Lom kommune

County	Oppland
District	Gudbrandsdalen
Municipality	NO-0514
Administrative centre	Fossbergom
Mayor (2004)	Simen Bjørgen (Sp)
Official language form	Nynorsk
Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage	Ranked 31 1,969 km² 1,889 km² 0.61 %
Population  - Total (2004)  - Percentage  - Change (10 years)  - Density	Ranked 303 2,496 0.05 % -5.0 % 1/km²
Coordinates	61°48′N 8°38′E
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Lom is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway. It is famous for its extensive history, for having one of the few remaining stave churches in Norway, and for lying in the midst of the highest mountains in Northern Europe. Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (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). ... Oppland is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. ... Urnes stave church in Luster, Norway, listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO A stave church is a medieval wooden church with a post and beam construction related to timber framing. ...

Lom stave church

The Stave Church at Lom, Norway Photograph taken by Steve Thomas <stephen. ... The Stave Church at Lom, Norway Photograph taken by Steve Thomas <stephen. ...

The name

The Norse forms of the name was Lóar (nominative) and Lóm (dative). The name is the plural form of ló f 'meadow'. Old Norse is the Germanic language spoken by the inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300. ... The nominative case is a grammatical case for a noun. ... The dative case is a grammatical case generally used to indicate the noun to whom something is given. ...

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows three skjeltrekor (a special spade used to throw water out over the fields).

Geography

Lom is the "gateway" to the Jotunheimen Mountains and to Jotunheim National Park. The municipality contains the two highest peaks in Norway, Galdhøpiggen (2469 m) and Glittertind (2464 m), which lie within the park. View from Knutshøi towards central Jotunheimen Jotunheimen is a mountain range in southern Norway covering an area of roughly 3,500 km². It is part of the long Scandinavian Mountains range. ... Jotunheim (“Home of the Giants”) National Park has long been recognized as one of Norways premier hiking and fishing regions. ... There are 300 peaks in Norway with elevations of 2,000 meters or more over sea level that have a topographic prominence of 10 meters or more. ... Galdhøpiggen is the highest mountain in Norway, at 2469 m above sea level. ... Glittertind is the second highest mountain in Norway, at 2464 m above sea level, including the glacier at its peak (without the glacier, it is 2452 m). ...

'Lom' is bordered on the northwest by Skjåk, in the north by Lesja, in the east and southeast by Vågå, in the south by Vang municipalities in Oppland. In the southwest it is bordered by Luster municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county. 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 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 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 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. ... County Sogn og Fjordane District Sogn Municipality NO-1426 Administrative centre Gaupne Mayor (2003) Torodd Urnes (KrF) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 15 2,707 km² 2,603 km² 0. ... County NO-14 Region Vestlandet Administrative centre Leikanger County mayor Nils R. Sandal Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 8 18,623 km² 5. ...

Economy

Agriculture has long been important in Lom.

The natural beauty and extended history of this mountainous region makes Lom an important tourist destination.

History

An ancient trade route passed up from Sunnmøre through Lom and Skjåk and down the Gudbrandsdal into the Østlandet. The trade consisted of fish and salt heading inland, and grain heading to the coast. Sunnmøre (lit. ... Østlandet Østlandet or Austlandet is the geographical region of the south-eastern part of Norway. ...

The Saga of Olaf Haraldson relates that St. Olaf commented as he first looked down on Lom, “What a pity to have to lay waste to such a beautiful valley.” In the face of such a clear motivation, the residents of the valley converted. St. Olafs-stuggu, a building were St. Olaf is reported to have spent a night in 1021, can still be found here. The building is part of the Presthaugen District Museum. Olaf II Haraldsson (995 – July 29, 1030), king from 1015–1028, (known during his lifetime as the Stout and after his canonization as Saint Olaf), was born in the year in which Olaf Tryggvason came to Norway. ... // Events Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, sixth Fatimid Caliph of Egypt disappears on a trip to al-Muqattam hills. ...

