Ringebu

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Ringebu kommune

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County Oppland
District Gudbrandsdalen
Municipality
Administrative centre Ringebu
Mayor (2003) Anders A. Fretheim (Sp)
Official language form Neutral
Area
- Total
- Land
- Percentage 1,248 Square kilometre>km²
1,221 km²
0.39 %
Population
- Total (as of 2004>2004)
- Percentage
- Change (10 years)
- Density Ranked 209
4,611
0.10 %
-8.2 %
4/km²
Coordinates
[www.ringebu.kommune.no]
[Data from Statistics Norway]
Coordinates: Ringebu is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway. It borders Sør-Fron municipality on the northwest, on the southwest by Gausdal, on the south by Øyer and by Stor-Elvdal municipality in Hedmark county on the east. The center of Ringebu is located at an elevation of 182 meters above sea level, but 50% of the area within the municipal borders is greater than 900 meters above sea level. From Ringebu, two mountain passes provide road access into the Østerdal; one of these is closed during the winter. Because these mountain areas reliably provide good snow conditions, the area is a popular tourist destination. Kvitfjell ski area in Ringebu was expanded to serve as a downhill venue for the 1994 Olympics.

History

The stave church at Ringebu, built circa 1220, is one of fewer than 30 surviving stave churches and is one of the largest.

Above the stave church lies Hundorp farm, the legendary home of Dale-Gudbrand. Dale-Gudbrand is mentioned in the Heimskringla (The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway) by Snorri Sturluson. The account of King Olaf's (A.D. 1015-1021) conversion of Dale-Gudbrand to christianity is popularly recognized.

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Municipalities of Oppland
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