Oppland is a former county in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of

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 Denmar ...

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...

, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud,

Akershus Akershus () is a traditional region and current electoral district in Norway, with Oslo as its main city and traditional capital. It is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. From the middle ages to 1919, Akershus was a fief and main county ...

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

and

Hedmark Hedmark () was a county in Norway before 1 January 2020, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar. Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged i ...

. The county administration was located in the town of Lillehammer.

Merger

On 1 January 2020, the neighboring counties of Oppland and

were merged to form the new

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. Both Oppland and Hedmark were the only landlocked counties of

, and the new Innlandet county is the only landlocked county in Norway. The two counties had historically been one county that was divided in 1781. Historically, the region was commonly known as "

Opplandene The Uplands (Old Norse: ''Upplǫnd'', Norwegian: ''Opplanda''), is an ancient name for the agricultural lands and forest regions to the north of Oslo in Norway. The term generally included the districts Romerike, Ringerike, Hedmarken, Toten, Hade ...

". In 1781, the government split the area into two: Hedemarkens amt and Kristians amt (later renamed

and Oppland. In 2017, the government approved the merger of the two counties. There were several names debated, but the government settled on ''

''.

Geography

Oppland extended from the lakes

Mjøsa Mjøsa is Norway's largest lake, as well as one of the deepest lakes in Norway and in Europe. It is the fourth-deepest lake in Norway. It is located in the southern part of Norway, about north of the city of Oslo. Its main tributary is the rive ...

and Randsfjorden to the mountains Dovrefjell, Jotunheimen and Rondane. Gråhøe is a mountain on the border between the municipalities of Sel and Dovre in Oppland. The county was conventionally divided into traditional districts. These are the

Gudbrandsdalen Gudbrandsdalen (; en, Gudbrand Valley) is a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county of Innlandet (formerly Oppland). The valley is oriented in a north-westerly direction from Lillehammer and the lake of Mjøsa, extending towar ...

, Valdres,

Toten Toten is a traditional district in Innlandet county in the eastern part of Norway. It consists of the municipalities Østre Toten and Vestre Toten. The combined population of Toten is approximately 27,000. The largest town is Raufoss with appro ...

, Hadeland and Land. Oppland included the towns

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 ...

Gjøvik is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is town of Gjøvik. Some of the villages in Gjøvik include Biri, Bybrua, and Hunndalen. The ...

, Otta, and Fagernes, and Norway's two highest mountains, Glittertind and Galdhøpiggen, Valdres and the

Gudbrand Valley Gudbrandsdalen (; en, Gudbrand Valley) is a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county of Innlandet (formerly Oppland). The valley is oriented in a north-westerly direction from Lillehammer and the lake of Mjøsa, extending toward ...

being popular attractions. The Gudbrand Valley surrounds the river Gudbrandsdalslågen, and includes the area extending from Jotunheimen down to

Bagn Bagn is the administrative centre of Sør-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Begnadalen valley, about to the southeast of the town of Fagernes. The river Begna runs through the village on its way thro ...

Begna River The Begna is a river in Viken and Innlandet counties in Norway. The long river runs from the Filefjell mountain area through Valdres to the town of Hønefoss where it joins the river Randselva before it empties into the Tyrifjorden. The river Be ...

. It is a well known place for

skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IO ...

and winter sports. The main population centres in this area were Beitostølen and Fagernes. Eight of the ten highest mountains in Norway are located in the western part of Oppland.

Etymology

In Norse times the inner parts of Norway were called '' Upplǫnd'' which means 'the upper countries'. The first element is ''upp'' which means 'upper'. The last element is ''lǫnd'' which is the plural form of 'land'. In 1757 the inner parts of the great

amt Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only in Germany, but formerly also common in other countries of Northern Europe. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to ...

were separated, and given the name ''Oplandenes Amt''. This was divided in 1781 into ''Christians Amt'' (named after the king Christian VII) and '' Hedemarkens Amt''. The name/form was changed to ''Kristians Amt'' in 1877 after an official spelling reform that changed ch to k (see also

Kristiania Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

Kristiansand Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, following the incorporation ...

and Kristiansund). In 1919, the name ''Kristians Amt'' was changed (back) to ''Opland

fylke Norway is divided into 11 administrative regions, called counties (singular no, fylke, plural nb, fylker; nn, fylke from Old Norse: ''fylki'' from the word "folk", sme, fylka, sma, fylhke, smj, fylkka, fkv, fylkki) which until 1918 ...

'', and the spelling ''Oppland'' was approved in 1950.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted in 1989, and it showed two ''

Pulsatilla vernalis ''Pulsatilla vernalis'' (spring pasqueflower, arctic violet, lady of the snows) is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to mountainous habitats in Europe. Growing to high and wide, it is a semi-evergreen perennial wi ...