Lom stave church, which is located at Lom center, was built around 1150 - 1200. It was extended in 1634, with further addition of two naves in 1667. It is believed that the church was originially surrounded by a circumambolatory passage, like many other Norwegian stave churches, but that this passage was removed when the two side wings were added. A few Runic inscriptions can be still be seen in the church. The church also contains numerous paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries with religious motifs. Many of the paintings were made by local artist Eggert Munch, a distant relation of the famous Edvard Munch. The church also contains numerous examples of local woodcarving, as seen in the elaborate acanthus scrolls adorning the pulpit. Carved dragon figures on the roof are old symbols of protection against evil. It is still in use as the local church. Lom stave church Lom save church (Lom Stavkyrkje) is a stave church situated in Lom muncipality Gudbrandsdalen, Norway. ... Events Åhus, Sweden gains city privileges City of Airdrie, Scotland founded King Sverker I of Sweden is deposed and succeeded by Eric IX of Sweden. ... Events University of Paris receives charter from Philip II of France The Kanem-Bornu Empire was established in northern Africa around the year 1200 Mongol victory over Northern China — 30,000,000 killed Births Al-Abhari, Persian philosopher and mathematician (died 1265) Ulrich von Liechtenstein, German nobleman and poet (died... Links to full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are also found at the entry Cathedral diagram. ... Edvard Munchs Tomb, Oslo, Norway Edvard Munch (IPA: , December 12, 1863 – January 23, 1944) was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker, and an important forerunner of Expressionistic art. ...

The Garmo stave church, which was built around 1150, has been relocated from Lom municipality and is now at Maihaugen in Lillehammer. Garmo stave church (Garmo stavkirke) is a stave church situated in a museum park called Maihaugen in Lillehammer, Norway. ... Events Åhus, Sweden gains city privileges City of Airdrie, Scotland founded King Sverker I of Sweden is deposed and succeeded by Eric IX of Sweden. ... Maihaugen is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Lillehammer. ... 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. ...

Famous residents

• Lom was the birthplace of the novelist Knut Hamsun, winner of the 1920 Nobel Prize in Literature. His birthplace can be seen 12 kilometers to the east of Lom center.
• The poet Olav Aukrust was born and lived in Lom. There is a memorial to him near the church.
• Tor Jonsson (1916 - 1951), poet and author and winner of The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature was born and lived in Lom. His childhood cottage is part of the Lom District Museum on the sunny-side road (solsidevegen).

Knut Hamsun (31 years old) in 1890 Knut Hamsun (August 4, 1859 – February 19, 1952) was a leading Norwegian author and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1920. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Nobel Prize in Literature medal. ... Olav Aukrust (January 21, 1883 &#8211; November 3, 1929) was a Norwegian poet and teacher. ... Tor Jonsson (born in 1916 in Lom, Oppland, Norway and died 1951) was a Norwegian author and journalist. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (Den norske Kritikerprisen for litteratur or Kritikerprisen) is awarded by the Norwegian Literature Critics Associaiton (Norsk Litteraturkritikerlag) and has been awarded every year since 1950. ...

What to See in Lom

Lom stave church from a different viewpoint. Duplicate photos seem fitting, as the Lom stave is one of the most photographed motifs in the area.

• Lom Stave Church
• Jotunheim National Park
• The Norwegian Mountain Museum and information center for Jotunheim National Park
• Lom District Museum in Presthaugen - an open-air museum
• Fossheim Stone/Mineral Center
• Route 55 from Lom over the Sognefjell (the highest mountain pass in Europe)
• Knut Hamsun's cottage located at Garmostrædet
• The Sagasøyla Column in Bøverdalen
• Lom’s irrigation canals

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External link

• Visit Lom

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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 Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (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. ... County Oppland District Valdres Municipality NO-1211 Administrative centre Etnedal Mayor (2003) Jan Arild Berg (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 220 459 km² 443 km² 0. ... 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. ... 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 District 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. ... 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. ... County Oppland District Valdres Municipality NO-0542 Administrative centre Fagernes Mayor (2003) Svein Erik F. Hilmen (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 122 907 km² 850 km² 0. ... 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 District 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 Tingberg Mayor (2003) Ole Hageløkken (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 176 640 km² 616 km² 0. ... County Oppland District 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. ...