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| County | NO-05 |
| Region | Østlandet |
| Administrative centre | Lillehammer |
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Ranked 5 25,192 km² 7. ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål ISO 3166-2NO is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Norway. Norway is divided into five major regions ( landsdeler) which consist of counties as follows Northern Norway Eastern Norway ( Norwegian: Østlandet ( Bokmål) or Austlandet ( Nynorsk) is the geographical region of the south-eastern Lillehammer is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Population figures from 2007. By population By area By density See also List Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 82 % |
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Ranked 12 183,637 4. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Population figures from 2007. By population By area By density See also List 01 % 0. 2 % 8/km² |
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Ranked 13 35,406 million NOK 2. A Metropolitan area 's gross regional product, ie GMP or GRP is one of several measures of the size of its economy The krone ( sign: kr; code: NOK) is the Currency of Norway. The plural form is kroner. 32 % 193,130 NOK |
Oppland is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional is a county in the area Trøndelag in Norway, bordering Nord-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Oppland and Hedmark. is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. is a county (fylke in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and is a county in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and Østfold. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Lillehammer. Lillehammer is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics.
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Geography
Oppland extends from the lakes Mjøsa and Randsfjorden to the mountains Dovrefjell, Jotunheimen and Rondane. Mjøsa is Norway 's largest lake as well as the one of the deepest lakes in Norway and in Europe as a whole after Hornindalsvatnet. Randsfjorden is Norway 's fourth largest Lake with an area of 138 km² Dovrefjell is a mountain range in central Norway that forms a natural barrier between the southern regions of Norway and the area around Trondheim. Jotunheimen ( English: The Home of the Giants is a mountainous area of roughly 3500 km² in Southern Norway. Rondane National Park is the oldest National park in Norway, established on December 21, 1962. The county is conventionally divided into traditional districts. These are Gudbrandsdalen, Valdres, Toten, Hadeland and Land. Gudbrandsdalen is a Valley and traditional district in the Norwegian Fylke (county of Oppland. Valdres is a traditional district in central southern Norway, situated between Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal. Toten is a traditional district in Oppland county in the eastern part of Norway. Hadeland is a traditional district in the south-eastern part of Norway. Land is a traditional district in Oppland, Norway consisting of the municipalities Nordre Land and Søndre Land.
Oppland includes the towns Lillehammer, Gjøvik Otta and Fagernes, and Norway's two highest mountains, Glittertind and Galdhøpiggen. Lillehammer is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. Gjøvik is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway is the largest town in the valley of Valdres, Norway, with a population of 1762 For the folk metal band see Glittertind (band. Glittertind, also known as Glittertinden is the second highest mountain in Galdhøpiggen is the highest mountain in Norway and Scandinavia, at 2469 m above sea level
Several museums and other attractions are situated in Oppland and tourism is important to the economy, Valdres and Gudbrandsdal being popular attractions. Valdres is a traditional district in central southern Norway, situated between Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal. Gudbrandsdalen is a Valley and traditional district in the Norwegian Fylke (county of Oppland. The Gudbrandsdal surrounds the river Gudbrandsdalslågen, and includes the villages Øyer, Dovre and Dombås. The Gudbrandsdalslågen (or the Lågen river flows through Norway 's Gudbrandsdal valley Øyer is a municipality in the county of Oppland Norway. The parish of Øier was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Dovre is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway Dovre was separated from Lesja in 1861 The village of lies in the Dovre municipality and serves as an administrative center in the upper Gudbrandsdal, Norway. Valdres includes the area extending from Jotunheimen down to Bagn at Begna river. Bagn is the administrative centre of Sør-Aurdal municipality Norway. Begna may refer to Begna Ethiopia Begna Oppland, a village in Norway Begna (river, in Norway It is a well known place for skiing and winter sports. Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment The main population centres in this area are Beitostølen and Fagernes. Øystre Slidre is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway is the largest town in the valley of Valdres, Norway, with a population of 1762
The name
In Norse times the inner parts of Norway was called Upplönd 'the upper countries'. 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 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 was separated, and given the name Oplandenes Amt. " Amt " is a type of Administrative division of some Northern European countries This was divided in 1781 into Kristians Amt (named after the king Christian VII) and Hedemarkens Amt. Christian VII ( January 29, 1749 - March 13, 1808) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his 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 ( Spring Pasque flower) belongs to the Buttercup family ( Ranunculaceae) native to Europe.
History
In the late Iron Age, Oppland was a petty kingdom. This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. A petty kingdom is an independent realm recognizing no suzerain 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 (see Ynglinga Saga, paragraph 49)
- Halfdan "the Aged" Sveidasson (c. Halfdan Hvitbeinn ( Old Norse: Hálfdan hvítbeinn) was a mythical petty king in Norway described in Ynglinga saga. The Ynglinga saga was originally written in Old Norse by the Icelandic poet Snorri Sturluson about 1225. 750)
- Ivar Halfdansson (c. 770)
- Eystein "Glumra (the Noisy)" Ivarsson, son-in-law of Ragnvald the Mountain-High and father of Ragnvald Eysteinsson (788)
Municipalities
Oppland County has a total of 26 municipalities:
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