''.

Municipalities

Oppland County (Christians Amt)

Formannskapsdistrikt () is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January ...

Original spellings of counties and municipalities in parentheses. had a total of 26 municipalities:

Districts

Begnadalen Begnadalen or Begndalen is a valley in Norway. The valley runs through Sør-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county and Ringerike Municipality in Viken county. The long valley follows the river Begna from Bagn to the lake Sperillen. The Europea ...

Espedalen Espedalen is a valley in the Sør-Fron and Gausdal municipalities of Innlandet county, Norway. The long valley is a continuation of the Gausdalen valley, which itself is a side valley that branches off of the main Gudbrandsdal valley in Eastern ...

* Hadeland * Heidal * Hunndalen * Land *

* Valdres *

Vestoppland Vestoppland is a traditional district in Innlandet, Norway. The name, Western Uplands, stems from a time when the district was the western part of the Uplands. It now consists of the districts Land, Hadeland, Toten and Gjøvik (which itself co ...

Cities

* Fagernes * Otta *

Vinstra Vinstra is a town in Nord-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality. The town is located in the Gudbrandsdalen valley, at the confluence of the Gudbrandsdalslågen river and the Vins ...

Parishes

* Aulstad * Aurdal * Austsinni * Bagn * Balke * Begndal * Biri * Brandbu (Nes) * Bruflat * Bøverdal * Dovre * Eina * Etnedal * Fluberg * Follebu (Folleboe) * Fåberg * Fåvang (Fodevang) *

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* Gausdal * Gjøvik * Gran * Hedal * Hegge * Heidal * Hoff * Hunn * Hurum * Høre * Jevnaker * Kolbu * Kvam * Kvikne (Quiekne) * Land * Lesja (Læssø) * Lesjaskog * Lillehammer * Lom * Lomen (Røn, Røen) *

Lunner Lunner is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hadeland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Roa. Lunner was established when it was separated from the municipality of Jevnake ...

* Mesna * Nes (Brandbu) * Nord-Aurdal * Nord-Fron * Nordberg * Nordre Etnedal * Nordre Land * Nordsinni (Hogner) * Nykirke * Reinli *

Ringebu is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vålebru (the village is also known as ''Ringebu''). The municipality i ...

* Rogne * Røn (Røen) * Saksumdal * Sel * Sister * Skiåker * Skjåk * Skrautvål *

Slidredomen Vestre Slidre Church ( no, Vestre Slidre kirke or ) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located on a hill in the village of Slidre at the northern end of Slidrefjord. It is t ...

* Snertingdal *

St. Mary Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of ...

* St. Thomas * Strand * Svatsum * Svenes * Sødorp (Søthorp) * Søndre Land * Sør-Aurdal *

Sør-Fron Sør-Fron is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hundorp. Other villages in the municipality include Gålå, Harpe ...

Tingelstad Tingelstad is a village in Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about to the southwest of the village of Brandbu and about east of the large lake Randsfjorden. Tingelstad is the location of the Hadeland Folkem ...

* Torpa * Tretten (Trøtten) * Ulnes * Vang * Vardal * Venabygd * Vestre Gausdal * Vestre Slidre * Vestre Toten * Volbu * Vågå * Østre Gausdal * Østre Slidre * Østre Toten * Østsinni (Gårder) * Øye (Øie) * Øyer * Åmot * Ås

Villages

* Aurdal *

* Begna * Beitostølen * Bismo * Biri *

Bjoneroa Bjoneroa is a village in Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the western shore of Norway's fourth largest lake, Randsfjorden. The village lies in the far northwestern part of Gran, just along the municipal ...

Bjorli Bjorli (or ''Bjørli'') is a village in Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It lies along the Rauma river near the municipal border with Rauma Municipality. Bjorli is served by the Bjorli Station on the Raumabanen railway line provi ...

Bjølstad Bjølstad or Heidal is a village in Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Heidal valley, about northeast of the village of Skogbygda and about southwest of the town of Otta. The village has a population ...

* Bjørgo * Brandbu *

Brekkom Brekkom is a village in Ringebu Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Gudbrandsdal valley, on a mountainside about above the village of Fåvang which sits on the shore of the river Gudbrandsdalslågen The Gud ...

Bruflat Bruflat is the administrative centre of Etnedal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Etna, about to the northest of the village of Bagn and about to the northwest of the village of Dokka. The villa ...

* Bybrua *

Bøverbru Bøverbru is a village in Vestre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about to the southeast of the village of Reinsvoll and about to the northwest of the village of Kolbu in neighboring Østre Toten Municipal ...

