Fådalen (or historically spelled Faadalen) is a valley and village area in

Tynset Municipality Tynset is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tynset. Other villages in Tynset include Fådalen, Fåset, Telnese ...

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county,

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. The valley is located about west of the municipal centre of

Tynset Tynset is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tynset. Other villages in Tynset include Fådalen, Fåset, Telneset ...

. The village of

Fåset Fåset is a village in Tynset Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located at the southern end of the Fådalen Fådalen (or historically spelled Faadalen) is a valley and village area in Tynset Municipality in Innlandet cou ...

lies at the southern end of the valley where the river Fåa flows into the large river

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. The village of Savalen and the lake

Savalen Savalen is a lake in Innlandet country, Norway. The lake is located along the border of the municipalities Tynset and Alvdal. The lake sits about west of the village of Tynset and about north of the village of Alvdal. The river Sivilla, whic ...

both lie at the northwest end of the valley.

Name

The first element is the river name and the last element is the finite form of the Norwegian word which means 'dale' or 'valley'. Hence the meaning is the "Fåa river valley".

References

Tynset Villages in Innlandet Valleys of Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub