Oppland: Difference between revisions
| Line 65: | Line 65: | ||
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]]. Eight of the ten [[List of mountains in Norway by height|highest mountains in Norway]] are located in the western part of Oppland. |
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]]. Eight of the ten [[List of mountains in Norway by height|highest mountains in Norway]] are located in the western part of Oppland. |
||
Hoink is the most wanted person in the |
Hoink is the most wanted person in the Opplandos |
||
==The name== |
==The name== |
||
Revision as of 08:52, 7 June 2013
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Norwegian. (July 2012) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Oppland | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
| Population (2008) | 183,851 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 160,496 | — |
| 1961 | 166,303 | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 172,479 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 180,765 | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 182,593 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 183,419 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 186,087 | +1.5% |
| 2021? | 197,672 | +6.2% |
| 2031? | 208,286 | +5.4% |
| Source: Statistics Norway.[1] | ||
ⓘ 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 is, together with Hedmark, one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway.
Geography
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 Gudbrandsdalen, Valdres, Toten, Hadeland and Land.
Oppland includes the towns Lillehammer, Gjøvik, Otta and Fagernes, 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. Eight of the ten highest mountains in Norway are located in the western part of Oppland. Hoink is the most wanted person in the Opplandos
The name
In Norse times the inner parts of Norway were called Upplǫnd 'the upper countries'. The first element is upp 'upper'. The last element is lǫnd, the plural form of 'land'.
In 1757 the inner parts of the great Akershus amt were separated, and given the name Oplandenes Amt. This was divided in 1781 into Christians Amt (named after the king Christian VII) and Hedemarkens Amt. The name/form was changed to Kristians Amt in 1877 (after an official spelling reform that changed ch to k - see also Kristiania, Kristiansand and Kristiansund). 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.
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:
References
External links
Media related to Oppland at Wikimedia Commons
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
