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Coordinates: 61°16′N 9°55′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ...

Gausdal kommune
Image:Gausdal_kart.png
County Oppland
District Gudbrandsdalen
Municipality NO-0522
Administrative centre Østre gausdal
Mayor (2003) Olav Olstad (Sp)
Official language form Neutral
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage
Ranked 84
1,192 km²
1,149 km²
0.37 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density
Ranked 163
6,186
0.14 %
-2.1 %
5/km²
Coordinates 61°16′N 9°55′E
www.gausdal.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway Image File history File links Coat of arms for the municipality of Gausdal (kommune), Norway. ... Image File history File links Location map for Gausdal, Oppland, Norway. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ... Oppland is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. ... Norway may be divided into a number of traditional districts. ... The Gudbrandsdal is a valley and landscape in the Norwegian fylke of Oppland. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for Norway describe 19 counties (fylke). ... The Centre Party (Senterpartiet), is a Norwegian political party founded in 1920. ... Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ... Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which...

Gausdal is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway. Follebu is a township and sub-parish in eastern Gausdal. Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ... Township and sub-parish in Gausdal municipality, Norway. ...


The Gausdal coat-of-arms shows the mountain Skeikampen in profile.

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Geography

Gausdal is bordered on the northwest by Sør-Fron municipality, on the northeast by Ringebu and Øyer, on the southeast by Lillehammer, on the south by Nordre Land, on the southwest by Nord-Aurdal and Øystre Slidre. County Oppland Landscape Gudbrandsdalen Municipality NO-0519 Administrative centre Sør-fron Mayor (2003) Aksel Eng (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 147 745 km² 714 km² 0. ... The municipality Ringebu in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 4,644 inhabitants as of 2003. ... County Oppland District Gudbrandsdalen Municipality NO-0521 Administrative centre Tretten Mayor (2003) Ole Hageløkken (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 176 640 km² 616 km² 0. ... County Oppland District Gudbrandsdal Municipality NO-0501 Administrative centre Lillehammer Mayor (2005) Synnøve Brenden Klemetrud (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 211 477 km² 450 km² 0. ... County Oppland Landscape Land Municipality NO-0538 Administrative centre Dokka Mayor (2003) Rolf Rønningen (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 112 955 km² 921 km² 0. ... The municipality Nord-Aurdal in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 6,538 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... County Oppland Landscape Valdres Municipality NO-0544 Administrative centre Heggenes Mayor (2003) Gro Lundby (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 109 963 km² 881 km² 0. ...


The famous Peer Gynt mountain road begins here and leads to Vinstra. Peer Gynt is a play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen and is perhaps his best-known. ... Vinstra train station Vinstra is a village in Gudbrandsdal, Norway. ...


A popular ski area is located on the south slope of Skeikampen mountain.


Western tributaries of the Gudbrandsdalslågen include the Gausa River, which flows through Gausdal valley. The GudbrandsdalslÃ¥gen river flows through Norways Gudbrandsdal valley, starting in Lesja municipality. ...


Norway's smallest national park, Ormtjernkampen National Park, lies within the municipality. Ormtjernkampen is a national park in the county of Oppland in Norway. ...


History

The Follebu stone church was built in the early middle ages (~1250). It is unusual in that the chancel and nave were built as one continuous piece. This article is about an architectural feature; for the astronomical term see apsis. ... Links to full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are also found at the entry Cathedral diagram. ...


In the 1880s there was mining for Nickel in Espedalen. The search for Nickel was taken up again in 2004 by Blackstone Venture, a Canadian company. As of 2006 they are still drilling for mineral samples only. General Name, Symbol, Number nickel, Ni, 28 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 4, d Appearance lustrous, metallic Atomic mass 58. ... General Name, Symbol, Number nickel, Ni, 28 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 4, d Appearance lustrous, metallic Atomic mass 58. ...


Commerce

Logging, farming and tourism are important occupations.


Famous residents

Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (18321910) was a Norwegian author and Nobel Prize in Literature winner in 1903. Aulestad in Follebu, Gausdal was his primary residence from 1874 until his death in 1910. Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinus Bjørnson (December 8, 1832–April 26, 1910) was a Norwegian author and Nobel Prize in Literature winner in 1903. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words of Alfred Nobel, produced the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency. The work in this case generally refers to an authors work as a whole, not to any individual... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

An old barn at Torshov farm in Vang to the west. Gausdal resident Abraham Pihl was the architect.
An old barn at Torshov farm in Vang to the west. Gausdal resident Abraham Pihl was the architect.

Norwegian writer Inge Krokann (18931962), who wrote dialect and idiosyncratic nynorsk works which are largely inaccessible to international readers but reputed to be very powerful, lived his later years and died in Gausdal. Image File history File linksMetadata Torshov. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Torshov. ... County Oppland Landscape Valdres Municipality NO-0545 Administrative centre Vang i Valdres Mayor (2003) Knut O. Haalien (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 50 1,505 km² 1,311 km² 0. ... Inge Krokann (born in Oppdal in 1893, died in Gausdal in 1962) was a Norwegian writer whose work was characterized by: Vivid descriptions of the relationships between man and nature in the harsh environment around his birthplace of Oppdal; Effective and innovative use of the Oppdal dialect and nynorsk in... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Nynorsk (Neonorwegian) is one of the two officially sanctioned written standards of the Norwegian language. ...


