ?stre Toten, Vestre Toten, and Gj?vik....
, Hadeland
Hadeland

Hadeland is a Districts of Norway in the south-eastern part of Norway. It is located around the southern part of lake Randsfjorden in Oppland county, and consists of the municipalities of Norway of Gran, Norway, Jevnaker and Lunner....
 and Land
Land, Norway

Land is a Districts of Norway in Oppland, Norway consisting of the municipalities Nordre Land and S?ndre Land. Land was a formannskapsdistrikt from 1837, and split into Nordre- and S?ndre Land in 1847....
.

Oppland includes the towns Lillehammer
Lillehammer

is a List of cities in Norway and Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics....
, Gjøvik
Gjøvik

is a List of cities in Norway and a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Gj?vik....
, Otta
Otta

Otta may refer to:*A working name leading to what became the SI prefix for 1024. It apparently came from the Greek ??t?, eight, because it was equal to 10008....
 and Fagernes
Fagernes

is the largest settlement in the valley of Valdres, Norway, with a population of 1,762. Fagernes is the administrative centre of the municipality of Nord-Aurdal....
, and Norway's two highest mountains, Glittertind
Glittertind

Glittertind , also known as Glittertinden is the List of mountains in Norway by height in Geography of Norway, at 2,465 m above sea level, including the glacier at its peak ....
 and Galdhøpiggen
Galdhøpiggen

Galdh?piggen is the List of mountains in Norway by height in Geography of Norway and Scandinavia, at 2,469 m above sea level. It is located within the municipality of Lom, Norway, in the Jotunheimen mountain area....
.

Several museums and other attractions are situated in Oppland and tourism is important to the economy, Valdres
Valdres

Valdres is a Districts of Norway in central, southern Norway, situated between Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal. Administratively, it belongs to Oppland....
 and Gudbrandsdal
Gudbrandsdal

Gudbrandsdalen is a valley and Districts of Norway in the Norway fylke of Oppland. The valley is oriented in a north-westerly direction from Lillehammer at Lake Mj?sa, extending 230 km toward Romsdal....
 being popular attractions.






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is a county
Counties of Norway

||-||}Norway is divided into 19 subnational, called county . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 431 Municipalities of Norway ....
 in Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
, bordering Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag

is a Counties of Norway in the area Tr?ndelag in Norway, bordering Nord-Tr?ndelag, M?re og Romsdal, Oppland and Hedmark. To the west is the Norwegian Sea , and to the east is Sweden....
, Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal

is a Counties of Norway in the northernmost part of Western Norway Norway. It borders the counties of S?r-Tr?ndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while ?lesund is the largest city....
, Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane

is a County municipality in Norway, bordering M?re og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger....
, Buskerud
Buskerud

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen....
, Akershus
Akershus

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and ?stfold; it has also a short border with Sweden . Akershus is the second largest county by population after Oslo, with more than half a million inhabitants....
, Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
 and Hedmark
Hedmark

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering S?r-Tr?ndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of ?stlandet, the southeastern part of the country....
. The county administration is in Lillehammer
Lillehammer

is a List of cities in Norway and Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics....
. Oppland is, together with Hedmark
Hedmark

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering S?r-Tr?ndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of ?stlandet, the southeastern part of the country....
, one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
.

Geography

Oppland extends from the lakes Mjøsa
Mjøsa

Mj?sa is Norway's largest lake, as well as the one of the List_of_lakes_in_Norway#Deepest_lakes in Norway and in Europe as a whole, after Hornindalsvatnet....
 and Randsfjorden
Randsfjorden

Randsfjorden is Norway's fourth largest lake with an area of 138 km?. Its volume is estimated at just over 7 km?, and its greatest depth is 120 meters....
 to the mountains Dovrefjell
Dovrefjell

Dovrefjell is a mountain range in central Norway that forms a natural barrier between Eastern Norway and Tr?ndelag, the area around Trondheim. As a result, it has been heavily trafficked during and probably preceding historical times....
, Jotunheimen
Jotunheimen

Jotunheimen is a mountainous area of roughly 3,500 km? in Southern Norway. Jotunheimen is a part of the long Scandinavian Mountains range. The 29 highest mountains in Norway are in Jotunheimen, including the very highest - Galdh?piggen ....
 and Rondane. The county is conventionally divided into traditional districts. These are Gudbrandsdalen, Valdres
Valdres

Valdres is a Districts of Norway in central, southern Norway, situated between Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal. Administratively, it belongs to Oppland....
, Toten
Toten

Toten is a Districts of Norway in Oppland county in the eastern part of Norway. It consists of the municipalities ?stre Toten, Vestre Toten, and Gj?vik....
, Hadeland
Hadeland

Hadeland is a Districts of Norway in the south-eastern part of Norway. It is located around the southern part of lake Randsfjorden in Oppland county, and consists of the municipalities of Norway of Gran, Norway, Jevnaker and Lunner....
 and Land
Land, Norway

Land is a Districts of Norway in Oppland, Norway consisting of the municipalities Nordre Land and S?ndre Land. Land was a formannskapsdistrikt from 1837, and split into Nordre- and S?ndre Land in 1847....
.

