|
Drivdalen
Drivdalen is a river valley located in the municipality of Oppdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The valley surrounds the river Driva. The European route E6 and the Dovre Line follow the river through much of the valley. The valley is the site of the " Old Kings' Road", ''Vårstigen'', with Kongsvoll being one stop along the road. The valley runs north through Oppdal, and then at the mountain Allmannberget and the village of Oppdal, the valley (and river) turns west and heads into the neighboring municipality of Sunndal, where it is known as the Sunndalen valley. The Dovrefjell–Sunndalsfjella National Park lies southwest and east of the valley. Drivdalen is known for its lush vegetation and is of special botanical importance with a number of rare species and varieties. In the southernmost part, where the valley starts at Dovrefjell is found the Kongsvoll Alpine Garden of the NTNU University Museum. See also *List of rivers in Norway The following are the 19 longest rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driva
The Driva river runs through Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal counties in Norway. The headwaters lie in the Dovrefjell mountains in the south, from where it flows northward, downward through the Drivdalen valley in the municipality of Oppdal. When the river gets to the village of Oppdal, it turns westward and heads down the Sunndalen valley to the Sunndalsfjord at the village of Sunndalsøra in the municipality of Sunndal. Some of the other villages along the river include Grøa, Hoelsand, Lønset, and Vognillan. The Norwegian National Road 70 follows the river for most of its course. Many of the tributaries on the west side of the Oppdal valley are dry since the waters in reservoirs formed from the many mountain lakes in that region flow in pipes through the mountain to the Driva hydroelectric power station at Fale in Sunndal. The largest lake in the reservoir system is Gjevillvatnet which is about long and about wide. History Before the last ice age, the river Driva drained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongsvoll
Kongsvoll (''Kongsvold Fjeldstue'') is a historic mountain lodge built on the site of a former inn located in the Drivdalen valley in the municipality of Oppdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The original inn dated to the 12th century. The oldest buildings of the present mountain lodge date from the 18th century. Nearby is found the Kongsvoll Alpine Garden of NTNU. Background Kongsvold Fjeldstue is located along the Pilgrim´s Route (''Pilegrimsleden'') and Old Kings' Road (''Kongeveien'') between the cities of Oslo and Trondheim. During his reign, King Eystein I of Norway ordered the construction of mountain stations (''fjellstue'') along the route that pilgrims followed in visiting the shrine of St. Olav in Trondheim. These stations, including Kongsvoll, were inns where pilgrims crossing the mountain passes could find food and shelter. This one was built along the Driva river in Oppdal. The oldest buildings presently at the site date from 1720. The original inn was locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dovrefjell
Dovrefjell is a mountain range in Central Norway that forms a natural barrier between Eastern Norway and Trøndelag. The mountain range is located in Innlandet, Møre og Romsdal, and Trøndelag counties in Norway. As a result of its central location, its valleys and passes have been heavily trafficked during and probably preceding historical times. Several mountain inns were established in the Middle Ages to house pilgrims traveling through Dovrefjell to Trondheim, and there are even ruins of an old leper colony in the northern area of it. The main south-north highway ( European route E6) and the Dovrebanen railway line both run through a mountain pass in the Dovrefjell range. The highway is a year-round highway but on rare occasions it is closed for short periods during heavy winter weather conditions. The mountain range runs through the municipalities of Oppdal in Trøndelag county, Folldal, Dovre, and Lesja in Innlandet county, and Sunndal in Møre og Romsdal county. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NTNU University Museum
The NTNU University Museum ( no, Vitenskapsmuseet) in Trondheim is one of seven Norwegian university museums with natural and cultural history collections and exhibits. The museum has research and administrative responsibility over archaeology and biology in Central Norway. Additionally, the museum operates comprehensive community outreach programs and has exhibits in wooden buildings in Kalvskinnet. The Ringve Botantical Garden in Lade, Trondheim, Lade as well as Kongsvoll Alpine Garden in Dovre, Norway, Dovre are also under the jurisdiction of the NTNU University Museum. The museum has its roots in the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters ( no, Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab, DKNVS, formerly "The Trondheim Society", no, Det Trondheimske Selskab) since 1760. Since 1968, the museum was closely affiliated with the University of Trondheim, then with Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU since 1996. In addition to managing archives and producing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongsvoll Alpine Garden