Norwegian writer Hans Aanrud (18631953), who wrote plays, poetry, and stories depicting rural life in Norway. Hans Aanrud (3 September 1863-11 January 1953) was a Norwegian author, who wrote plays, poetry, and stories depicting rural life in Norway. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ...


Others included:

  • Reidar Engjom- politician
  • Brynhild Marie Foss - politician
  • Jan Erik Kristiansen - politician
  • Else Kveine - poet
  • Olav Olstad - politician
  • Abraham Pihl - theologian, astronomer and architect
  • Christen Smed - mountaineer

External links

  • Tourist information
  • Gausdølen - local newspaper, Norwegian only


Municipalities of Oppland Oppland coat of arms

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 Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... Oppland is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... County Oppland Landscape Dovre region Municipality NO-0511 Administrative centre Dombås Mayor (2003) Erland A. Løkken (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 65 1,364 km² 1,348 km² 0. ... Etnedal is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway, that had 1,431 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... County Oppland Landscape Toten Municipality NO-0502 Administrative centre Gjøvik Mayor (2003) Tore Hagebakken (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 165 672 km² 630 km² 0. ... County Oppland Landscape Hadeland Municipality NO-0534 Administrative centre Jaren Mayor (2003) Rigmor Aasrud (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 143 758 km² 658 km² 0. ... County Oppland Landscape Hadeland Municipality NO-0532 Administrative centre Jevnaker Mayor (2003) Hilde Brørby Fivelsdal (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 317 224 km² 195 km² 0. ... County Oppland Landscape Gudbrandsdalen Municipality NO-0512 Administrative centre Lesja Mayor (2003) Per Dag Hole (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 22 2,259 km² 2,168 km² 0. ... County Oppland District Gudbrandsdal Municipality NO-0501 Administrative centre Lillehammer Mayor (2005) Synnøve Brenden Klemetrud (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 211 477 km² 450 km² 0. ... Missing image Image:Lom kart. ... County Oppland Landscape Hadeland Municipality NO-0533 Administrative centre Roa Mayor (2003) Harald N. Nessjøen (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 281 292 km² 272 km² 0. ... The municipality Nord-Aurdal in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 6,538 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... The municipality Nord-Fron in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 5,886 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... County Oppland Landscape Land Municipality NO-0538 Administrative centre Dokka Mayor (2003) Rolf Rønningen (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 112 955 km² 921 km² 0. ... The municipality Ringebu in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 4,644 inhabitants as of 2003. ... SEL is a may refer to: Elitserien, Swedish League code in SEL. The Mercedes-Benz SEL, an Automobile. ... County Oppland Landscape Gudbrandsdalen Municipality NO-0513 Administrative centre Bismo Mayor (2005) Ola StensgÃ¥rd (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 27 2,076 km² 1,969 km² 0. ... County Oppland Landscape Land Municipality NO-0536 Administrative centre Hov Mayor (2003) Reidar Eriksen (Søndre Land Bygdeliste) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 150 728 km² 659 km² 0. ... County Oppland Landscape Valdres Municipality NO-0540 Administrative centre Bagn Mayor (2003) Knut Torgersen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 93 1,109 km² 1,071 km² 0. ... County Oppland Landscape Gudbrandsdalen Municipality NO-0519 Administrative centre Sør-fron Mayor (2003) Aksel Eng (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 147 745 km² 714 km² 0. ... County Oppland Landscape Valdres Municipality NO-0545 Administrative centre Vang i Valdres Mayor (2003) Knut O. Haalien (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 50 1,505 km² 1,311 km² 0. ... The municipality Vestre Slidre in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 2,269 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... County Oppland Landscape Toten Municipality NO-0529 Administrative centre Raufoss Mayor (2003) Stein Knutsen (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 303 249 km² 231 km² 0. ... County Oppland District Gudbrandsdalen Municipality NO-0515 Administrative centre VÃ¥gÃ¥ Mayor (2003) Rune Øygard (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 68 1,330 km² 1,253 km² 0. ... County Oppland Landscape Toten Municipality NO-0528 Administrative centre Lena Mayor (2003) Hans Seierstad (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 189 562 km² 486 km² 0. ... County Oppland District Gudbrandsdalen Municipality NO-0521 Administrative centre Tretten Mayor (2003) Ole Hageløkken (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 176 640 km² 616 km² 0. ... County Oppland Landscape Valdres Municipality NO-0544 Administrative centre Heggenes Mayor (2003) Gro Lundby (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 109 963 km² 881 km² 0. ...


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Gausdal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (305 words)
Gausdal is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway.
Follebu is a township and sub-parish in eastern Gausdal.
Gausdal is bordered on the northwest by Sør-Fron municipality, on the northeast by Ringebu and Øyer, on the southeast by Lillehammer, on the south by Nordre Land, on the southwest by Nord-Aurdal and Øystre Slidre.
Gausdal (363 words)
Gausdal muncipality has approximately 6.200 inhabitants and covers a area of 1.189,0 km2.
Farming and forestry have always been important for settling and employment in Gausdal.
The author Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson holds a prominent place in the hearts of Norwegians, primarily because he wrote the poem that later became the Norwegian national anthem in addition to many other poems and stories.
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