Tron (sometimes spelled Tronden, Tronfjell, or Trondfjell) is a prominent mountain 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,
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 ...
. The tall mountain lies on the border of
Alvdal
Alvdal 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 Alvdal. Other villages include Barkald, Plassmoen, and Strømmen ...
and
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 ...
municipalities, but the peak lies entirely in Alvdal. The mountain lies just to the northeast of the
village of Alvdal and just northwest of the village of
Tylldalen
Tylldalen is a village in Tynset Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the southern part of the municipality, about south of the village of Tynset. Tylldalen Church is located in the village as well as a small pri ...
.
There is a toll road to the summit that is open in the summers. The road was built while installing a broadcasting antenna in the 1960s, being Norway's second highest road.
The Indian philosopher
Swami Sri Ananda Acharya (1883-1945) lived on the mountain for large periods of his life.
Etymology
The name ''Tron'' is the finite form of the word ''trond'' ( non, þróndr) which means '
hog' (it is common in Norway to compare the shape of a mountain with an animal).
See also
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List of mountains of Norway
There are 291 peaks in Norway with elevations of over above sea level and that have a topographic prominence of more than 10 meters. The following list includes those 186 that have a topographic prominence of 50 meters or more. The topographic i ...
*
Trondenes
Trondenes is an old parish and former municipality in Troms county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located along the western shore of the Vågsfjorden in what is now Harstad Municipality. T ...
References
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Alvdal
Tynset
Mountains of Innlandet