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Encyclopedia > Vågå
Vågå kommune
County Oppland
Landscape Gudbrandsdalen
Municipality NO-0515
Administrative centre Vågå
Mayor (2003) Rune Øygard (Ap)
Official language form Nynorsk
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage		 Ranked 68
1,330 km²
1,253 km²
0.41 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 237
3,800
0.08 %
-3.2 %
3/km²
Coordinates 61°50′ N 9°7′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=61_50_N_9_7_E_type:adm2nd_region:NO-0515)
www.vaga.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0515) Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, until 1918 known as amter, singular - amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... Oppland is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. ... The Gudbrandsdal valley is a valley 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 Norwegian Labour Party (Det norske Arbeiderparti, Arbeiderpartiet or DNA) is a left-wing political party in Norway. ... Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... 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. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... 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...

Vågå is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway.


It borders on the north to the municipality of Lesja, in the east to Dovre and Sel, in the southeast to Nord-Fron, in the south to Vang and in the West to Lom. The municipality Lesja in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 2,213 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... For the city in Wisconsin, see Dovre, Barron County, Wisconsin. ... The municipality Sel in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 6,162 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. ... The municipality Vang in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 1,641 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... Missing image Image:Lom kart. ...


The Vågå community lies in a mountainous region just to the north of Norway's Jotunheimen National Park, east of Rondane National Park and south of The Dovrefjell mountains. Vågå includes a mountain road to the top of Jetta (1618 meters) which provides an unobstructed view of both the Gudbrandsdal Valley and the surrounding national parks. Rondane National Park (Norwegian: Rondane nasjonalpark) was the first national park in Norway, established on December 21, 1962. ... The Gudbrandsdal valley is a valley in the Norwegian fylke of Oppland. ...


In Vågå one also finds a historic stave church, later converted to a cruciform church in 1625. Stave Church of Lom (Norway) A stave church is a medieval wooden church, and can be found 28 places in Norway. ...


History

1130 - Ivar Gjesling the earliest-known owner of Sandbu, was King Magnus IV's lendmann for the Opplands. Sigrid Undset's fictional Lady Ragnfrid, wife of Lavrans, was created a Gjesling from Sandbu. Sigrid Undset as photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1927. ...


1177 Ivar Gjesling, allied himself with the Birchlegs (Birkebeinerne) — who chose Sverre as their king at Øreting in 1177. Sverre granted him the valley of Heidal. The Birkebeiners, led by King Sverre, sought to unite Norway into one nation. ... Sverre I (Sverrir Sigurdsson) (1149? - 1202) was a king of Norway from 1184-1202. ...


References

East Norway and its Frontier by Frank Noel Stagg, George Allen and Unvin, Ltd., 1956.



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 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. ... For the city in Wisconsin, see Dovre, Barron County, Wisconsin. ... Etnedal is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway, that had 1,431 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... The municipality Gausdal in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 6,192 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... County Oppland Landscape Toten Municipality NO-0502 Administrative centre Gjøvik Mayor (2003) Tore Hagebakken (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 165 672 km² 630 km² 0. ... Gran Gran is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway. ... The municipality Jevnaker in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 6,227 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... The municipality Lesja in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 2,213 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... Lillehammer is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway. ... Missing image Image:Lom kart. ... The municipality Lunner in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 8,455 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... 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. ... The municipality Nordre Land in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 6,892 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... The municipality Ringebu in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 4,644 inhabitants as of 2003. ... The municipality Sel in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 6,162 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... County Oppland Landscape Gudbrandsdalen Municipality NO-0513 Administrative centre Bismo Mayor (2005) Ola Stensgård (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 Bokmål 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. ... The municipality Vang in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 1,641 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... The municipality Vestre Slidre in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 2,269 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... The municipality Vestre Toten in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 12,627 inhabitants as of 1 January 2003. ... County Oppland Landscape Toten Municipality NO-0528 Administrative centre Lena Mayor (2003) Hans Seierstad (Sp) Official language form Bokmål Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 189 562 km² 486 km² 0. ... County Oppland Landscape 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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