Oppland includes the towns Lillehammer
Lillehammer

is a List of cities in Norway and Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics....
, Gjøvik
Gjøvik

is a List of cities in Norway and a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Gj?vik....
, Otta
Otta

Otta may refer to:*A working name leading to what became the SI prefix for 1024. It apparently came from the Greek ??t?, eight, because it was equal to 10008....
 and Fagernes
Fagernes

is the largest settlement in the valley of Valdres, Norway, with a population of 1,762. Fagernes is the administrative centre of the municipality of Nord-Aurdal....
, and Norway's two highest mountains, Glittertind
Glittertind

Glittertind , also known as Glittertinden is the List of mountains in Norway by height in Geography of Norway, at 2,465 m above sea level, including the glacier at its peak ....
 and Galdhøpiggen
Galdhøpiggen

Galdh?piggen is the List of mountains in Norway by height in Geography of Norway and Scandinavia, at 2,469 m above sea level. It is located within the municipality of Lom, Norway, in the Jotunheimen mountain area....
.

Several museums and other attractions are situated in Oppland and tourism is important to the economy, Valdres
Valdres

Valdres is a Districts of Norway in central, southern Norway, situated between Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal. Administratively, it belongs to Oppland....
 and Gudbrandsdal
Gudbrandsdal

Gudbrandsdalen is a valley and Districts of Norway in the Norway fylke of Oppland. The valley is oriented in a north-westerly direction from Lillehammer at Lake Mj?sa, extending 230 km toward Romsdal....
 being popular attractions. The Gudbrandsdal surrounds the river Gudbrandsdalslågen
Gudbrandsdalslågen

The Gudbrandsdalsl?gen river flows through Norway's Gudbrandsdal valley.The Gudbrandsdalsl?gen begins in the lake Lesjaskogsvatnet , which lies in Lesja municipality in Oppland....
, and includes the villages Øyer
Øyer

?yer is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tingberg....
, Dovre
Dovre

Dovre is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Dovre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dovre....
 and Dombås
Dombås

The village of lies in the Dovre municipality and serves as an administrative center in the upper Gudbrandsdal, Norway. It lies at an important junction of roads: south leading to the current capital of Norway, Oslo, west via Lesja leading to ?ndalsnes on the sea and north to the old capital, Trondheim....
. Valdres includes the area extending from Jotunheimen down to Bagn
Bagn

Bagn is the administrative centre of S?r-Aurdal municipality, Norway. Its population is 607.Attractions include the Valdrestunet mall as well as Bagn Bygdesamling....
 at Begna
Begna

Begna is a river in Norway, which is formed by the merging of the rivers Otr?elva and Ylja. It is also the name of the village of Begna, Oppland located by the river....
 river. It is a well known place for skiing
Skiing

Snow skiing is a group of sports using skis as primary equipment. Skis are used in conjunction with ski boots that connect to the ski with use of a ski bindings....
 and winter sports. The main population centres in this area are Beitostølen and Fagernes
Fagernes

is the largest settlement in the valley of Valdres, Norway, with a population of 1,762. Fagernes is the administrative centre of the municipality of Nord-Aurdal....
.

The name

In Norse
Norsemen

Norsemen is used to refer to the group of people as a whole who speak one of the North Germanic languages as their native language. The meaning of Norseman was "people from the North" and was applied primarily to Nordic people originating from southern and central Scandinavia....
 times the inner parts of Norway was called Upplönd 'the upper countries'. The first element is upp 'upper'. The last element is lönd, the plural form of 'land'.

In 1757 the inner parts of the great Akershus amt
Amt (subnational entity)

"Amt" is a type of administrative division of some northern European countries. It is generally larger than a municipality, and the term is thus roughly equivalent to a U.S....
 were separated, and given the name Oplandenes Amt. This was divided in 1781 into Kristians Amt (named after the king Christian VII) and Hedemarkens Amt. In 1919 the name Kristians Amt was changed (back) to Opland fylke, and the form Oppland was settled in 1950.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1989). It shows two Pulsatilla vernalis
Pulsatilla vernalis

Pulsatilla vernalis belongs to the Buttercup family , native to Europe.It grows to 5-15 cm high. The finely-dissected leaf appear in early spring....
.

