Oppland
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| Population (2014) | 187,723 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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% |
| Source: Statistics Norway.[1] | ||
Oppland [²ɔplɑn] 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.
Innlandet is one of several names proposed for a future administrative region consisting of Hedmark and Oppland.[4][5] The two counties are slated to be re-merged after having been split in 1781 (then called Hedemarkens amt and Kristians amt, respectively). Historically, the region was commonly known as "Opplandene".
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 the Gudbrandsdalen, Valdres, Toten, Hadeland and Land.
Oppland includes the towns Lillehammer, Gjøvik, Otta, and Fagernes, and Norway's two highest mountains, Glittertind and Galdhøpiggen, Valdres and the Gudbrand Valley being popular attractions. The Gudbrand Valley surrounds the river Gudbrandsdalslågen, and includes the udes 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.
Etymology
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 were granted in 1989, and it shows two Pulsatilla vernalis.
Municipalities
Oppland County has a total of 26 municipalities:
| Number of minorities (1st and 2nd gen.) in Oppland by country of origin in 2017[6] | |
| Nationality | Population (2017) |
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 Poland |
2,421 |
 Lithuania |
1,606 |
 Somalia |
1,209 |
 Eritrea |
1,164 |
 Syria |
817 |
 Denmark |
743 |
 Iraq |
714 |
 Sweden |
698 |
 Germany |
660 |
 Bosnia-Herzegovina |
624 |
 Thailand |
574 |
 Afghanistan |
560 |
 Netherlands |
495 |
 Iran |
495 |
 Russia |
466 |
 Philippines |
376 |
 Vietnam |
365 |
 Kosovo |
330 |
References
- ^ Projected population - Statistics Norway[permanent dead link]
- ^ Statistics Norway - Church of Norway. Archived 2012-07-16 at archive.today
- ^ Statistics Norway - Members of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway, by religion/life stance. County. 2006-2010
- ^ http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/kommunesammenslaaing/dette-er-norges-nye-regioner/a/23931222/
- ^ https://www.nrk.no/ho/hedmark-og-oppland-blir-ett-fylke-1.13383439
- ^ "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". ssb.no. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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