Nordre Land
Encyclopedia : N : NO : NOR : Nordre Land
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| County | Oppland | |
| District | Land | |
| Municipality | ||
| Administrative centre | Dokka | |
| Mayor (2003) | Rolf Rønningen (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 955 Square kilometre>km² 921 km² 0.29 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2004>2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 143 6,916 0.15 % -0.7 % 8/km² | |
| Coordinates | ||
| [www.nordre-land.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
Geography
Nordre Land is bordered on the north by Nord-Aurdal and Gausdal municipalities, on the northeast by Lillehammer, on the east by Gjøvik, on the south by Søndre Land, on the southwest by Sør-Aurdal, and on the west by Etnedal.The river Etna flows from Etnedal and through vestern parts of the municipality down into Randsfjorden.
What to see
The rock carvings at Møllerstufossen are more than 6000 years old. There are 11 carvings of moose, and also two that are more difficult to interpret. Some time in the stone age this must have been an important place.
The Lands Museum is located in Dokka. About thirty buildings are reassembled in the area. In the main building from Thomle farm there are rococo paintings on the walls by Peder Aadnes dating from about 1750.
Famous residents
- Anna Georgine Rogstad (1845–1938), was the first woman elected to the Stortinget.
| Municipalities of Oppland |
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| Dovre | Etnedal | Gausdal | Gjøvik | Gran | Jevnaker | Lesja | Lillehammer | Lom | Lunner | Nord-Aurdal | Nord-Fron | Nordre Land | Ringebu | Sel | Skjåk | Søndre Land | Sør-Aurdal | Sør-Fron | Vang | Vestre Slidre | Vestre Toten | Vågå | Østre Toten | Øyer | Øystre Slidre | |
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