Mesnali is a village in
Ringsaker Municipality
is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Brumunddal. Other settlements in Ringsaker include the town of Moelv and the vi ...
in
Innlandet county,
Norway. The village is located about southeast of the town of
Lillehammer
Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...
and about southwest of
Sjusjøen
Sjusjøen is a cross country skiing destination in the municipality of Ringsaker in Innlandet county, Norway. Situated on the mountain plateau south of Sjusjøen is Hedmarksvidda. The area is located with forest and mountain terrain about above ...
. Sjusjøen is an area in Norway that is very famous for its wintersports such as cross-country and downhill skiing. The area just north of Mesnali has one of the largest concentrations of
holiday cottages
A holiday cottage, holiday home, vacation home, or vacation property is accommodation used for holiday vacations, corporate travel, and temporary housing often for less than 30 days. Such properties are typically small homes, such as cottage ...
in all of Norway.
The town has a population (2021) of 372 and a
population density of .
Mesnali is also known as the site of the grave of
Sigrid Undset, a Norwegian author who was awarded the
Nobel prize for literature. Her portrait was on the
Norwegian 500-kroner note from 1994 until 2020.
References
Ringsaker
Villages in Innlandet
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