Kongsvoll Alpine Garden (''Kongsvoll fjellhage'') is a small botanical garden for alpine plants situated at Kongsvold Fjeldstue, 890 masl at Dovrefjell in Central Norway. Most of the plants are local to Dovrefjell and adjacent mountain ranges in Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal. The garden is administered by the NTNU University Museum. It is the only alpine botanical garden in Scandinavia.Kalseth, Randi G.: Den frodigste fjellhagen Apart from local flora, the garden also displays the most common vascular plants from mountain ranges in central and southern Norway. It contains about 300 species of vascular plants, and in addition a number of mosses and lichens.Fremstad, Eli: Kongsvoll fjellhage (NTNU, 2008) The garden was created in 1992 by Simen Bretten, manager of the Kongsvoll Biolocial Station. It replaces an older garden established in 1924 by the botanist Thekla Resvoll at the then Kongsvoll Station. The older garden was originally administered by University of Oslo Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dovrefjell–Sunndalsfjella National Park
Dovrefjell–Sunndalsfjella National Park ( no, Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella nasjonalpark) is a National Park in Norway. It was established in 2002 to replace and enlarge the former Dovrefjell National Park which had been established in 1974. The park occupies and encompasses areas in three Norwegian counties: Innlandet, Trøndelag, and Møre og Romsdal and includes large parts of the mountain range of Dovrefjell along with the Sunndalsfjella mountains. Together with the National Park, there are eight landscape protected areas and two biotope protected areas that were established adjacent to the park in 2002, comprising a total protected area of . The park itself lies within the municipalities of Dovre and Lesja (in Innlandet county), Oppdal municipality (in Trøndelag county), and Sunndal and Molde municipalities (in Møre og Romsdal county). Ecology The National Park was established to * preserve a large, continuous and essentially untouched mountain area, * preserve an alpine ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunndal
is a municipality in the Nordmøre region located in the northeast part of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Sunndalsøra. Other villages include Gjøra, Grøa, Hoelsand, Jordalsgrenda, Romfo, Ålvund, Ålvundeidet, and Øksendalsøra. With an area of , it is the largest municipality in Møre og Romsdal county. The important occupations in Sunndal include industry (with Hydro Aluminium Sunndal as the biggest employer), public services, retail, and farming. The municipality is the 47th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway and it is the largest in Møre og Romsdal county. Sunndal is the 143rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,932. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 3.7% over the previous 10-year period. General information The parish of Sunndal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmannberget
Allmannberget is a mountain in the municipality of Oppdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The tall mountain sits about southeast of the village of Oppdal, easily seen from the European route E06 European route E6 ( no, Europavei 6, sv, Europaväg 6, or simply E6) is the main north-south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and thr ... highway. The easiest hiking route is from the east-north-east. Drive on the gravel toll road from the E6 highway partially up the Olmdalen valley, then walk approximately to the summit. There is a communication tower on the top of the mountain. Name The first element is ''allmann'' which means "common/public property" (literally "for all men"), and the last element is the finite form of ''berg'' which means "rocky mountain". References Mountains of Trøndelag Oppdal {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Kings' Road
The Pilgrim's Route, (''Pilegrimsleden'') also known as St. Olav's Way or the Old Kings' Road, was a pilgrimage route to the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway, the site of the medieval tomb of St. Olav. The main route is approximately long. It starts in the ancient part of Oslo and heads north along the lake Mjøsa, up the Gudbrandsdal valley, over the Dovrefjell mountains, and down the Oppdal and Gauldalen valleys to end at the Nidaros Cathedral. Route Although the Pilgrim's Route over the Dovrefjell mountains is only one of several pilgrimage routes in Norway, it is arguably the most famous. It connected the historically important Norwegian cities of Oslo and Nidaros (now Trondheim). Oldest Known Route The oldest known route over the Dovrefjell mountains, leaving the valley of the Lågen at the ''Kongsgården'' (King’s Farm) ar Tofte just past Dovre Church in the municipality of Dovre (slightly south of present-day Dombås). It followed a lower and more ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trøndelag
Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmark-Norway, and the counties were reunited in 2018 after a vote of the two counties in 2016. The largest city in Trøndelag is the city of Trondheim. The administrative centre is Steinkjer, while Trondheim functions as the office of the county mayor. Both cities serve the office of the county governor; however, Steinkjer houses the main functions. Trøndelag county and the neighbouring Møre og Romsdal county together form what is known as Central Norway. A person from Trøndelag is called a ''trønder''. The dialect spoken in the area, trøndersk, is characterized by dropping out most vowel endings; see apocope. Trøndelag is one of the most fertile regions of Norway, with large agricultural output. The majority of the production ends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.jpg "Click for more on -> Driva")
