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.
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| County | NO-05 | |
| Region | Østlandet | |
| Administrative centre | Lillehammer | |
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| Area - Total - Percentage | Ranked 5 25,192 km² 7.82 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 12 183,690 4.01 % 0.2 % 8/km² | |
| Gross Regional Product - Total (2001) - Percentage - GRP/capita | Ranked 13 35,406 million NOK 2.32 % 193,130 NOK | |
Oppland extends from the lakes Mjøsa and Randsfjorden to the mountains Dovrefjell, Jotunheimen and Rondane. The county includes the landscapes Gudbrandsdalen, Valdres, Toten, Hadeland and Land.
Oppland includes the cities Lillehammer, Gjøvik and Otta, and Norway's two highest mountains, Glittertind and Galdhøpiggen.
A lot of museums and other attractions are situated here. Tourism is important to the economy; Valdres and Gudbrandsdalen being popular attractions. Gudbrandsdalen surrounds the river Gudbrandsdalslågen, and includes the villages Øyer, Dovre and Dombås. Valdres includes the land extending from Jotunheimen down to Bagn at Begna river. It is a well known place for skiing and winter sports. The main built up places here are Beitostølen and Fagernes.
History
In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair, 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 (cirka 750)
- Ivar Halfdansson (cirka 770)
- Eystein Glumra the Noisy, father of Ragnvald Eysteinsson (788)
Municipalities
- 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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