* Dale *

Dokka Dokka is the administrative centre of Nordre Land Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located at the confluence of the rivers Dokka and Etna, about north of the lake Randsfjorden, the fourth largest lake in Norway. The vi ...

* Dombås * Dovre * Egge *

Eina Eina is a village in Vestre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Gjøvikbanen railway line, between the villages of Jaren and Raufoss. The village of Eina is located south of the municipal centre of ...

* Fagernes *

Fluberg Fluberg is a village in Søndre Land Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located near the north end of the Randsfjorden, about north of the village of Hov and about to the southeast of the village of Dokka. The village wa ...

* Follebu * Forset * Fåberg * Fåvang *

Grotli Grotli is a village in Skjåk Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Billingsdalen valley at the east end of the lake Breiddalsvatnet, about west of the village of Bismo. The area has a hotel and skiing centre as ...

Grua Grua is a village in the municipality of Lunner municipality, Viken, Norway. Its population (2005) is 1,477. Mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode ...

* Harestua *

Harpefoss Harpefoss is a village in Sør-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Gudbrandsdal valley on the north shore of the Gudbrandsdalslågen river, about northwest of the village of Hundorp. The village has a po ...

Hjerkinn Hjerkinn is a village in the municipality of Dovre in Innlandet county in Norway. The village is located in the Dovrefjell mountains, about northeast of Dombås and about northwest of the village of Folldal. It is one of the driest places in th ...

Hov A high-occupancy vehicle lane (also known as an HOV lane, carpool lane, diamond lane, 2+ lane, and transit lane or T2 or T3 lanes) is a restricted traffic lane reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles with a driver and one or more passengers, i ...

* Høvringen *

Jaren Jaren is the administrative centre of Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about to the northwest of the capital city of Oslo. The lake Randsfjorden (Norway's fourth largest lake) lies about west of Jaren. The ...

Jevnaker Jevnaker is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Jevnaker with a population of 4,302. The parish of ''Jævnaker'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formann ...

* Kapp * Kolbu * Kvam * Lalm * Leira *

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* Lensbygda *

Lesjaskog Lesjaskog is a village in Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located at the west end of the lake Lesjaskogsvatnet about west of the village of Lesjaverk and about east of the village of Bjorli. The European route ...

Lesjaverk Lesjaverk is a village in Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It lies in the upper Gudbrandsdal valley approximately northwest of Dombås and about east of the village of Lesjaskog. The village lies along the European route E136 hig ...

* Lora *

Moane Moane is a village in Øystre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the east side of the river Volbuelve, on a hillside between the lakes Heggefjorden and Volbufjorden. The village of Heggenes lies about t ...

* Nordlia *

Odnes Odnes is a village in Søndre Land Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the north side of the Randsfjorden along County Road 33 and it is named after the nearby Odnes farm. The village lies about to the southeast ...

* Raufoss *

Reinsvoll Reinsvoll is a village in Vestre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 4 between the villages of Eina and Raufoss. Reinsvoll has a train station that is located along the Gjøvik ...

* Ringstad *

Røn Røn is a village in Vestre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located where the Slidrefjorden and the Strondafjorden meet, about south of the village of Slidre. The European route E16 highway runs through the villag ...

Sandbumoen Sandbumoen iis a village in Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Gudbrandsdalslågen river, about south of the town of Otta and about the same distance north of the village of Sjoa. The European route ...

* Segalstad bru * Skogbygda * Skrautvål * Skreia * Skåbu * Sletta *

Slidre Slidre is the administrative centre of Vestre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Slidrefjorden in the Valdres district. The village is located along the European route E16 highway, about northwest ...

Snertingdal Snertingdal is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1910 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Gjøvik Municipality in the traditional district of Vestoppland. The administrativ ...

* Svingvoll *

Tretten Tretten is a village in Øyer Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the Losna lake, which is part of the Gudbrandsdalslågen river. Tretten is located in the Gudbrandsdal valley, along the Gudbrandsdalslågen river ...

Tyinkrysset Tyinkrysset is a village in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Filefjell mountains, just a short distance south of the lake Tyin. The village of Øye lies about to the southeast of this village. The vil ...

Vang i Valdres Vang i Valdres or Grindaheim is the administrative centre of Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the south shore of the lake Vangsmjøse, about west of the village of Ryfoss and about southeast of the villa ...

Vågåmo Vågåmo is the administrative centre of Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Otta River, at the eastern end of the lake Vågåvatn in the Ottadalen valley. The Norwegian National Road 15 passes th ...

Former municipalities

* Biri (Birid) * Brandbu *

* Fron * Fåberg (Faabeg) * Heidal * Kolbu * Land *

* Torpa *

Vardal Vardal is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now divided between Gjøvik Municipality and Vestre Toten Municipality in the traditional district ...

* Vestre Gausdal * Østre Gausdal

References

External links

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