Oppland

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Oppland is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer.

Oppland fylke

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County
Region Østlandet
Administrative centre Lillehammer
County mayor
Area
- Total
- Percentage Ranked 5
25,192 km²
7.82 %
Population
- Total (2004)
- Percentage
- Change (10 years)
- Population density>Density Ranked 12
183,690
4.01 %
0.2 %
8/km²
Gross Regional Product
- Total (2001)
- Percentage
- GRP/capita 35,406 million Norwegian krone>NOK
2.32 %
193,130 NOK
Oppland extends from the lakes Mjøsa and Randsfjorden to the mountains Dovrefjell, Jotunheimen and Rondane. The county is conventionally divided into traditional districts. These are Gudbrandsdal, Valdres, Toten, Hadeland and Land.

Oppland includes the towns Lillehammer, Gjøvik and Otta, and Norway's two highest mountains, Glittertind and Galdhøpiggen.

Several museums and other attractions are situated in Oppland and tourism is important to the economy, Valdres and Gudbrandsdal being popular attractions. The Gudbrandsdal surrounds the river Gudbrandsdalslågen, and includes the villages Øyer, Dovre and Dombås. Valdres includes the area extending from Jotunheimen down to Bagn at Begna river. It is a well known place for skiing and winter sports. The main population centres in this area are Beitostølen and Fagernes.

History

In the late Iron Age, Oppland was a petty kingdom.

Some kings of Oppland:

Eystein, father of Åsa who married Halfdan Hvitbeinn (see Ynglinga Saga, 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 and father of Ragnvald Eysteinsson (788)

Municipalities

Oppland County has a total of 26 municipalities:

Dovre
Etnedal
Gausdal
Gjøvik
Gran
Jevnaker
Lesja
Lillehammer
Lom
Lunner
Nord-Aurdal
Nord-Fron
Nordre Land

Østre Toten
Øyer
Øystre Slidre
Ringebu
Sel
Skjåk
Søndre Land
Sør-Aurdal
Sør-Fron
Vågå
Vang
Vestre Slidre
Vestre Toten

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Counties of Norway
Akershus \| Aust-Agder \| Buskerud \| Finnmark \| Hedmark \| Hordaland \| Møre og Romsdal \| Nordland \| Nord-Trøndelag \| Oppland \| Oslo \| Østfold \| Rogaland \| Sogn og Fjordane \| Sør-Trøndelag \| Telemark \| Troms \| Vest-Agder \| Vestfold

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