History

In the late Iron Age
Iron Age

In archaeology, the Iron Age was the stage in the development of any people in which tools and weapons whose main ingredient was iron were prominent....
, Oppland was a petty kingdom
Petty kingdom

A petty kingdom is an independent realm recognizing no Suzerainty and controlling only a portion of the territory held by a particular ethnic group or nation....
.

Some kings of Oppland:
  • Eystein, father of Åsa who married Halfdan Hvitbeinn
    Halfdan Hvitbeinn

    Halfdan Hvitbeinn was a mythical petty king in Norway, described in Ynglinga saga. The following description is based on the account in Ynglinga saga, written in the 1220s by Snorri Sturluson....
      (see Ynglinga Saga
    Ynglinga saga

    The Ynglinga saga was originally written in Old Norse by the Icelandic poet Snorri Sturluson about 1225. He based it on an earlier Ynglingatal which is attributed to the Norwegian 9th century skald ?j???lfr of Hvinir, and which also appears in Historia Norvegi?....
    , paragraph 49)
  • Halfdan "the Aged" Sveidasson (c. 750)
  • Ivar Halfdansson (c. 770)
  • Eystein "Glumra (the Noisy)" Ivarsson, son-in-law of Ragnvald the Mountain-High
    Ragnvald the Mountain-High

    Ragnvald "the Mountain-High" Olafsson was a petty king of Vestfold in what is today Norway. He was the son of Olaf Geirstad-Alf, a cousin of Harald Fairhair and the father of Aseda Rognvaldsdatter, who married Eystein Ivarsson....
     and father of Ragnvald Eysteinsson
    Ragnvald Eysteinsson

    Rognvald "The Wise" Eysteinsson is the founder of the Earldom of Orkney in the Norse Sagas. Three quite different accounts of the creation of the Norsemen earldom on Orkney and Shetland exist....
     (788)


Municipalities

Oppland Municipalities
Oppland County has a total of 26 municipalities:

  1. Dovre
    Dovre

    Dovre is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Dovre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dovre....
  2. Etnedal
    Etnedal

    Etnedal is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bruflat....
  3. Gausdal
    Gausdal

    Gausdal is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Segalstad bru....
  4. Gjøvik
    Gjøvik

    is a List of cities in Norway and a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Gj?vik....
  5. Gran
    Gran, Norway

    is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Hadeland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Jaren....
  6. Jevnaker
    Jevnaker

    Jevnaker is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Jevnaker with a population of 4,302....
  7. Lesja
    Lesja

    Lesja is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lesja....
  8. Lillehammer
    Lillehammer

    is a List of cities in Norway and Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics....
  9. Lom
    Lom, Norway

    Lom is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fossbergom....
  10. Lunner
    Lunner

    Lunner is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Hadeland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Roa, Norway....
  11. Nord-Aurdal
    Nord-Aurdal

    Nord-Aurdal is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fagernes....
  12. Nord-Fron
    Nord-Fron

    Nord-Fron is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vinstra....
  13. Nordre Land
    Nordre Land

    Nordre Land is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Land, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dokka....
  1. Østre Toten
    Østre Toten

    ?stre Toten is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Totem. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lena, Norway....
  2. Øyer
    Øyer

    ?yer is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tingberg....
  3. Øystre Slidre
    Øystre Slidre

    ?ystre Slidre is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of...
  4. Ringebu
    Ringebu

    is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ringebu....
  5. Sel
    Sel

    Sel is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the List of cities in Norway of Otta, Norway....
  6. Skjåk
    Skjåk

    Skj?k is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bismo....
  7. Søndre Land
    Søndre Land

    S?ndre Land is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Land, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hov, Norway....
  8. Sør-Aurdal
    Sør-Aurdal

    S?r-Aurdal is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bagn....
  9. Sør-Fron
    Sør-Fron

    S?r-Fron is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hundorp....
  10. Vågå
    Vågå

    V?g? is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of V?g?mo....
  11. Vang
  12. Vestre Slidre
    Vestre Slidre

    Vestre Slidre is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Slidre....
  13. Vestre Toten
    Vestre Toten

    Vestre Toten is a Municipalities of Norway in Oppland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Raufoss....




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