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Valdres is a traditional district
Districts of Norway

Norway is divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties of Norway and municipalities of Norway....
 in central, southern Norway
Norway

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

Hallingdal is a valley and Districts of Norway in Buskerud county in Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Fl?, Nes, Buskerud, Gol, Norway, Hemsedal, ?l and Hol....
. Administratively, it belongs to Oppland
Oppland

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering S?r-Tr?ndelag, M?re og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer....
. It consists of the municipalities 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....
, 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....
, 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...
, 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....
, Vang
Vang

Vang 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 "Vang i Valdres"....
 and 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....
. The main town in the region is 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....
, where there also is an airport. European route E16
European route E16

E 16 is the designation of a main west-east road through Northern Ireland, Scotland and Norway, from Derry to Oslo, via Glasgow, Edinburgh, by ferry to Bergen, Norway, Voss, L?rdal, through the L?rdalstunnelen, over Filefjell to Fagernes, H?nefoss and ends in Sandvika, just outside Oslo....
 is the main highway, while the main rivers are 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....
 and Etna
Etna (river)

Etna river flows through Etnedal and Nordre Land municipality in Oppland, Norway.It flows into Randsfjorden....
. The railroad connection from Oslo (Valdresbanen
Valdresbanen

The Valdres Line was a Norway railway that connected to the Gj?vik Line at Eina Station with Fagernes in the district of Valdres. The first stretch opened on 23 November 1902, and the entire route was operational on October 10 1906....
) was shut down in 1988, but chartered train rides are available.

Historically, Valdres has had an agricultural economy, but tourism
Tourism

Tourism is travel for recreational or leisure purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from...
 has grown in prominence in later years.






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Valdres is a traditional district
Districts of Norway

Norway is divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties of Norway and municipalities of Norway....
 in central, southern Norway
Norway

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

Hallingdal is a valley and Districts of Norway in Buskerud county in Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Fl?, Nes, Buskerud, Gol, Norway, Hemsedal, ?l and Hol....
. Administratively, it belongs to Oppland
Oppland

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering S?r-Tr?ndelag, M?re og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer....
. It consists of the municipalities 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....
, 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....
, 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...
, 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....
, Vang
Vang

Vang 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 "Vang i Valdres"....
 and 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....
. The main town in the region is 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....
, where there also is an airport. European route E16
European route E16

E 16 is the designation of a main west-east road through Northern Ireland, Scotland and Norway, from Derry to Oslo, via Glasgow, Edinburgh, by ferry to Bergen, Norway, Voss, L?rdal, through the L?rdalstunnelen, over Filefjell to Fagernes, H?nefoss and ends in Sandvika, just outside Oslo....
 is the main highway, while the main rivers are 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....
 and Etna
Etna (river)

Etna river flows through Etnedal and Nordre Land municipality in Oppland, Norway.It flows into Randsfjorden....
. The railroad connection from Oslo (Valdresbanen
Valdresbanen

The Valdres Line was a Norway railway that connected to the Gj?vik Line at Eina Station with Fagernes in the district of Valdres. The first stretch opened on 23 November 1902, and the entire route was operational on October 10 1906....
) was shut down in 1988, but chartered train rides are available.

Historically, Valdres has had an agricultural economy, but tourism
Tourism

Tourism is travel for recreational or leisure purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from...
 has grown in prominence in later years. Valdres provides access between eastern parts of Norway
Østlandet

Eastern Norway is the geographical Regions of Norway of the south-eastern part of Norway. It consists of the counties Telemark, Vestfold, ?stfold, Akershus, Oslo , Buskerud, Oppland and Hedmark....
 and Bergen and the 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 ....
 mountain range.

Valdres is also the title of a Norwegian march by Johannes Hanssen.

The name

The name is very old, and the meaning is unknown. The first element could be related to the German word Wald 'forest', but this is uncertain.

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