Julussa is a river in

Innlandet Innlandet is a county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (the municipalities of Jevnaker and Lunner were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken on the same date). The ...

county,

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. The river flows through the

Julussdalen Julussdalen is a small valley in Innlandet county, Norway. The valley runs through the municipalities of Elverum and Åmot as it follows the river Julussa, about east of the village of Rena. There are scattered settlements in the valley, especi ...

valley in the municipalities of

Elverum is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Elverum. Other settlements in the municipality include Heradsbygd, Sørskog ...

and

Åmot Åmot 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 Rena. Other villages in the municipality include Åsta, Osneset, an ...

. The river begins at the lake Bergesjøen which sits at an elevation of above sea level. From Bergesjøen, Julussa flows to the northwest for until it flows into the river

Renaelva The Rena or Renaelva is a river in Innlandet county, Norway. The long river runs through Rendalen and Åmot municipalities in Innlandet county. This river is a tributary of the large river Glomma. Kjøllsæter Bridge connects the east and west s ...

History

The name Julussa comes from the old

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word "ljudlausa" which means soundless. The reason for that given name is that the river flows so silently through the valley of

. Julussa was very important for

timber rafting Timber rafting is a method of transporting felled tree trunks by tying them together to make rafts, which are then drifted or pulled downriver, or across a lake or other body of water. It is arguably, after log driving, the second cheapest mean ...

the timber out of the big forests, from around the mid 16th century until 1969. The place Brattveltdammen along the Julussa is known as a national historic place for the

Julussa Conflict Julussa is a river in Innlandet county, Norway. The river flows through the Julussdalen valley in the municipalities of Elverum and Åmot. The river begins at the lake Bergesjøen which sits at an elevation of above sea level. From Bergesjøen ...

in 1927.

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Åmot Elverum Rivers of Innlandet {{Norway-river-stub

History

See also

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